| 词条 | Dirk J. Vlug |
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|name=Dirk J. Vlug |birth_date= {{Birth date|1916|8|20}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1996|6|25|1916|8|20}} |birth_place=Maple Lake, Minnesota |death_place= |placeofburial= Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch=United States Army |serviceyears=1941 - 1951 |rank=Master Sergeant |commands= |unit=1st Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division |battles=World War II |awards=Medal of Honor |relations= |laterwork= }} Dirk John Vlug [1] (August 20, 1916 – June 25, 1996) 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. BiographyVlug joined the Army from Grand Rapids, Michigan in April 1941,[2] and by December 15, 1944 was serving as a private first class in the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. On that day, near Limon in the Philippine province of Leyte, Vlug single-handedly destroyed five enemy tanks. For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor a year and a half later, on June 26, 1946. He subsequently left the army and joined the Michigan National Guard in May 1949, retiring with the rank of Master Sergeant in January 1951.[3] Vlug died at age 79 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan. See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|World War II}}
References1. ^Hall of Valor 2. ^[https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=dirk+j+vlug&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=6328643 WWII Army Enlistment Records] 3. ^Michigan Department of Military & Veterans Affairs {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018055346/http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,4569,7-126-2358-8023--,00.html |date=October 18, 2012 }}
|publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Medal of Honor recipients - World War II (T–Z) |work = Medal of Honor citations |date = June 8, 2009 |url = http://www.history.army.mil//html/moh/wwII-t-z.html |accessdate = June 8, 2009}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlug, Dirk J.}} 9 : 1916 births|1996 deaths|American people of Dutch descent|American army personnel of World War II|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|People from Grand Rapids, Michigan|United States Army soldiers|World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor|People from Maple Lake, Minnesota |
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