What key details about richard k. sorenson can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: richard keith sorenson -lrb- august 28 , 1924 -- october 9 , 2004 -rrb- was a united states marine who , as a private , received the medal of honor during world war ii for his heroism during the marine landing on kwajalein atoll on the night of february 1,-february 2 , 1944 . he threw himself on an exploding japanese grenade , that was part of us munitions captured during the battle of bataan , to save the lives of five fellow marines . amazingly , although fragments of the grenade ripped through his thighs , hips , right arm and right leg , he lived through the action . of the 27 marines who similarly threw themselves on grenades to save the lives of their fellow marines during world war ii , sorenson was one of only four who survived . fellow medal of honor recipients richard e. bush , jacklyn h. lucas and carlton r. rouh were the other three survivors . after recovering from the wounds , sorenson continued to serve in the marine corps until he was discharged in 1946 at the rank of sergeant . he enlisted in the reserves in 1947 . he reached the rank of master sergeant , and received a commission as a marine corps officer in 1953 and remained in the corps until 1955 .
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- birth date is 28 august 1924- branch is united states marine corps- alt is a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star- caption is richard k. sorenson , medal of honor recipient- death date is 09 october 2004- awards is medal of honor purple heart- serviceyears is 1943 -- 1946 , 1947 -- 1955- unit is 3rd battalion , 24th marines- name is richard keith sorenson- laterwork is veterans administration- death place is reno , nevada- birth place is anoka , minnesota- placeofburial label is place of burial- battles is battle of kwajalein- allegiance is united states of america- placeofburial is fort snelling national cemetery minnesota- image is 180px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px- rank is first lieutenant