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TSGT Gerald Vernon Olson

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TSGT Gerald Vernon Olson

Birth
Elmdale, Morrison County, Minnesota, USA
Death
29 May 1943 (aged 29)
Clayes, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
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Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
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Name: Gerald V. Olson
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Serial Number: 39380642
Unit: 337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death: 1943-05-29
State: Minnesota
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery

Decoration: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments: TSgt Gerald V. Olson, mechanic of the B-17 42-3042 “Cabin Heater”, took off from station 138 Snetterton Heath, Norfolk, UK on bombing mission no. 61 over Rennes. Towards 1615, an Me-109 shot the bomber down, sending it hurtling into a high tension line, exploding the partially evacuated plane.
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B-17 42-3042 "Cabin Heater"
Name: Gerald V. Olson
Rank: Technical Sergeant
Serial Number: 39380642
Unit: 337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death: 1943-05-29
State: Minnesota
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery

Decoration: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments: TSgt Gerald V. Olson, mechanic of the B-17 42-3042 “Cabin Heater”, took off from station 138 Snetterton Heath, Norfolk, UK on bombing mission no. 61 over Rennes. Towards 1615, an Me-109 shot the bomber down, sending it hurtling into a high tension line, exploding the partially evacuated plane.
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B-17 42-3042 "Cabin Heater"

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SGT 337 BOMB SQ 96 DIV (H) MINNESOTA

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  • Maintained by: SusanS
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56351367/gerald_vernon-olson: accessed ), memorial page for TSGT Gerald Vernon Olson (24 Oct 1913–29 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56351367, citing Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by SusanS (contributor 47480472).