| Name | Olson, Robert Lennart ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-733088 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #39 dated 30 June 1943, effective 30 June 1943. |
| Duty | Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date | 17 July 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Post Loss Document File #6⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Munday, James Stanley⇗ | Pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Marston, Frederick Trowbridge⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Lansford, Billy Joe⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Olson, Robert Lennart | Bombardier | POW |
| T/SGT. Ruby, Edward Chesley⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
| T/SGT. Miles, James Ernest⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Johnson, Lloyd Earl⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| PVT. Blackwell, George Franklin⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Green, Francis Monroe⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Woodstock, Joseph Steven⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Bombardier | 42‑3330⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Lead Group. Ground Spare Aircraft: replaced 42‑5883. Turned back because #2 engine was 'thought to be out.' Apparently the co-pilot feathered #2 after the engineer test-fired the top turret guns, thinking the engine had 'blown up.' Bomb load returned to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Bombardier | 42‑3330⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak on bomb run, which knocked out #1 engine; after bombs away, fighters attacked, knocking out #3 and #4, #3 catching fire; crew bailed out; aircraft exploded and crashed 500 meters N of Les Essarts-le-Roi, France. No MACR. Sortie Report⇗ |