The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private First Class Robert L. Olson, United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Battery D, 15th Anti-Aircraft (AW) Battalion, (SP), 7th Infantry Division, in action near Sendai-ri, Korea, on 1 December 1950. On this date, Private Olson was a member of an automatic weapons crew which was protecting a convoy of trucks evacuating wounded from the Chosin Reservoir area. An enemy road block had been reported destroyed by our troops, and Private Olson went forward to verify it. Upon passing the point where the road block had been, the party suddenly received heavy automatic weapons fire from a hitherto unseen enemy position. While the rest of the party took cover, Private Olson single-handedly, and with utter disregard for his own personal safety, attacked the enemy position. By his extremely heroic action, he killed the enemy gunner notwithstanding the fact that at the time it was dark, and he did not know how many enemy were present in the position. The enemy weapon was silenced, and the convoy was able to proceed on its way. His display of gallantry on this occasion reflects great credit on the military service.