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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals15
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score128284 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
World War II#486of 924
Korean War#101of 197
Battle of Inchon †#1of 2
Baldomero López
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIKorean WarBattle of Inchon †
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heart
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation (2)
- China Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (3)
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Taegeuk Cordon of the Order of Military Merit
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Baldomero López was a first lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for smothering a hand grenade with his own body during the Incheon Landing on September 15, 1950.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts