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★Victoria Cross

A comprehensive archive of decorated U.S. military heroes, objectively ranked by the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25). Honoring valor through history.

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Benjamin Kaufman — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score44087th out of 4480

Number of Medals11

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score4501195 of 4480

U.S. Army#36of 2016

Infantry#35of 1502

World War I#52of 928

Oisne-Aisne#1of 1

Meuse-Argonne#1of 3

Benjamin Kaufman

First Sergeant, U.S. Army

World War IOisne-AisneMeuse-Argonne

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
World War I Victory Medal (United States) (4)
Médaille militaire
Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (2)
Croce al Merito di Guerra
Medal for Military Bravery — (Kingdom of Montenegro)

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Benjamin Kaufman was a First Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I. He received the Medal of Honor and the Croix de Guerre for bravery in action in the Argonne Forest, France on October 4, 1918.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Médaille militaire(base 80)

+80

Croce al Merito di Guerra(base 30)

+30

Medal for Military Bravery — (Kingdom of Montenegro)(base 20)

+20

Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))

+60

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.65 (4 medal types))

+150

Heroic Score440 pts