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★Victoria Cross

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Robert H. Stanley — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals9

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score116678 of 4480

U.S. Navy#79of 703

Medical#25of 62

Spanish–American War#24of 200

Philippine–American War#24of 118

Boxer Rebellion#13of 73

World War I#385of 928

Robert H. Stanley

Chief Pharmacist, U.S. Navy

Spanish–American WarPhilippine–American WarBoxer RebellionWorld War I

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Navy Good Conduct Medal
Sampson Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal
Philippine Campaign Medal
China Relief Expedition Medal
Haitian Campaign Medal
World War I Victory Medal (United States) (2)

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Robert Henry Stanley was a 40-year member of the United States Navy. He was the first hospital corpsman to receive the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the medal for carrying messages under heavy fire on June 13, 20, 21 and 22 and July 12, 1900, while assigned to the USS Newark at Beijing, China during the Boxer Rebellion.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts