Modesto Olivo
Military
Back Row L-R Lt Francis Towner: Pilot. Lt James Fink: Co-Pilot. Lt Harold Lasch: Nav, Lt Modesto Olivio: Bdr
Front Row L-R. S/Sgt Henry Schulz: R/Op. S/Sgt John Cangemi: TTE. Sgt Anthony Tacinelli: Ball Turret and Asst. R/Op. Sgt Joseph Polinski: Right Waist Gunner and Asst Engineer, Sgt Lawrence Schenk: Tail Gunner. Sgt Borge Kellstrom Left waist Gunner
From Marty Turlik on 91st BG FB Page Daughter of James Fink
Object Number - UPL 52343 - The Towner Crew 91st BG Back Row L-R Lt Francis Towner: Pilot. Lt James Fink: Co-Pilot. Lt Harold Lasch: Nav, Lt Modesto Olivio: Bdr Front Row L-R....
Shot down 2 November 1944 in B-17 #44-8208, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19104866
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32574205 at enlistment, then O-716374
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17111190
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14114887
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17051730 at enlistment, then O-758693
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Baby II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
25 February 1924 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
2 November 1944 | Captured near Drosa, NW of Köthen, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 3; force-marched to Stalag 7A Moosburg. Liberated there 29 April 1945 by US troops. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 24 May 1945.” | |
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Died |
20 August 1971 | Los Angeles, California | |
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Buried |
Modesto Olivo rests at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 2902
NARA - Captured German records - KU-3247
VETERANS BIRLS Death File
VA Grave Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
