Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Dick Olson holds up a collection of medals, honors and other items he made into a display for his late father Major Richard Olson at his home in Westminster, Colorado on Jun 19, 2024. Dick Olson is the son of Richard Olson, a deceased WW2 veteran and Air Force Major. The elder Olson was injured in a B-24 plane crash in 1944 but never received a Purple Heart. He was held in a POW camp for over 10 months and was liberated when the war ended. Dick Olson filed for a Purple Heart, then sued the Air Force Board of Record Corrections when they wouldn’t award it. On April 23, 2024 Dick won the case and the Air Force agreed to give Richard Olson a Purple Heart. Olson has yet to receive the medal yet but is hopeful that he will get it soon. The collection of medals of his father includes a Purple Heart but it is one Dick found to add to display saying that his father deserved it. 
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"There was mention of everything else, like the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Force medals," said Dick Olson, Richard's son. "All the ribbons and medals that he was entitled to, except for the Purple Heart."
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