serviceyears branch death_date allegiance birth_date alt laterwork death_place placeofburial_label battles placeofburial rank image name caption birth_place unit awards article_title
1944-1945 united states marine corps 11 may 1945 united states of america 13 december 1922 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 farmer kia on okinawa place of burial world war ii * battle of okinawa initially in wisner cemetery in wisner , nebraska the 1st marine division cemetery okinawa later reinterred private 180px & nbsp ; 90px dale merlin hansen dale m. hansen , medal of honor recipient wisner , nebraska 2nd battalion 1st marines medal of honor purple heart dale m. hansen

dale m. hansen

private dale merlin hansen -lrb- december 13 , 1922 -- may 11 , 1945 -rrb- was a united states marine who earned his nation 's highest military decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his outstanding heroism on 7 may 1945 in the fight for hill 60 on okinawa .
he was killed by enemy sniper fire three days later .
