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David M. Gonzales — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score150761st out of 4481

Number of Medals8

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score162990 of 4481

U.S. Army#272of 2016

Infantry#270of 1502

World War II#324of 924

Battle of Luzon †#1of 1

David M. Gonzales

Private First Class, U.S. Army

World War IIBattle of Luzon †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Private First Class David M. Gonzales was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions during World War II. On April 25, 1945, at age 21, PFC Gonzales was killed in action in the Philippines while, in the face of enemy machine gunfire, digging out fellow soldiers who had been buried in a bomb explosion.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+20

Heroic Score150 pts