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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals11
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score120471 of 4481
U.S. Navy#80of 704
Marine Corps#61of 273
Korean War#101of 197
Battle for Outpost Vegas †#1of 1
Francis C. Hammond
Hospitalman, U.S. Navy
Korean WarBattle for Outpost Vegas †
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Francis Colton Hammond was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action while serving with a Marine Corps rifle company during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty during the night of March 26–27, 1953 during the Battle for Outpost Vegas.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts