Curtis M Olsen

Military
media-57231.jpeg UPL 57231 Lead crew on a bombing mission to Helgoland, an islandin the North Sea belonging to Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Vicious Virgin". 29 July 1943.

Rear L-R: Frederick llgen, Curtis Olsen, Byron Butt, Alex Strickland, Edgar Snyder.

Front L-R: Ralph Strohsack, James Baart, Raymond Peck, Albert Martel, Edward McGill.

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Object Number - UPL 57231 - Lead crew on a bombing mission to Helgoland, an islandin the North Sea belonging to Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

18 October 1916

Died

28 July 1997

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorYorkshireman
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Sources

303rd Bomb Group Face Book Page - Internet Photo

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101090488/curtis-m-olsen

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/427olsen.html

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Object number: UPL 57231 - Lead crew on a bombing mission to Helgoland, an...