George E Olsen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Fatal crash on return from Bremen in B-24 427647 13-Nov-43; Crashed into trees a mile east of base. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 5 October 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Died |
1 mile E of Shipdham, UK | 13 November 1943 | Fatal crash on return from Bremen in B-24 427647 13-Nov-43; Crashed into trees a mile east of base. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Buried |
14 November 1943 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Plot B Row 5 Grave 36 | |
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Born |
East Englewood, NJ | ||
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Based |
Shipdham | 13 November 1943 | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 371, 44th BG Roll of Honor & Casualties by Lundy p. 151, ABNC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia