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Heroic Score155728th out of 4480
Number of Medals25
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score199150 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#59of 291
Fighter / combat pilot#77of 177
World War II#318of 924
Battle of Iwo Jima#7of 17
Korean War#75of 197
Battle of Inchon#9of 16
Battle of Chosin Reservoir#9of 13
Henry A. Commiskey Sr.
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIBattle of Iwo JimaKorean WarBattle of InchonBattle of Chosin Reservoir
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Purple Heartw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2)
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation (3)
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (2)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Korean Service Medal (4)
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean War Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Henry Alfred Commiskey Sr. was a United States Marine who served during World War II at the Battle of Iwo Jima and in the Korean War in the Inchon landing. As a lieutenant, he was the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor — the nation's highest decoration for valor — for extraordinary heroism in the Korean War, leading a charge up a hill and killing seven enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ×2(base 15, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+35Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+20Heroic Score155 pts