Jeffry Olson picture

Desert Storm
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MIA
Fallen

Grand Forks, ND


County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Recovered:
Remains not recovered
Determined not Recoverable

Branch of Service:
Air Force

Rank:
Captain

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
340th Bomber Squadron

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.

Biography:

Photo and data retrieved from http://memwall.usafalibrary.com/files%5C19863160-simon.doc on 10/07/2013