Charles F Olson

Military

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down in B-17 42-37841 on 27-Aug-44, Returned to duty (RTD).



Shot down at Halchter on 28-Sep-44 in B-17 42-97805, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9412



Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Theodore Hahn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-758448
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97805

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cadillac, MI 10 December 1924 Son of Gayle W. and Leah Josephine [Thompson] Olson.

Enlisted

8 April 1944

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 28 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Baled out POW

Halchter, Germany 28 September 1944

Other

Discharged USAAF

4 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

20 June 2005

Buried

Resurrection Cemetery Vanderbilt, Otsego County, MI 23 June 2005 Resurrection Cemetery Vanderbilt, Otsego County, Michigan

Based

Molesworth 28 September 1944 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorKauko56
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Sources

MACR 9412

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9412 / MACR 9412/Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-1945; p.154. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database