caption serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
army medal of honor 1940 -- 1944 25px united states army 18 november 1944 heistern , germany fordham , bronx , new york co. , 1st infantry division h , 2nd battalion , 16th infantry regiment medal of honor bronze star medal purple heart world war ii 27 april 1921 henri-chapelle american cemetery 1944-1949 long island national cemetery sergeant armymoh.jpg alfred b. nietzel
 alfred b. nietzel
alfred b. nietzel

alfred b. nietzel -lrb- april 27 , 1921 -- november 18 , 1944 -rrb- is a recipient of the medal of honor .
he was awarded the medal of honor by president barack obama in a march 18 , 2014 ceremony in the white house .
the award comes through the defense authorization act which in 2002 , called for a review of jewish american and hispanic american veterans from world war ii , the korean war and the vietnam war to ensure that no prejudice was shown to those deserving the medal of honor .
