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First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Elmer M. Olson (ASN: 0-753717), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on or about September 21, 1944and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control at the end of hostilities in May 1945.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    12th Air Force

    Action Date:

    September 21, 1944

    Headquarters, 12th Air Force, General Orders No. 251 (November 28, 1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Elmer M. Olson (ASN: 0-753717), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the TWELFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, on or about 21 September 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Olson, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.