Jeffry Jon Olson

Jeffry Olson picture in military uniform

Desert Storm
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MIA
Fallen

Grand Forks, ND


County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Recovered:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Captain
    Branch of Service:
    Air Force
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    340th Bomber Squadron
    Conflicts Served:
    Desert Storm

Circumstances:

Died while on a bombing mission in support of Operation Desert Storm. The B-52 aircraft he was radar navigator on crashed in the Indian Ocean reportedly caused by mechanical problems as the crew attempted to fly back to Diego Garcia, about 3,200 miles southeast of Baghdad.