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Robert
E.
Olson

Home:

Keosauqua

, 

Iowa

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant, Junior Grade

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 25 (VF-25)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Chenango (CVE-28)

    Action Date:

    April 1 – May 24, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 368 (October 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant, Junior Grade Robert E. Olson, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron TWENTY-FIVE (VF-25), embarked in U.S.S. CHENANGO (CVE-28), over the Ryukyu Islands, from 1 April 1945 to 24 May 1945.