Bertil Roland Olson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).
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![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 10 April 1921 | |
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Other Emigrated to the U.S. |
New York, NY | 20 May 1929 | Ship: Stockholm |
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Born |
Montauk, NY | 15 February 1942 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Vorsundern, Germany | 10 October 1943 | Miss Fortune (23328-D, 568): cruelly living up to its namesake, the "Miss Fortune" was struck by a rocket and collided with the "Miss Behavin" (23415-Q, 571). The aircraft then broke in two and crashed. Three members of the crew (William E. Wenckens, John W. Danielsen, and Carl F. Spirito) survived, but were subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans. |
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Other Shot Down/Ditched/Rescued |
Med. Sea, 13 miles off the coast of Annaba (Bone), Algeria | 17 August 1943 | |
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Buried |
Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey | Beverly National Cemetery Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map Plot R, 1 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the event "Description" - "Miss" was misspelled.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 396 / MACR 396; MACR 861 / MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database