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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals1
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003311 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
American Civil War#10of 1091
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Pinkerton R. Vaughn
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
American Civil War
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Biography
Pinkerton Ross Vaughn Sr. was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who served during the American Civil War. He was the second Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the USS Mississippi during a battle with Confederate artillery batteries at Port Hudson, Louisiana, on March 14, 1863.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts