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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539
Number of Medals16
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score130332 of 4539
U.S. Navy#80of 707
Marine Corps#56of 277
Korean War#101of 200
Battle of Inchon#11of 16
UN September 1950 counteroffensive#2of 4
Second Battle of Seoul#4of 11
UN offensive into North Korea#2of 4
Battle of Wonsan#1of 2
Second Phase Offensive#5of 8
Battle of Chosin Reservoir#10of 13
Hungnam evacuation#3of 3
Pohang Operation#1of 1
Operation Rugged (DOW)#1of 1
Richard De Wert
Hospitalman third class, U.S. Navy
Support & adopt this hero ↓Korean WarBattle of InchonUN September 1950 counteroffensiveSecond Battle of SeoulUN offensive into North KoreaBattle of WonsanSecond Phase OffensiveBattle of Chosin ReservoirHungnam evacuationPohang OperationOperation Rugged (DOW)
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Biography
Richard David De Wert was a United States Navy hospital corpsman who was killed in action during the Korean War while serving with a Marine Corps rifle company. He was posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on April 5, 1951, in South Korea.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts