Obituaries
MacDonald Osland, 89, World War II Navy Veteran, Longtime Darien Resident
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MacDonald “Mac” Osland, 89, a longtime resident of Darien, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Stamford Hospital. Born on Oct. 19, 1926 in New Rochelle, NY, he was the son of the late Ivind and Melinda Osland. Mac graduated from Stamford High School, Class of 1948 and J. M. Wright Technical School in 1950. Mac enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17 and served as a carpenter’s mate in the Seabees during World War II, where he saw extensive action at Okinawa in the Pacific supporting American operations against the Japanese.