Eugene M. OLSEN

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICE13053898 
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH4 December 1921 Philadelphia
ETAT Philadelphia County, PENNSYLVANIA
FAMILY

Single 

RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTION Mechanic - Gunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTMachine shop and related occupations PA
DATE of ENLISTEMENT16 February 1942 Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA  
REGIMENT SQUADRON452nd Bomber Squadron
DIVISION GROUP322nd Bomber Group, Medium
ARMY9th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH25 March 1944 olsen eugene m tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHMontdidier
DATA PLAN

B-26 Marauder - type B-30-MA - s/n 41-31906

B26 MARAUDER

Macr: 3166

Mission: Hirson (02): installations ferroviaires - Transportation Plan

Takeoff Station 485 Andrews Field, Essex

Shot by flak around 3:18 pm

Explosion in flight

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A1132
DECORATION

Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Medal + 7 OLC

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

 

dfc

am 7olc

Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

usaf usaf 322bs 452bs
STORY
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Equipage du B-26 Marauder - type B-30-MA - s/n 41-3190

1st Lieutenant James P RYAN Pilot Dead Rose Hill Cem. Idaho Falls, IDAHO  O-792311 - 24 ans - Né le 23/03/1920 - Fils de James Leo et Evelyn Mary (Merwyn) Ryan, Idaho Falls, IDAHO Initialement inhumé au Cim Mil Montdidier (80)
1st Lieutenant Harold E WILLIAMS CoPilot Dead Belmont Town Cem. Belmont, OHIO O-738314 - 22 ans - Né le 19/02/1921 - Fils de Maude G Williams, Belmont, OHIO - Initialement inhumé au Cim Mil Montdidier (80)
2nd Lieutenant Clayton C. CARLSON Navigator Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer O-741464 - AM+1/PH - Epoux de Helen D Carlson, Racine, WISCONSIN
2nd Lieutenant Robert L. ROLAND Bomber Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer  O-678574 - DFC/AM+4/PH - Epoux de Cecilia M Roland, Menomonie, WISCONSIN
S/Sergeant Eugene M. OLSEN Mechanic/Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 13053898 - DFC/AM+7 - Fils de Stefania Olsen, Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
T/Sergeant Ralph M STEPHENS Radio Operateur Dead Alexander Mem Park Cem. Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, INDIANA 35255581 - 25 ans - Né le 25/11/1918 - Fils de Eula Stephens, Evansville, INDIANA - Initialement inhumé au Cim Mil Montdidier (80)
Sergeant Theodore N. BENTLEY Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer 15098544 - PH - Fils de Mr Pere Bently, Tontogany, OHIO
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Facebook.com - Chloé LAVERNHE - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov
PROGRAMMERGarrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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