Miguel Keith

Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps

Vietnam War †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
w/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Combat Action Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal (3)
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Miguel Keith was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for heroism in Vietnam in May 1970. Despite being severely wounded, he advanced on enemy attackers, allowing his platoon to rout the attack of a numerically superior enemy force.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts