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Heroic Score42495th out of 4481
Number of Medals17
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score450316 of 4481
U.S. Army#41of 2016
Medical#1of 62
World War II#46of 924
Korean War#12of 197
Vietnam War#12of 217
George Edward Wahlen
Major, U.S. Army
World War IIKorean WarVietnam War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Navy Crossw/ 1 Gold Star
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heartw/ 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Army Commendation Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
Ribbon Rack
Biography
George E. Wahlen was a highly decorated United States Army officer who originally served during World War II as a United States Navy hospital corpsman. While attached to a Marine Corps rifle company, he displayed extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor.
Following his World War II navy service, Wahlen transitioned to the United States Army, where he served as an officer. His military career spanned three major conflicts, as he subsequently served during the Korean War and was wounded in action while serving in the Vietnam War.
His legacy of service is honored through numerous facilities named in his honor. In 2004, a special act of Congress allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City to be named after him while he was still living. Additionally, a veterans' nursing home in Ogden, Utah, and a city park in Roy, Utah, bear his name.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Navy Cross ×2(base 80, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+184Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+110Heroic Score424 pts