Answer the following question: What key details about john w. meagher  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: john william meagher -lrb- december 5 , 1917 -- april 14 , 1996 -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 during the battle of okinawa in world war ii . meagher joined the army from his birthplace of jersey city , new jersey , and by june 19 , 1945 was serving as a technical sergeant in company e , 305th infantry regiment , 77th infantry division . on that day , near Ōzato , okinawa , he prevented the tank he was riding on from being disabled by an enemy soldier and then single-handedly destroyed two enemy positions . for his actions , he was awarded the medal of honor one year later , on june 26 , 1946 . meagher left the army while still a technical sergeant . he died at age 78 and was buried in arlington national cemetery . he is survived by his wife and two daughters . his eldest son john w. meagher died in 2008 .
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- placeofburial label is place of burial- battles is world war ii- death date is 14 april 1996- allegiance is united states of america- placeofburial is arlington national cemetery- awards is medal of honor- birth date is 5 december 1917- unit is 2nd division battalion , 305th infantry regiment , 77th infantry- name is john william meagher- branch is united states army- birth place is jersey city , new jersey- rank is technical sergeant