Michael Ollis
Michael Ollis | |
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SSG Michael H. Ollis | |
| Birth name | Michael Harold Ollis |
| Born | September 16, 1988 New Dorp, Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 2013 (aged 24) Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan |
| Buried | Cemetery of the Resurrection, Pleasant Plains, Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 2006–2013 |
| Rank | Staff sergeant |
| Unit | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division |
| Conflicts | War in Afghanistan † |
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Michael Harold Ollis (September 16, 1988 – August 28, 2013) was an American military non-commissioned officer. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, awarded the Medal of Honor in 2026 for his actions on August 28, 2013, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, protecting a Polish army officer, 2nd Lt. Karol Cierpica, during a suicide bombing. The Medal of Honor was awarded to his parents in a White House ceremony on March 2, 2026 by President Donald Trump.