| Remember to click on the thumbnail to see full size photo |
| George Ohlman |
| 396th Fighter Squadron Photo Album Page O-R |
| Irv Ostuw & C2-Q "Leaky Joe" |
Prior to pilot training Henry
Olson was a P-40 Crew Chief
with the 3rd Squardon
"Hell's Angels" AVG "Flying
Tigers" in China. Olson
learned to fly P-40's while in
China and was allowed to
ferry aircraft.
Official AVG Site
Olson was a P-40 Crew Chief
with the 3rd Squardon
"Hell's Angels" AVG "Flying
Tigers" in China. Olson
learned to fly P-40's while in
China and was allowed to
ferry aircraft.
Official AVG Site
| Charles W. Romine |
| Bob Pace |
| Paul J. Quilty |
A word about this photo:
Taken at A-3 just after the 396th returned from a mission.
Pictured center is Lt Paul Quilty who had just witnessed his good friend go down.
This photo speaks a thousand words.
Squadron narrative 13Aug44: "Lt. C. H. Olson led White Flight on the third mission for
the day. While in the target area, "Big Olie" was hit by a barrage of light flak, pulled
up and bailed out at 1,500 feet. When Lt. Quilty orbited the spot where the chute hit
the ground, it had disappeared."
Lt Olsen is buried at the Normandy Cemetery.
Taken at A-3 just after the 396th returned from a mission.
Pictured center is Lt Paul Quilty who had just witnessed his good friend go down.
This photo speaks a thousand words.
Squadron narrative 13Aug44: "Lt. C. H. Olson led White Flight on the third mission for
the day. While in the target area, "Big Olie" was hit by a barrage of light flak, pulled
up and bailed out at 1,500 feet. When Lt. Quilty orbited the spot where the chute hit
the ground, it had disappeared."
Lt Olsen is buried at the Normandy Cemetery.
| Oliver "Ode" Ryerson |
| Paul Quilty with Crew Chief Howard Carter |
| 13June44 FW-190 |
| 07July44 FW-190 |
| 07April45 Fi-156 |
| Henry "Little Olie" Olson |
| 22June44 Me-109 |
POW
Stalag Luft ?
17Dec44
Stalag Luft ?
17Dec44
| Paul Quilty's birthday party |
| 12June44 Me-109 |
| 18Dec44 FW-190 |
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| Ralph W. Scott Lt Scott flew "Leaky Joe 5" after Irv Ostuw left Europe |
| Henry "Little Olie" Olson Photo taken in 1941 while a member of the AVG |
| Distinguished Service Cross Citation: The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Henry L. Olson (0-815376), First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 396th Fighter Squadron, 368th Fighter Group, NINTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 20 October 1944. First Lieutenant Olson's unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces. Headquarters: U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 55 (1945) |
1st Lt. Clarence H. "Big Olie" Olson
KIA 13Aug44
MACR #7643, Shot down by flak while
strafing near Lefford, France.
P-47D 42-25752
Cemetery: Normandy C-14-47
KIA 13Aug44
MACR #7643, Shot down by flak while
strafing near Lefford, France.
P-47D 42-25752
Cemetery: Normandy C-14-47
1st Lt Laymon A. Rice, jr.
KIA 14June44
MACR # ?, Engine failure
during mission over France.
P-47D ?
Cemetery: Unknown
KIA 14June44
MACR # ?, Engine failure
during mission over France.
P-47D ?
Cemetery: Unknown
| Joe Peknarnik |
| Virgil Reno, Armorer Sporting a German MG42 Machine Gun |
| TSgt Richard Pottberg |
| Photos from album of TSgt Richard Pottberg Aircraft Mechanic & Crew Chief |
| Lt. Jack Robbins |
| David C. Parrish Jr. |
| 08Aug44 FW-190 & Me-109 |
| 13June44 FW-190 |
David Parrish Jr. was inducted into
the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame
the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame