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★Victoria Cross

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Charles George — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score150760th out of 4480

Number of Medals10

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score166678 of 4480

U.S. Army#272of 2016

Infantry#270of 1502

Korean War (DOW)#1of 14

Charles George

Private First Class, U.S. Army

Korean War (DOW)

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
Army Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal (2)
United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
Korean War Service Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Charles George was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat on November 30, 1952, during the Korean War. He was fatally wounded when he threw himself on a grenade to protect other soldiers in his company and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+20

Heroic Score150 pts