caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial alt rank image article_title name
donald j. ruhl , posthumous medal of honor recipient 1942 - 1945 united states marine corps kia on iwo jima 21 february 1945 columbus , montana united states of america 3rd parachute battalion 2nd battalion 28th marines medal of honor purple heart place of burial world war ii battle of iwo jima 2 july 1923 hillside cemetery , greybull , wyoming 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 180px & nbsp ; & nbsp ; 90px donald j. ruhl
 donald jack ruhl
donald j. ruhl

donald jack ruhl -lrb- july 2 , 1923 -- february 21 , 1945 -rrb- was a united states marine and a posthumous recipient of the united states military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor .
ruhl , a private first class , received the award for falling on a grenade to protect fellow marines during the battle of iwo jima .
