Olsen, Floyd Warren
Army Lieutenant colonel

Floyd Warren Olsen from Wheaton, Illinois, DuPage county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: April 21, 1968
Death details: 

On April 21, 1968, a UH-1H Iroquois (tail number 66-16209) carrying four crew members and two passengers departed Phu Bai, South Vietnam on a maintenance duty mission to support a multi-helicopter operation in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. The weather was marginal and visibility was very poor. The UH-1H became separated from the main body of aircraft, was forced to fly at low altitude and was subsequently shot down. Search efforts located a crash site, but enemy activity prohibited further search and rescue attempts.

Captain Floyd Warren Olsen, who joined the U.S. Army from Illinois, served with the 17th Assault Helicopter Company, 16th Aviation Group. He was the aircraft commander on the UH-1H when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. After the incident, the Army promoted Captain Olsen to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Today, Lieutenant Colonel Olsen is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency