World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John W. Olson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
Frank Bob Leasman
Relationship
Friend
CAPTAIN, WAS A B-17 PILOT BASED AT THURLEIGH AIRBASE, BEDFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. KILLED IN ACTION ON OCTOBER 9, 1942 ON A BOMBING RAID TO LILLE, FRANCE. BURIED AT NETHERLANDS AMERICAN CEMETERY, MARGRATEN, NETHERLANDS. AWARDED PURPLE HEART.