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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals6
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1101196 of 4481
U.S. Army#443of 2016
Infantry#417of 1502
Korean War#101of 197
Second Battle of Pork Chop Hill †#1of 2
Richard Thomas Shea
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Korean WarSecond Battle of Pork Chop Hill †
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Richard Thomas Shea, Jr. was a soldier in the United States Army in the Korean War. He was listed as missing in action on July 8, 1953, during the Second Battle of Pork Chop Hill, and was later declared killed in action. Lt. Shea received the Medal of Honor posthumously. In 1987, Shea was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts