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★Victoria Cross

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Ross F. Gray — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals12

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score122408 of 4480

U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291

Marine Corps#61of 273

World War II#486of 924

Battle of Kwajalein#2of 6

Battle of Saipan#5of 9

Battle of Tinian#5of 9

Battle of Iwo Jima †#4of 13

Ross F. Gray

Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps

World War IIBattle of KwajaleinBattle of SaipanBattle of TinianBattle of Iwo Jima †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States) (2)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (5)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Sergeant Ross Franklin Gray was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor – the highest military honor of the United States – for his heroic service in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, having single-handedly disarmed an entire mine field while under heavy enemy fire. He was killed in action six days later.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts