Paul E Olson Sr

Military

Object Number - UPL 22867 - Group of 368th Fighter Squadron pilots dated Spring 1944. From L – R Capt. Wilbur H. Lewis, Capt. Howard L. Fogg Jr., Capt. John B. Hunter, Lt....

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Aachen on 18 Dec 44 in P-51 #44-14131, also P-51B #42-106917 'Mari-Helen' and P-51D #44-14444 'Supermouse', June-Dec. 18, 1944

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Units served with

People

David Barnes Archibald

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20135414 / O-803926
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Aircraft

42-103036

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 496th Fighter Training Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron

43-6917

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Patricia Marihelen
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron

44-14131

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

44-14444

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

Places

Stalag Vl-G

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 6G

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oil City, Pennsylvania 13 October 1920

Other

Destroyed Truck

SE of Hannover, Germany 24 October 1944 Destroyed one truck strafing. P-51D 44-14444

Other

Shot Down

Vohl, Germany 18 December 1944

Other

Aerial Victories

East of Cologne, Germany 18 December 1944 5 - FW 190's Ace in Day P-51D 44-14131 Olsen's P-51 is then hit by flak and explodes. He is able to parachute to safety, but is burned and unable to escape. He is taken to a German hospital at Hoffmonstahl.

Died

Promoted

Lexington, KY 15 June 2007

Buried

Calvary Cemetery, Lexington, KY 18 June 2007 Calvary Cemetery Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Other

POW

Bonn, Germany Stalag 6G

Revisions

Date23 Jan 2022 00:30:31
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added an association to Stalag 6G per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date17 Apr 2021 20:18:38
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date24 May 2020 22:52:09
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

"Mustangs & Unicorns" - Jack H. Smith, pages 133,134,238,239
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70740761/paul-edward-olson
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…

Date12 Apr 2019 15:39:02
Contributorsolson
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Paul E. Olson, Jr. 12-04-2019

Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:11
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11227 / MACR 11227, Unit History / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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