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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals20
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score203192 of 4480
U.S. Army#215of 2016
Infantry#199of 1502
World War II#264of 924
Korean War †#3of 18
Hungnam evacuation#2of 3
Darwin K. Kyle
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
World War IIKorean War †Hungnam evacuation
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Star
- Soldier's Medal
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Purple Heart
- Army Presidential Unit Citation
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (3)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (3)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Korean War Service Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Darwin Keith Kyle was an officer in the United States Army who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in the Korean War. A veteran soldier, Kyle earned both a Silver Star and Bronze Star Medal for his heroic actions in France and Germany during World War II. A master sergeant at the outbreak of the Korean War, "Gus" Kyle was awarded the Soldier's Medal for his heroic actions on December 24, 1950, during the final stages of the Hungnam evacuation. He received a battlefield commission as a second lieutenant on January 27, 1951. He was killed in action on February 16, 1951, and on January 16, 1952, at the Pentagon, his widow accepted the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+22Heroic Score167 pts