The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) Harvey C. Olson (ASN: 0-445364), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, in action against an armed enemy in Korea. On the night of 27 November 1950, near Ipsok, Korea, the platoon covering Captain Olson’s artillery observation post displaced under strong hostile attack. Although his position was completely exposed to intense close proximity fire, he continued his assignment, directing the fire mission of the battery and firing his individual weapon at the surrounding enemy. When the displacement of the entire company necessitated artillery support of pinpoint accuracy, he guided from his isolated vantage point a heavy volume of devastating fire and then, after calling for fire on his own position, carried a wounded comrade to a place of safety. Captain Olson’s soldierly ability and steadfast devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.