Olson, Vaughan Reginald · Digital Collections

Name: Olson, Vaughan Reginald
Birth Date: April 14, 1923
Death Date: January 4, 1945
Description: Vaughan Reginald Olson. Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces. 871st Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force. 14 April 1923 - 4 January 1945. Radio Operator Olson trained at Scott Field, Illinois; Salina, Kansas; and other stations from January 1942 until going overseas November 1944. His B29 did not return to Saipan from her mission over Nagoya, Japan. Harmony High School, 1941. Athlete. Amateur musician. Welder with New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Citation of Honor. 31219924
Creator: Bangor Public Library; Ranlett, L. Felix (Louis Felix), 1896-
Date: 1947
Subject: Commemorative works; Military casualties; Soldiers--Maine--Bangor; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties; World War, 1939-1945--Maine--Bangor
Is Part Of: Book of Honor: Bangor Remembers Her Sons Who Died for Victory, 1941-1945; Bangor Public Library Special Collections
Language: English
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