Lloyd Keith Olson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21920 - Lloyd K Olson - Selma, 305th BG, KIA
Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Charles Todd crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 5-Dec-44 in B-17 42-39947 'Chiquita'; flak crashed Prenden. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11040
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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771838
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chiquita
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fort Dodge, Iowa | 7 May 1923 | Son of Lloyd Sylvester and Lily Viola Matilda [Lundberg] Olson. |
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Other Killed in action |
Prenden, Wandlitz, Germany | 5 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 5-Dec-44 in B-17 42-39947 'Chiquita'; flak crashed Prenden. KIA MACR 11040 |
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Buried |
Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, MO | Re-Interred Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | |
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Based |
Chelveston | 5 December 1944 | Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Correction to last name and date of death from :
- http://usaafdata.com/?q=node/168266;
- http://www.findagrave.com;
- MACR 11040
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 180.
