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Heroic Score150760th out of 4480
Number of Medals20
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score186192 of 4480
U.S. Army#272of 2016
Artillery#17of 82
World War II#324of 924
Western Allied invasion of Germany#5of 9
Battle of the Bulge#7of 9
Korean War#79of 197
Fourth Phase Offensive#1of 1
Battle of Hoengsong †#1of 1
Charles R. Long
Sergeant, U.S. Army
World War IIWestern Allied invasion of GermanyBattle of the BulgeKorean WarFourth Phase OffensiveBattle of Hoengsong †
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heart
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (4)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (5)
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean War Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Charles Richard Long was a United States Army soldier who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. A native of Independence, Missouri, Long joined the Army after high school and served in Europe during World War II. Recalled to active duty for the Korean War, he served as a sergeant and forward observer for a mortar platoon. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his conduct during the Battle of Hoengsong when assaulted by a numerically superior force on February 12, 1951, he voluntarily remained at his forward post and continued to direct mortar fire until being overrun and killed.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+20Heroic Score150 pts