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Betty
Ann
Olsen
Civilian POW (RVN) MIA

Betty Olsen was a missionary to Southeast Asia with the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church. She was taken captive in South Vietnam on February 1, 1968 and died in captivity. Her remains have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Civilian

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (South Vietnam)

    Action Date:

    February 1, 1968 – September 29, 1968

    Betty Ann Olsen, a United States Civilian, was captured in South Vietnam on February 1, 1968, and held as a Prisoner of War until her death in captivity on or about September 29, 1968.
    (NOTE: As a civilian he is NOT authorized the POW Medal, but is listed by the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office as a Vietnam War POW.)