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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals4
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1061593 of 4481
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Apache Wars#2of 40
Bascom Affair#1of 1
American Civil War#10of 1091
Battle of Shiloh#1of 8
Battle of Richmond#1of 1
Bernard J. D. Irwin
Brigadier general, U.S. Army
Apache WarsBascom AffairAmerican Civil WarBattle of ShilohBattle of Richmond
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Bernard John Dowling Irwin was an assistant army surgeon during the Apache Wars and the first Medal of Honor recipient. His actions on February 13, 1861, are the earliest for which the Medal of Honor was awarded.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts