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Captain Arlo Olson (World War II) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ftsnelling.asp.  He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for service in the U.S. Army, 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, in recognition of actions during the crossing of the Volturno River, Italy, October 13, 1943. Captain Olson led the advance for thirteen days that October and reached the summit of Monte San Nicola, where he was mortally wounded. He died October 28, 1943.
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