Facts: - caption: army medal of honor - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: vietnam war - death date: 2 december 1969 - allegiance: united states of america - nickname: '' bob '' - placeofburial: evergreen-washelli memorial park , seattle , washington - rank: second lieutenant - awards: medal of honor purple heart - birth date: 1 march 1945 - serviceyears: 1968 - 1969 - name: robert ronald leisy - branch: united states army - unit: 8th cavalry regiment , 1st cavalry division - image: armymoh.jpg - death place: phuoc long province , republic of vietnam - birth place: stockton , california Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert ronald leisy .
robert ronald leisy -lrb- march 1 , 1945 -- december 2 , 1969 -rrb- was a united states army officer and a recipient of the united states military 's highest decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in the vietnam war .