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Heroic Score155573rd out of 4539
Number of Medals27
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score203132 of 4539
U.S. Coast Guard#1of 3
Airborne#22of 71
World War II#267of 948
Vietnam War †#8of 100
Charles Ernest Hosking Jr.
Master Sergeant (posthumous), U.S. Coast Guard
Support & adopt this hero ↓World War IIVietnam War †
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Air Medal
- Army Commendation Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medalw/ 1 Arrowhead
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
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Biography
Charles Ernest Hosking Jr. was a United States Army Special Forces soldier who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal posthumously for holding a Viet Cong prisoner with a live grenade, taking the brunt of the blast rather than allowing the prisoner to reach several of his commanders.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Bronze Star Medal ×2(base 15, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+35Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+20Heroic Score155 pts