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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals1

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1002618 of 4539

U.S. Navy#80of 707

World War I#330of 945

Naval campaign#3of 5

Atlantic U-boat Campaign#2of 2

Action of 15 October 1917 †#1of 1

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Osmond Ingram

Gunner's mate first class, U.S. Navy

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World War INaval campaignAtlantic U-boat CampaignAction of 15 October 1917 †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Osmond Kelly Ingram was a sailor in the United States Navy during World War I who received the Medal of Honor posthumously. He was the first American sailor to die in World War I.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

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Heroic Score100 pts