Arneson, Olaf F. – ww2 Pacific

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Olaf F. Arneson.

Unit/Placed in, 9th Bomber Squadron, 7th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Olaf is born approx. on 1921 in Minnesota.

Father, Conrad Arneson.

Mother, Petra Arneson.

Parents born in Norway

Sister(s), Elsie Arneson.

Brother(s), Reidar Arneson.

Olaf enlisted the service in Minnesota with service number # 0-768916.

Olaf ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

1^st Lt. Francis G. Murphy Pilot

2^nd Lt. Floyd K. Strayner Co Pilot

1^st Lt. John N. Wilson Navigator

1^st Lt. Olaf F. Arneson Bombardier

S/Sgt. George R. Kenny Engineer

S/Sgt. John A. O’ Donnell Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Raymond J. Davis Gunner

S/Sgt. William B. Thompson Gunner

S/Sgt. Roy E. Brown Gunner

S/Sgt. Charles E. Sedam Gunner

1^st Lt. William D. Beals Observer

Olaf was KIA when they were hit by Anti-Aircraft winged over the right and went nearly vertically in the Ocean on March 22, 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Olaf is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He is also mentioned at Monument to Aviation Martyrs Nanjing Memorial

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Oldham, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA.

Thanks to, http://www.cbi-history.com/part_vi_7th_bomb_gp-3.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/7th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.