serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit image_size placeofburial_label awards battles birth_date placeofburial alt rank image article_title name
1943-1944 united states marine corps kia on peleliu 4 october 1944 neafus , kentucky united states 3rd battalion , 7th marines 90px place of burial medal of honor purple heart world war ii * battle of peleliu 12 june 1923 initially later reinterred in rosine cemetery , rosine , kentucky the united states armed forces cemetery on peleliu 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 private first class moh right.gif wesley phelps
 wesley phelps
wesley phelps

wesley phelps -lrb- june 12 , 1923 -- october 4 , 1944 -rrb- was a united states marine who posthumously received the medal of honor for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the world war ii battle of peleliu .
