Aquilla J. Dyess, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1909
Place of Birth: Andersonville, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 02-Feb-1944
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Aquilla J. Dyess
- 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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