Name:
Edward Carl, Jr. Olsen
Rank:
Flying Officer
Serial Number:
J/8777
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1942-10-01
State:
Oregon
Cemetery:
Britischer Kriegsfriedhof Kiel, Kiel, Stadtkreis Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Plot:
2
Row:
E
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Comments:
Edward Carl Olsen, Jr. was born on February 12, 1920, in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon. He was the son of Edward Carl Olsen and Ann L. Olsen.
Edward served in the 405 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Flying Officer during World War II. He was Killed in Action on October 1, 1942, when his Halifax aircraft went missing during an attack against Flensburg, Germany.