Carl Olsen graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, Class of 1928. Although one Coast Guard DFC action pre-dated his own, when he was presented the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1938, he was the first Member of the U.S. Coast Guard to receive the award. He retired as a U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral in 1963.
Sponsored by:
Carl
Baker
Olsen
May 24, 1904
–
March 4, 1998
Born:
Fort Collins
,
Colorado
Home:
Pen Yan
,
New York
Buried:
Arlington
,
Virginia
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery
Awards Received
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Distinguished Flying Cross
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Distinguished Flying Cross
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Lieutenant Carl Baker Olsen, United States Coast Guard, for outstanding heroic action on 24 June 1935 in flying an airplane of the Coast Guard approximately 300 miles to sea under the difficulties of darkness, storms and rough seas for the purpose of removing and transporting to a hospital on shore an officer of the Army, on board the United States Army Transport Republic, who was critically ill, saving his life.