Ray William Olcott

Korean War
Service #AO-1909367
Unit13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathOctober 15 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Olcott was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Olcott was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On October 15, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was struck by ground fire northwest of Nanch'onjom and contact was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.