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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539
Number of Medals9
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score116564 of 4539
U.S. Marine Corps#74of 294
Fighter / combat pilot#98of 193
World War II#480of 948
Battle of Wake Island †#1of 1
Henry T. Elrod
Major (posthumous), U.S. Marine Corps
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Biography
Henry Talmage "Hammerin' Hank" Elrod was a US Marine Corps aviator. He was the first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II, for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts