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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals11
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score120471 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Marine Corps#61of 273
Korean War#101of 197
UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive (DOW)#2of 3
Whitt L. Moreland
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps
Korean WarUN May–June 1951 counteroffensive (DOW)
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Biography
Whitt Lloyd Moreland was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for sacrificing his life to save the lives of fellow Marines by smothering a hand grenade with his body during the UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive of the Korean War. He was the 17th Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.
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Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts