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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals7
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score112989 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
Vietnam War#141of 217
Operation Starlite †#1of 1
Joe C. Paul
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam WarOperation Starlite †
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Biography
Lance Corporal Joe Calvin Paul was a United States Marine killed in the Vietnam War who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for diverting an attack long enough to allow the evacuation of wounded Marines during Operation Starlite near Chu Lai, Vietnam, on August 18, 1965. The medal was awarded on February 7, 1967, during a ceremony in the Office of Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze, who presented the award to his parents.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts