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Robert Lester Blackwell — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1321004th out of 4480

Number of Medals7

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1421195 of 4480

U.S. Army#436of 2016

Infantry#399of 1502

World War I#357of 928

Robert Lester Blackwell

Private, U.S. Army

World War I

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
War Merit Cross
War Cross — Gallantry 3rd Class

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Robert Lester Blackwell was an American soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor during World War I. He was born in the vicinity of Hurdle Mills, in Person County, North Carolina, to James B. and Eugenia Blackwell. Robert's father was originally from nearby Orange County, and was a Confederate Civil War veteran; his mother died when he was young. Blackwell was raised on his family's farm, and entered the Army from Hurdle Mills.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

War Merit Cross(base 15)

+15

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+17

Heroic Score132 pts