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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals2
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022194 of 4481
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Armor#47of 347
Indian Wars#11of 166
Apache Wars#2of 40
J
James H. Turpin
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Indian WarsApache Wars
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
First Sergeant James H. Turpin was an American soldier in the United States Army who served with the fifth U.S. Cavalry regiment during the Apache Wars. Turpin was one of 12 men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in several engagements with the Apache Indians in the Arizona Territory during Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's "winter campaign" between 1872 and 1873.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts