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Richmond P. Hobson — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539

Number of Medals2

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1021856 of 4539

U.S. Navy#80of 707

Spanish–American War#17of 200

• Sinking of the Merrimac#1of 1

Richmond P. Hobson

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy

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Spanish–American War• Sinking of the Merrimac

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Spanish Campaign Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Richmond Pearson Hobson was a United States Navy rear admiral who served from 1907 to 1915 as a U.S. representative from Alabama. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, he received the Medal of Honor years later for his part in that conflict. He later became a leading proponent of Prohibition in the United States.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

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Heroic Score100 pts