Elmer Richard Olson
Military ROLL OF HONOURMid air collision and crashed near Brumby in B-24 'Sackwarmer' #41-28824, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sackwarmer
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
7 July 1944 | ||
Born |
Morrisville, PA, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 7 July 1944 | |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery |
Revisions
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 98238348.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98238348/elmer-richard-olson_usaaf
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a nickname and Updated the middle name and the KIA event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 98238348.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98238348/elmer-richard-olson_usaaf
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7363 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database