Rudy L Olague

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29711. Plane crashed into Baltic, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Two B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-V, serial number 42-29711) and (LL-A, serial number 42-3073) of the 91st Bomb Group with an RAF Spitfire. Image via Merle Olmstead. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sept 1943. LG-V, 42-29711, ex-94BG, 322nd BS. LL-A, 42-3073, 401st BS. 91st B.G. Photos probably at Whitchurch.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Salty's Naturals II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

9 October 1943

Born

Prescott, Arizona, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 October 1943

Buried

Listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 894 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database