Question: Facts: - caption: lance p. sijan , medal of honor recipient - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: vietnam war - death date: 22 january 1968 - allegiance: united states of america - rank: captain -lrb- posthumous -rrb- - placeofburial: arlington park cemetery milwaukee , wisconsin - awards: medal of honor purple heart prisoner of war medal - birth date: 13 april 1942 - serviceyears: 1965 -- 1968 - name: lance peter sijan - branch: united states - unit: 480th tactical fighter squadron , 366th fighter wing - image: 150px & nbsp ; 100px - death place: hoa lo , north vietnam - nationality: serbian - birth place: milwaukee , wisconsin Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lance sijan .
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lance peter sijan -lrb- serbian : / lazar Sijan -rrb- -lrb- april 13 , 1942 -- january 22 , 1968 -rrb- was a united states air force officer and fighter pilot .on march 4 , 1976 , he posthumously received the medal of honor , the united states ' highest military award , for his selflessness and courage in the face of lethal danger .