. . . "1943-11-20"^^ . . . "William James Bordelon (December 25, 1920 \u2013 November 20, 1943) was a United States Marine who served in combat during World War II. During the Battle of Tarawa, he was killed in action while he led the assault on the enemy and rescued fellow Marines. For his acts of gallantry, he was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor \u2014 the Medal of Honor. He was the first U.S. Marine from Texas to be awarded the Medal of Honor for action in World War II."@en . . . . . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg"@en . "US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png"@en . "United States of America"@en . . . "Place of burial"@en . . . . "106"^^ . "William J. Bordelon"@en . "San Antonio, Texas"@en . "1941"^^ . "William James Bordelon (December 25, 1920 \u2013 November 20, 1943) was a United States Marine who served in combat during World War II. During the Battle of Tarawa, he was killed in action while he led the assault on the enemy and rescued fellow Marines. For his acts of gallantry, he was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military honor \u2014 the Medal of Honor. He was the first U.S. Marine from Texas to be awarded the Medal of Honor for action in World War II."@en . "1"^^ . "1920-12-25"^^ . . "Purple Heart BAR.svg"@en . . . . . . . "service-star"@en . "William J. Bordelon"@en . "William J. Bordelon, Medal of Honor recipient"@en . "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg"@en . "award-star"@en . "KIA at Tarawa"@en . . "San Antonio, Texas"@en . . . . "Medal of Honor ribbon.svg"@en . . . "0"^^ . . . . "A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars"@en .