Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war ii - death date: 27 january 1987 - allegiance: united states of america - rank: technical sergeant - placeofburial: holy family cemetery , lidderdale , iowa - awards: medal of honor - birth date: 31 october 1923 - serviceyears: 1943 - 1946 - name: ralph george neppel - branch: united states army - unit: 329th infantry regiment , 83rd infantry division - death place: holy family cemetery , lidderdale , iowa - birth place: willey , iowa Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ralph g. neppel .
ralph george neppel -lrb- october 31 , 1923 -- january 27 , 1987 -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 .