caption branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
william r. shockley united states army luzon , the philippines 31 march 1945 bokoshe , oklahoma united states of america 128th infantry regiment , 32nd infantry division medal -rrb- of honor bronze star purple heart -lrb- 2 place of burial world war ii 4 december 1918 floral memorial cemetery , selma , california private first class file ; 100px : william pfc.jpg & nbsp ; & nbsp william r. shockley
 william ralph shockley
william r. shockley

william ralph shockley -lrb- december 4 , 1918 -- march 31 , 1945 -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 .
