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Richard E. Kraus — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals8

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score114724 of 4539

U.S. Marine Corps#74of 294

Marine Corps#56of 277

World War II#480of 948

Battle of Peleliu#8of 11

Richard E. Kraus

Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps

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World War IIBattle of Peleliu

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Richard Edward Kraus was a United States Marine who was killed in action in World War II during the Battle of Peleliu on October 3, 1944. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor awarded by the United States. He threw himself on a Japanese grenade to save his comrades.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts