Harold F Olmstead

Military
media-36584.jpeg UPL 36584 Harold Olmstead of the 388th Bomb Group

Family of LT Olmstead

Object Number - UPL 36584 - Harold Olmstead of the 388th Bomb Group

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31253, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorcody1947
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Photo of Lt Olmstead courtesy of the Veteran's Daughter

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4289 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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