Gregorio Oliva

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

T/Sgt. Gregorio Oliva served as radio operator aboard B-24J 42-73495 on the 8 April 1944 mission to Brunswick, Germany. He survived the shoot-down over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer and was captured. German records noted his birthdate as 4 January 1921 and identified his hometown as San Francisco del Rincon, Mexico.

Oliva was transferred to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944. His serial number is recorded as 39554977 on the MACR, though German records show 39854977. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Maxima F. Oliva, Box 1240, Winslow, Arizona.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

Staff Sergeant

Position

Radio Operator

Serial Number

39554977

Hometown

Winslow, AZ

Missions flown.

5 catalogued · 08 Apr 1944 — 25 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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