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★Victoria Cross

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Anthony Peter Damato — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals9

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score116724 of 4539

U.S. Marine Corps#74of 294

Marine Corps#56of 277

World War II#480of 948

Operation Torch#6of 6

Battle of Eniwetok †#1of 1

Anthony Peter Damato

Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps

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World War IIOperation TorchBattle of Eniwetok †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Navy Unit Commendation
American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

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Biography

Corporal Anthony Peter Damato was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his valor and sacrifice of life during World War II. On the night of February 19–20, 1944 on Engebi Island in the Marshall Islands, Corporal Damato sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow Marines.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

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Heroic Score100 pts