Question: Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: vietnam war - death date: 22 october 1965 - allegiance: united states of america - rank: private first class - awards: medal of honor purple heart - birth date: 7 november 1946 - serviceyears: 1964 - 1965 - name: milton lee olive , iii - branch: united states army - unit: company 503rd infantry regiment , 173rd airborne brigade b , 2nd battalion -lrb- airborne -rrb- , - image: 150px - death place: phu cuong , south vietnam - birth place: chicago , illinois Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of milton l. olive , iii .
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milton lee olive , iii -lrb- november 7 , 1946 -- october 22 , 1965 -rrb- was a united states army soldier and a recipient of america 's highest military decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in the vietnam war .at the age of 18 , olive sacrificed his life to save others by smothering a live grenade .he was the first african-american medal of honor recipient of the vietnam war .