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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480
U.S. Navy#79of 703
Surface warfare#33of 182
United States occupation of Veracruz#5of 20
1914#3of 4
World War I#385of 928
World War II#486of 924
Abraham DeSomer
Lieutenant commander, U.S. Navy
United States occupation of Veracruz1914World War IWorld War II
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Abraham DeSomer was an enlisted sailor who later rose to the rank of lieutenant commander in the United States Navy. He distinguished himself during the American intervention at Veracruz, Mexico, in April 1914 while serving aboard the USS Utah. For his extraordinary heroism, coolness, and skill under fire, he was awarded the nation's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts