caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial alt rank image article_title name
ralph e. dias , medal of honor recipient 1967 - 1969 united states marine corps kia in quang nam province , vietnam 12 november 1969 shelocta , indiana county , pennsylvania united states of america 1st battalion , 7th marines medal of honor -lrb- 1969 -rrb- purple heart place of burial vietnam war 15 july 1950 oakdale cemetery , leetonia , ohio a shaped medallion hanging from it . the ribbon is similar light in shape to a bowtie with 13 white stars in blue the center of the ribbon . neck ribbon with a gold star private first class file nbsp ; 90px : dias re usmc.jpg & nbsp ; & ralph e. dias
 ralph ellis dias
ralph e. dias

private first class ralph ellis dias -lrb- july 15 , 1950 -- november 12 , 1969 -rrb- was a united states marine who posthumously received the medal of honor for heroism in vietnam in november 1969 .
