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Alexander R. Nininger — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score144993rd out of 4481

Number of Medals13

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score166409 of 4481

U.S. Army#432of 2016

Infantry#395of 1502

World War II#457of 924

Alexander R. Nininger

Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army

World War II

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
w/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
Philippine Defense Medal (2)
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Alexander Ramsey Nininger Jr. was a Second Lieutenant in the US Army assigned to lead a unit of the Philippine Scouts who was killed in action in the Battle of Bataan. He was the first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation(base 25)

+25

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

+19

Heroic Score144 pts