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Heroic Score1001058th out of 4481
Number of Medals17
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score132236 of 4481
U.S. Navy#80of 704
Marine Corps#61of 273
World War II#486of 924
Battle of Saipan#5of 9
Battle of Tinian#5of 9
Battle of Iwo Jima#10of 17
Francis Junior Pierce
Pharmacist’s Mate First Class (Navy) Second Lieutenant (National Guard), U.S. Navy
World War IIBattle of SaipanBattle of TinianBattle of Iwo Jima
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States) (2)
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Navy Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (5)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Francis Junior Pierce was a United States Navy hospital corpsman in World War II who received the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the medal for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on March 15–16, 1945, while assigned to a Marine Corps infantry battalion during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts