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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals33
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score16489 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
World War II#486of 924
Korean War#101of 197
Battle of Bunker Hill#1of 2
Alford L. McLaughlin
Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIKorean WarBattle of Bunker Hill
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation (2)
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (5)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (2)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Korean Service Medal (3)
- Vietnam Service Medal (3)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (2)
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Class Unit Citation
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (2)
- Korean War Service Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Alford Lee McLaughlin was a United States Marine Corps master sergeant and the 33rd Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean War. He earned the nation's highest decoration for valor during the Battle of Bunker Hill by his two-machine gun defense at one of the outposts in the Bunker Hill area of Korea on the night of September 4–5, 1952. He was presented the medal by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 27, 1953, at a ceremony in the White House.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts