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★Victoria Cross

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Jack L. Knight — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score150760th out of 4480

Number of Medals9

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score164827 of 4480

U.S. Army#272of 2016

Armor#32of 347

World War II#324of 924

Jack L. Knight

First Lieutenant, U.S. Army

World War II

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Jack Llewellyn Knight was an American National Guard officer who was killed in action during World War II. He was awarded the United States highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, posthumously. He was inducted to the Texas Military Hall of Honor in 1980, awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor posthumously on May 31, 1999.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

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

+20

Heroic Score150 pts