serviceyears branch death_date allegiance birth_date alt laterwork commands death_place placeofburial_label battles placeofburial rank image name caption birth_place awards article_title
1931 -- 1944 -lrb- usmcr -rrb- -- 1936 -lrb- u.s. army reserve -rrb- 1936 united states marine corps 2 february 1944 united states of america 11 january 1909 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 general contractor 1st battalion 24th marines kia at kwajalein atoll place of burial '' of kwajalein ` world war ii '' ' * battle 4th atoll , marshall islands marine division cemetery on roi-namur island , kwajalein lieutenant colonel 180px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px aquilla james dyess aquilla j. dyess , posthumous medal of honor recipient andersonville , georgia medal of honor purple heart carnegie medal eagle scout aquilla j. dyess

aquilla j. dyess

lieutenant colonel aquilla james `` jimmie '' dyess -lrb- january 11 , 1909 -- february 2 , 1944 -rrb- was a united states marine corps officer who was a posthumous recipient of the medal of honor for `` conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life '' at the head of his troops during world war ii , in the battle of kwajalein , on namur island , kwajalein atoll , marshall islands on february 2 , 1944 .
