John Walter Olson
Military ROLL OF HONOURPilot of the first 306th BG A/C shot down.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snoozy II
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hyde Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA | 24 December 1915 | Hyde Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
9 October 1942 | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Plot B Row 11 Grave 24 |
Revisions
Added an association to Thurleigh, the home base for the 306th BG.
Added an association to the 8th AF Bomber Command Mission #14 for 9 Oct 1942.
Added an association to the A/C #41-24510 listed in the "Summary biography" of the Bombardier Albert W. LaChasse.
Added a cemetery to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 214416408.
Added "Summary biography" per info in the book “So Long Guys, Goodbye is Forever” by Jane R. Edwards.
Added a Born event Updated Middle name and Role per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 214416408.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214416408/john-walter-olson
American Battle Monuments Commission
http://abmc.gov/node/532635#.VnLeKr9c8Z4