serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial nickname rank article_title name
1943 -- 1945 united states army anderson , indiana 16 december 2010 daleville , indiana united states of america 1st battalion , 517th parachute infantry regiment medal of honor bronze star purple heart place of burial world war ii battle of the bulge 28 november 1923 memorial park cemetery , anderson , indiana bud corporal melvin e. biddle
 melvin earl biddle
melvin e. biddle

melvin earl `` bud '' biddle -lrb- november 28 , 1923 -- december 16 , 2010 -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 .
