Background
Ylvisaker, Nils Martin was born on March 23, 1882 in Sogndal, Norway. Son of Johannes (Doctor of Divinity) and Kristi (Flugum) Y.
Ylvisaker, Nils Martin was born on March 23, 1882 in Sogndal, Norway. Son of Johannes (Doctor of Divinity) and Kristi (Flugum) Y.
Brought to the United States, 1882, naturalized, 1898. Bachelor of Arts, Luther College, 1902. C.T., Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1906.
Student University of Minnesota Graduate School, 1902-1903, 1921-1923, University of Oslo, Norway, 1923-1924. Doctor of Divinity, Augustana College Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1934. Doctor of Letters, Muhlenberg College (Allentown, Pennsylvania), 1945.
Ordained to ministry Lutheran Church, July 22, 1906. Pastor churches in Bottineau and Ward counties, North Dakota, Mohall, North Dakota, 1906-1908, Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1908-1910, Our Saviors Church, Chicago, 1910-1917.
Civilian chaplain, Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, 1917-1919. Executive secretary Young Peoples Lutheran League, 1919-1941. Chairman Youth Commission, Lutheran World Federation, 1939-1946.
President Chaplains Association of the Army and Navy of the United States, 1938-1946. Executive director Service Commission, National Lutheran Council, 1941-1947. Member Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, 1943-1945.
Director American Relief, French Zone, Germany, 1947-1948. Publicity director, department education, Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1948-1949. Pastor, College Lutheran Church, San Diego, California Major-chaplain Reserves, United States Army since 1940.
Received St. Olav’s medal from King Haakon VII, of Norway, 1940.
Fellow American Scandinavian Foundation to University of Oslo, 1923-1924. Member American Scandinavian Foundation, Norwegian American History Society. Club: Minneapolis Athletic.
Married Karine Elizabeth Magelssen, June 22, 1910. 1 son, Rolf Magelssen (Erik Rolf, present legal name).