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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals14
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score191350 of 4480
U.S. Air Force#19of 65
Artillery#12of 82
World War II#264of 924
European air campaign#3of 11
Oil campaign#1of 3
Operation Tidal Wave †#1of 3
Addison Baker
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
World War IIEuropean air campaignOil campaignOperation Tidal Wave †
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Lieutenant Colonel Addison Earl Baker was commander of the 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) in the U.S. Army Air Forces who led the group on the low-altitude Allied bombing mission of oil refineries at Ploieşti, Romania, Operation Tidal Wave. For his actions during World War II he received the United States of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor (posthumously).
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+22Heroic Score167 pts