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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals2
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022193 of 4480
U.S. Army#443of 2016
American Civil War#10of 1091
Jacob Parrott
1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army
American Civil War
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Jacob Wilson Parrott was an American soldier and carpenter. He was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor, a new military award first presented by the United States Department of War to six Union Army soldiers who participated in the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862 during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts