serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1941 - 1951 united states army 25 june 1996 maple lake , minnesota united states of america 1st division battalion , 126th infantry regiment , 32nd infantry medal of honor place of burial world war ii 20 august 1916 greenwood cemetery , grand rapids , michigan master sergeant dirk j. vlug
 dirk j. vlug
dirk j. vlug

dirk john vlug -lrb- august 20 , 1916 -- june 25 , 1996 -rrb- was a united states army soldier and a recipient of the united states military 's highest decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in world war ii .
