Ola L. Mize
1931–2014 (age 83)
U.S. Army colonel and Medal of Honor recipient
Biography
Colonel Ola L. Mize earned the Medal of Honor through extraordinary valor, yet he always downplayed his courage and instead focused on lifting others with the same sense of duty that carried him through combat.
Those who knew him gather at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery to celebrate the quiet leadership he continued to offer as he mentored young soldiers in the decades following his retirement.