Harold K. OLSEN

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICE34050176
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1920
ETATSt Lucie FLORIDA
FAMILYSingle
RANKS/Sergeant
FONCTIONGunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTSemiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehiclesFL
DATE of ENLISTEMENT20 June 1941 Fort Crockett Galveston TEXAS
 SQUADRON323rd Bomber Squadron
 GROUP91st Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH10 July 1943OLSEN Harold K tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHOff Cabourg
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29475 OR*R "Stric Nine"

 b17

Macr: 34

Mission: Villacoublay (78)

Takeoff Station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

Probably shot by hunter
Focke Wulf 190 driven by Fw Martin Brendel from 1./JG2

Total or partial evacuation of the crew parachute - 08h32

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
 J917
DECORATION

Air Medal with OLC

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

am olc

Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

usaf 8air force 91bg 323bs

 

    

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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHEFindagrave.com
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