Aal, Olger Ivan, 1st Lt

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
First Lieutenant

Primary Unit
1944-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 353rd Fighter Group

Service Years
1942 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

North Dakota

Year of Birth
1923

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Casualty Info

Home Town Williston, North Dakota; Ocean Park, California	Last Address RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England

Casualty Date Aug 29, 1944
Cause Hostile, Died	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Belgium	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Ardennes, Belgium	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot D Row 5 Grave 39

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1944, World War II Fallen

Photo Album (More...)

Service Photo

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments/ Advancement Schools


	1942-1944, USAAF Flying Training Command
	1944-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 350th Fighter Squadron
	1944-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 353rd Fighter Group

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1944-1944 Air Offensive, Europe Campaign (1942-44)/Bombing Raids Over The Low Countries
	1944-1944 Normandy Campaign (1944)/Ground-strike mission
	1944-1944 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater/Normandy Campaign (1944)
	1944-1944 World War II/European-African-Middle Eastern Theater/Northern France Campaign (1944)

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1944-1944, P-47 Thunderbolt (Jug)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity
He was killed during a bombing and strafing attack on Diest/Schaffen Aerodrome, Belgium when his P-47 was brought down by either enemy flak or an exploding target.
He was credited with shooting down 1 enemy aircraft on Aug 4, 1944.

Comments/Citation
Sources:

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=929&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf=F&q=Olger+I.+Aal&bc=sl&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=304553

https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemetery-ardennes-a/45897-aal-olger-i

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55846995/olger-ivan-aal

https://www.abmc.gov/node/541485#.W5MKqS3GxOI

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/165501

http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=16700

http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_353.php

https://www.ancestry.com

Unit info:

https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/350th-fs/

https://www.8thafhs.org/fighter/353fg.htm