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Jack W. Kelso — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals1

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480

U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291

Marine Corps#61of 273

Korean War#101of 197

Battle of Bunker Hill (WIA)#1of 1

First Battle of the Hook (DOW)#1of 1

Jack W. Kelso

Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps

Korean WarBattle of Bunker Hill (WIA)First Battle of the Hook (DOW)

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Jack William Kelso was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on the night of October 2, 1952, during the First Battle of the Hook in the Korean War. He was killed while covering the escape of fellow Marines from a besieged bunker. He was the 31st Marine to receive the United States's highest military decoration for valor during the Korean War.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts