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A comprehensive archive of decorated U.S. military heroes, objectively ranked by the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25). Honoring valor through history.

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Fred E. Smith — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score192516th out of 4480

Number of Medals11

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score206827 of 4480

U.S. Army#207of 2016

Spanish–American War#15of 200

World War I#201of 928

Fred E. Smith

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army

Spanish–American WarWorld War I

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Spanish Campaign Medal
Philippine Campaign Medal
World War I Victory Medal (United States) (4)
Legion of Honor France
Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (2)
War Merit Cross

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Fred Eliphaz Smith was a United States Army officer and a posthumous recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was born in Rockford, Illinois, and graduated from the University of North Dakota in the spring of 1894. He first joined the national guard in 1898, later transferring to the regular army in 1899.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

War Merit Cross(base 15)

+15

Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))

+60

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

+17

Heroic Score192 pts