Fred Olsen
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 46, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Fred Olsen, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Eclisfontaine, France, September 27, 1918. With two other soldiers, Sergeant Olsen volunteered and went 300 yards beyond our outpost lines, through heavy shell fire, to bring in a wounded private of his regiment. The mission was promptly and successfully accomplished.
