William Olfenius
MilitaryWilliam Olfenius was a Tail gunner in the 463rd Bomb Group / 775th Bomb Squadron (15th Air Force), in Italy. He was killed on board B-17 # 42-31685 on the 10 May 1944 mission to the Wiener Neustadt aircraft factory, Austria. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4660.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 32719960
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 38396309
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Service Numbers: O-750952
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 19005031 and O-751540
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 12120237 and O-814293
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, New York State, United States | 7 February 1925 | the son of Helen (Smith) Olfenius |
Enlisted |
New York City, New York, United States | 20 March 1943 | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Vöstenhof, Austria | 10 May 1944 | in the crash of B-17 # 42-31685 |
Buried |
Pottschach, Austria | 14 May 1944 | Initially buried at the Pottschach Community cemetery; his remains were brought to Belgium after the war |
St. Albans, Queens County, New York, United States | |||
Buried |
William Olfenius rests at Plot D, Row 3, Grave 47 |
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Sources
MACR 4660
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website
"Searching for Stanley - Unforgotten Hero of World War II", by Kay Hughes, niece and Harold E. Dwyer, brother, of Pilot Stanley N. Dwyer (iUniverse books - 2011)
Contacts with the Stanley Dwyer family.