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Edwin
Lawrence
Olander
March 27, 1917

–

October 9, 2008

Born:

Northampton

, 

Massachusetts

Home:

Northampton

, 

Massachusetts

Edwin Olander became a World War II Marine Corps ACE in the famous “Black Sheep Squadron,” and was credited with shooting down FIVE enemy aircraft in aerial combat.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Major

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 214 (VMF-214)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major Edwin Lawrence Olander (MCSN: 0-11952), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane of Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN (VMF-214), in actions against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.