Olger Ivan Aal
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Taken in December 1943.
From Findagrave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=55846995
Object Number - UPL 12880 - 1/Lt. Olger Aal. Taken in December 1943.
Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Brussels, one of five A/C bombing Diest aerodrome, failed to rejoin after attack, cause unknown 29-Aug-44. 1st Lt Aal Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8312.
3 x victories.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Rat A Dat
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Williston, North Dakota, USA | 3 January 1923 | Son of Ole A and Clara Otelia [Peterson] Aal. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 17 August 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Crashed |
Airport Blvd, Galveston, TX 77554, USA | 17 March 1944 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Galveston AAF Texas Cat 4 damage, pilot 2nd Lt Olger I Aal, 17-Mar-44. P-47D 42-23276 - 515FBS, 407FBG. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Linter, Belgium | 29 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Brussels, one of five A/C bombing Diest aerodrome, failed to rejoin after attack, cause unknown 29-Aug-44. 1st Lt Aal Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8312. |
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Buried |
St Trond, Belgium | 31 August 1944 | Airfield Cemetery St Trond, Belgium |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium. Plot D Row 5 Grave 39 | ||
| Williston, ND 58801, USA | |||
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Based Assigned |
Raydon | 29 August 1944 | Assigned to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55846995
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Jonah's Feet Are Dry, p.634 / MACR 8312 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
