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★Victoria Cross

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George Phillips (USMC) — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals8

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score114827 of 4480

U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291

Marine Corps#61of 273

World War II#486of 924

Pacific War#16of 37

Japan campaign#3of 6

Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign#4of 8

Battle of Iwo Jima †#4of 13

George Phillips (USMC)

Private, U.S. Marine Corps

World War IIPacific WarJapan campaignVolcano and Ryukyu Islands campaignBattle of Iwo Jima †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Private George Phillips was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his own life to save the lives of fellow Marines on Iwo Jima by throwing himself over an activated hand grenade.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts