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★Victoria Cross

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Eugene A. Obregon — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals10

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score118568 of 4480

U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291

Marine Corps#61of 273

Korean War#101of 197

Battle of Pusan Perimeter#9of 18

First Battle of Naktong Bulge#1of 1

Battle of Inchon#11of 16

Second Battle of Seoul (DOW)#2of 2

Eugene A. Obregon

Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps

Korean WarBattle of Pusan PerimeterFirst Battle of Naktong BulgeBattle of InchonSecond Battle of Seoul (DOW)

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal (4)
United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
Republic of Korea War Service Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Eugene Arnold Obregon was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor — the Medal of Honor — for sacrificing his life to save that of a wounded comrade during the Second Battle of Seoul. On September 26, 1950, Private First Class Obregon was fatally wounded by enemy machine gun fire while using his body to shield a wounded fellow Marine.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

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Heroic Score100 pts