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★Victoria Cross

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Francis B. Wai — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score144993rd out of 4481

Number of Medals12

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score164471 of 4481

U.S. Army#432of 2016

Amphibious#2of 6

World War II#457of 924

New Guinea#1of 1

Battle of Leyte †#1of 2

Francis B. Wai

Captain, U.S. Army

World War IINew GuineaBattle of Leyte †

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Purple Heart
American Defense Service Medal (2)
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
w/ 1 Arrowhead
World War II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Infantryman Badge

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Francis Brown Wai was a United States Army captain who was killed in action during the U.S. amphibious assault and liberation of the Philippine Islands from Japan in 1944, during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for extraordinary heroism in action at Leyte.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation(base 25)

+25

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

+19

Heroic Score144 pts