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★Victoria Cross

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Charles L. Gilliland — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals10

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score118564 of 4539

U.S. Army#396of 2023

Infantry#373of 1570

Korean War (MIA)#1of 1

Charles L. Gilliland

Corporal (posthumous), U.S. Army

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Korean War (MIA)

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Combat Infantryman Badge
Army of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
Korean Presidential Unit Citation

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Biography

Charles Leon Gilliland was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. Gilliland, at age 17, was the youngest Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts