Korean War
Rank | Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | May 7 1954 |
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Olson was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Olson was the flight deck technician of a Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 12, based at Naval Air Station New Brunswick, Maine. On May 7, 1954, the squadron was participating in Exercise ASDEVEX 1-54 from Windsor Field, Nassau. Shortly after takeoff, it crashed into the ocean killing 10 crewmen.