Harold Olsen
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 50, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Harold Olsen, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action in the Meuse- Argonne offensive, October 9, 1918. Assisted by another soldier, Corporal Olsen crawled far in advance of our lines, under terrific machine-gun and shell fire, and brought back a severely wounded comrade.