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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals23
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score209161 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#50of 291
Marine Corps#40of 273
Korean War#63of 197
Vietnam War#90of 217
Jimmie E. Howard
First Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Korean WarVietnam War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Star
- Purple Heartw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (4)
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Korean Service Medal (5)
- Vietnam Service Medal (2)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (2)
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Jimmie Earl Howard was a Marine Corps staff sergeant when he led an eighteen-man reconnaissance patrol in a fierce battle against a battalion of Viet Cong in June 1966. As a result of his heroic actions, Howard became the sixth U.S. Marine to be awarded the nation's highest honor for heroism in combat in Vietnam. The Medal of Honor was presented by President Lyndon B. Johnson in White House ceremonies on August 21, 1967.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+22Heroic Score167 pts