VIRGIL D. OLSON
Rate/Rank
COL
Service Branch
USMC 00/0000 - 00/0000
Born
02/26/1919CHARTER OAK, IA
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
DIVE BOMBER MISSIONS, PACIFIC, WORLD WAR II
KOREAN CONFLICT
COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE
OFFICIAL PILOT MARINE CORPS ONE, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER
CHIEF OF STAFF, 1ST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING, VIETNAM
CHIEF OF STAFF, USMC EDU & DEVELOP COMMAND, QUANTICO, VA
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
LEGION OF MERIT
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (2)
AIR MEDAL (7)