Form 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Von Wald, Gregory J.		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APA Optics, Inc.   (APAT)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_X_ Director                    ___ 10% Owner
___ Officer (give             ___ Other (specify
                  title below)                     below)
(Last)             (First)            (Middle)

2722 N. Plaza Drive 		3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
09/2001
(Street)

Rapid City, SD 57702		 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
 		7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)             (State)             (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A)
or
(D)		 Price
Common Stock 09/25/2001 P   500 A 2.85 500 D  
Common Stock 09/25/2001 P   500 A 2.65 500 D  
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SEC 1474 (3-99)
FORM 4 (continued)
 Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 		 
1.Title of Derivative Security
(Instr.3)		 2. Conversion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security		 3. Transaction
Date
(Month/
Day/
Year)		 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of(D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
 6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)		 9.Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of
Month
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date		 Title Amount
or
Number
of Shares
                             
Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ Gregory J.Von Wald
**Signature of Reporting Person 		10/03/2001 
Date
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