Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: kontum province , republic of vietnam - branch: united states army - caption: medal of honor recipient louis willett - placeofburial label: place of burial - awards: medal of honor purple heart - death date: 15 february 1967 - allegiance: united states of america - hometown: richmond hill , new york - birth date: 19 june 1945 - serviceyears: 1966 - 1967 - name: louis e. willett - image size: 70px - unit: company , 4th infantry division c , 1st battalion , 12th infantry regiment - image: cmoh army.jpg - birth place: brooklyn , new york - religion: roman catholic - rank: private first class Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of louis willett .
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private first class louis edward willett -lrb- june 19 , 1945 -- february 15 , 1967 -rrb- was a soldier in the united states army who received the medal of honor posthumously for his actions during the vietnam war as a member of company c , 1st battalion , 12th infantry , 4th infantry division .born in brooklyn , new york , and raised in richmond hill , new york of irish and french extraction , willett was a graduate of archbishop molloy high school in queens , new york and was drafted after withdrawing from suny maritime in 1966 .