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Heroic Score236582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals27
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score284127 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#50of 291
Marine Corps#40of 273
World War II#264of 924
Korean War#63of 197
Second Battle of Seoul#3of 11
Frank N. Mitchell
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIKorean WarSecond Battle of Seoul
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Star
- Bronze Star Medalw/ "V" Device
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Combat Action Ribbon (2)
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States) (3)
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
- China Service Medal
- American Defense Service Medal (2)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (4)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (3)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean War Service Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Frank Nicias Mitchell was a United States Marine who served in World War II and was killed in action while serving with the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War. He posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions as a platoon commander during a firefight with the enemy on November 26, 1950, at Hagsang-ni, near Yudamni in North Korea.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+61Heroic Score236 pts