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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003311 of 4481
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Armor#47of 347
Indian Wars#11of 166
Apache Wars#2of 40
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John Thompson (soldier, born 1842)
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Indian WarsApache Wars
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Sergeant John Thompson was a Scottish-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 1st U.S. Cavalry during the Apache Wars. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry against a hostile band of Apache Indians at the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona on October 20, 1869.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts