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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Floyd R. Olson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

St. Paul, Minnesota

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE NAVY IN SEPTEMBER 1942. STATIONED IN SAN DIEGO FOR BOOT CAMP AND TRAINED AS AN AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE. WENT INTO U.S. NAVAL RESERVE IN 1943 AND JOINED THE FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM (V-5) AS A NAVAL AVIATION CADET. TRAINED IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA AS A NAVAL AVIATOR IN 1946. AFTER EARNING WINGS, WENT TO BANANA RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION (NAS) IN FLORIDA WITH A PBY SQUADRON. STATIONED IN JAPAN WITH VPMS-11. SERVED IN UNTIL 1947.