Q:Facts: - servicenumber: 31153010 - caption: george d. libby - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: korean war - death date: 20 july 1950 -lrb- aged 30 -rrb- - allegiance: united states of america - rank: sergeant - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery - awards: medal of honor purple heart - birth date: 4 december 1919 - serviceyears: ? -1950 - name: george d. libby - branch: united states army - unit: company infantry division c , 3rd engineer combat battalion , 24th - image: george d. libby.jpg - death place: near taejon , korea - birth place: bridgton , maine Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george d. libby .
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george dalton libby -lrb- 4 december 1919 -- 20 july 1950 -rrb- was a soldier in the united states army during the korean war .he posthumously received the medal of honor for his actions on july 20 , 1950 .part of the u.s. 24th infantry division , sergeant libby was attempting to withdraw from taejon after the battle of taejon when the truck he was riding in was disabled by north korean fire .libby exposed himself to north korean fire multiple times to help wounded soldiers , before using himself as a human shield to protect the driver of another truck as they broke through the north korean forces .shot multiple times , libby died from blood loss but was able to protect a truck full of wounded men until they escaped to allied lines .for this action , libby was awarded the medal of honor .