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★Victoria Cross

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Charles W. Whittlesey — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score330161st out of 4481

Number of Medals10

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score3401196 of 4481

U.S. Army#72of 2016

Infantry#66of 1502

World War I#86of 928

Oise-Aisne#1of 1

Meuse-Argonne#3of 3

Defensive Sector#2of 4

Charles W. Whittlesey

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army

World War IOise-AisneMeuse-ArgonneDefensive Sector

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
World War I Victory Medal (United States) (4)
Legion of Honor France
Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (2)
War Cross for Military Valor
Order of Prince Danilo I

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Charles White Whittlesey was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient who led the Lost Battalion in the Meuse–Argonne offensive during World War I. He committed suicide by drowning when he jumped from a ship en route to Havana on November 26, 1921, at age 37.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

War Cross for Military Valor(base 25)

+25

Order of Prince Danilo I(base 75)

+75

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

+60

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

+70

Heroic Score330 pts