Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals1

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480

U.S. Army#443of 2016

Infantry#417of 1502

World War I#385of 928

• Battle of Saint-Mihiel#1of 1

• Meuse–Argonne offensive#1of 2

Jesse N. Funk

Corporal, U.S. Army

World War I• Battle of Saint-Mihiel• Meuse–Argonne offensive

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Corporal Jesse Nathaniel Funk was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War I. He earned the medal while serving as a stretcher bearer during the Meuse–Argonne offensive, when he and another soldier, Charles D. Barger, entered no man's land despite heavy fire and rescued two wounded officers.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts