2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military ' s ▁highest ▁decor ation — the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor — for ▁his ▁actions ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ol son ' s ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁he ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁E agle ▁Sc out ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁nine ▁E agle ▁Sc outs ▁who ▁also ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁Ol son ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁were ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S igma ▁Al pha ▁E psilon ▁frat ern ity , ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁through ▁Army ▁R OT C ▁and ▁ ▁following ▁gradu ation . ▁By ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁ 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁On ▁that ▁day ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁weeks , ▁he ▁showed ▁consp ic uous ▁leadership ▁during ▁the ▁push ▁across ▁the ▁Vol turn o ▁River ▁in ▁Italy . ▁Ol son ▁repeatedly ▁led ▁his ▁men ▁in ▁attacks ▁against ▁German ▁forces , ▁personally ▁capt uring ▁several ▁enemy ▁positions , ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁during ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁pat rol . ▁He