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Heroic Score100955th out of 4539
Number of Medals24
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score146132 of 4539
U.S. Army#396of 2023
Armor#44of 347
World War II#480of 948
Battle of the Bulge#8of 9
Battle of Bastogne#1of 1
Korean War#101of 200
Battle of Pusan Perimeter#9of 18
2nd Battle of Naktong Bulge (WIA)#1of 1
Ernest R. Kouma
Master Sergeant, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓World War IIBattle of the BulgeBattle of BastogneKorean WarBattle of Pusan Perimeter2nd Battle of Naktong Bulge (WIA)
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean War Service Medal
- Korean Presidential Unit Citation
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Biography
Ernest Richard Kouma was a soldier in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War. He rose to the rank of master sergeant and received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 31 and September 1, 1950, during the Second Battle of Naktong Bulge in South Korea.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts