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★Victoria Cross

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Charles Calvin Rogers — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score50468th out of 4481

Number of Medals14

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score520679 of 4481

U.S. Army#26of 2016

Artillery#1of 82

Vietnam War#5of 217

Charles Calvin Rogers

Major general, U.S. Army

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
Bronze Star Medal
w/ 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Purple Heart
Air Medal
w/ Numeral 2
Army Commendation Medal
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Master Parachutist Badge
Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Charles Calvin Rogers was a recipient of the highest military decoration in the United States, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War. A lieutenant colonel at the time, he became the highest-ranking Black soldier in the U.S. military to receive this honor. A career officer who entered the service as a second lieutenant commissioned by ROTC when the military was still racially segregated, he retired after 32 years in the United States Army with the rank of major general.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal ×4(base 30, 4 awards (rarity curve))

+228

Master Parachutist Badge(base 45)

+45

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))

+131

Heroic Score504 pts