Aquilla J. Dyess
(1909-1944)
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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Lieutenant Colonel Aquilla James "Jimmie" Dyess (January 11, 1909 – February 2, 1944) 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.
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11 January 1909 Andersonville, Georgia
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| Died |
2 February 1944 (aged 35) Kwajalein Atoll, Gilbert Islands
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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