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John P. Fardy — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022193 of 4480

U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291

Marine Corps#61of 273

World War II#486of 924

*Battle of Cape Gloucester#1of 1

*Battle of Peleliu#1of 1

*Battle of Okinawa †#1of 2

John P. Fardy

Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps

World War II*Battle of Cape Gloucester*Battle of Peleliu*Battle of Okinawa †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Civil War Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

John Peter Fardy was a United States Marine who was killed in action during World War II. On May 6, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, Fardy dove onto an enemy hand grenade and smothered the blast with his body to save several nearby Marines, but died of his wounds the next day. His heroic actions were later recognized with the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts