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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539
Number of Medals16
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score130268 of 4539
U.S. Marine Corps#74of 294
Marine Corps#56of 277
Korean War#101of 200
Battle of Inchon#11of 16
UN September 1950 counteroffensive#2of 4
Second Battle of Seoul#4of 11
Second Phase Offensive#5of 8
Battle of Chosin Reservoir#10of 13
UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive (DOW)#1of 3
Charles G. Abrell
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Support & adopt this hero ↓Korean WarBattle of InchonUN September 1950 counteroffensiveSecond Battle of SeoulSecond Phase OffensiveBattle of Chosin ReservoirUN May–June 1951 counteroffensive (DOW)
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Biography
Charles Gene Abrell was a United States Marine Corps corporal who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive in the Korean War. After being wounded twice during a single-handed assault against an enemy bunker at Hwacheon, Abrell pulled the pin from a hand grenade and hurled himself into the bunker, killing the enemy gun crew and himself in the explosion.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts