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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals2
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1022194 of 4481
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
American Civil War#10of 1091
Battle of Gettysburg#2of 75
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Joseph H. De Castro
Corporal, U.S. Army
American Civil WarBattle of Gettysburg
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Joseph H. De Castro was the first Hispanic American to be awarded the United States's highest military decoration for valor in combat—the Medal of Honor—for having distinguished himself during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts