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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480
Number of Medals24
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score146142 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#80of 291
Fighter / combat pilot#98of 177
World War II#486of 924
Battle of Guadalcanal#6of 13
Battle of Iwo Jima#10of 17
Battle of Okinawa#10of 17
James Elms Swett
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIBattle of GuadalcanalBattle of Iwo JimaBattle of Okinawa
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Navy Distinguished Service Medal
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) (2)
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Air Medalw/ Numeral 5
- Combat Action Ribbon
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation (3)
- Navy Unit Commendation
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (3)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2)
Ribbon Rack
Biography
James Elms Swett was a United States Marine Corps fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He was awarded the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for actions while a division flight leader in VMF-221 over Guadalcanal on April 7, 1943. Over the course of the war he flew 103 combat missions, downed a total of 15.5 enemy aircraft and survived being shot down near New Georgia, earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses and five Air Medals.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts