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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals10
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score118569 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
Vietnam War#141of 217
Operation Starlite#1of 1
Robert Emmett O'Malley
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam WarOperation Starlite
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Biography
Robert Emmett O'Malley is a United States Marine veteran who was the first Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. He received the medal for his actions as a corporal on August 18, 1965, during Operation Starlite.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts