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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals2
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022194 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
World War II#486of 924
Battle of Iwo Jima †#4of 13
James D. La Belle
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIBattle of Iwo Jima †
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Private First Class James Dennis La Belle enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on November 18, 1943. Fifteen months later, in his first and last battle, he heroically sacrificed his life at Iwo Jima and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor awarded by the United States.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts