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Heroic Score55052nd out of 4481
Number of Medals6
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score5522194 of 4481
U.S. Army#18of 2016
Infantry#22of 1502
World War I#36of 928
Richmond H. Hilton
Sergeant, U.S. Army
World War I
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Richmond Hobson Hilton was a South Carolina National Guard, 118th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Sergeant during World War I, and a Medal of Honor recipient–the first of two from Kershaw County, South Carolina to be awarded the medal during that war. He was also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal by Great Britain, the Médaille militaire and Croix de Guerre with bronze palm by France, the Croce al Merito di Guerre by Italy, the Medalha da Cruz de Guerra, Third Class by Portugal, and the Medal for Military Bravery by Montenegro. All were awarded for bravery in the face of the enemy.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Distinguished Conduct Medal(base 45)
+45Médaille militaire(base 80)
+80Croce al Merito di Guerra(base 30)
+30Medal for Military Bravery — (Kingdom of Montenegro)(base 20)
+20Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×2 (5 medal types))
+275Heroic Score550 pts