(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Hardin Leonard Olson, Sr., United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Regiment of the 87th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.
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Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Colonel (Infantry)Division:
87th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
1944 – 1945
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Hardin Leonard Olson, Sr., United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Executive Officer and later as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Regiment of the 87th Infantry Division, from 1944 to 1945.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)Regiment:
345th Infantry RegimentDivision:
87th Infantry DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 87th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 115 (1945)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Hardin Leonard Olson, Sr., United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of an Infantry Battalion of the 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Olson, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.