Norris Milton Olson
Military
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Sgt Ollie Olson, BTG
Donald S Graham collection
Rick Graham, son of Sgt. Donald S Graham.
Ollie Olson was a ball turret gunner flying out of Great Ashfield with the 385th BG 548th BS as a member of the Gerald Stalcup crew.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19121453
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2069353
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2071330
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14190692
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armorer / Waist Gunner / Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35584799 / O-2074747
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Other
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Norman County, MN | 14 January 1926 | Son of Waldemar Olson. |
Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN | 29 May 1944 | Fort Snelling, Minnesota |
Other Discharged USAAF |
8 June 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Saint Cloud, MN | 2 November 1994 | |
Buried |
Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Little Falls, Morrison County, MN | 5 November 1994 | Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Little Falls, Morrison County, Minnesota |
Based |
Great Ashfield | Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Rick Graham, son of Donald S Graham and taken from the 385th BG official reels located at Maxwell Air Force Base.
ContributorDricharlo
Changes
Sources
Rick Graham, son of Donald S Graham and taken from the 385th BG official reels located at Maxwell Air Force Base.
ContributorDricharlo
Changes
Sources
Rick Graham, son of Donald S Graham and taken from the 385th BG official reels located at Maxwell Air Force Base.