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★Victoria Cross

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Truman O. Olson — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals7

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score112935 of 4539

U.S. Army#396of 2023

Infantry#373of 1570

World War II#480of 948

• Battle of Cisterna †#1of 1

Truman O. Olson

Sergeant, U.S. Army

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World War II• Battle of Cisterna †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
w/ 1 Arrowhead
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Truman O. Olson was a United States Army sergeant who was posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts