Question: Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war ii * operation market garden - death date: 21 september 1944 - allegiance: united states of america - rank: private - placeofburial: calvary cemetery , cleveland , ohio - awards: medal of honor purple heart - birth date: 19 october 1924 - serviceyears: 1943 - 1944 - name: john roderick towle - branch: united states army - unit: 504th parachute infantry regiment , 82nd airborne division - death place: near oosterhout in the netherlands - birth place: cleveland , ohio Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john r. towle .
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john roderick towle -lrb- october 19 , 1924 -- september 21 , 1944 -rrb- was a united states army soldier and a recipient of the united states military 's highest decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in world war ii .