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Heroic Score209405th out of 4480
Number of Medals18
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score239249 of 4480
U.S. Army#175of 2016
Infantry#153of 1502
World War II#192of 924
Korean War#52of 197
J
John C. Sjogren
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
World War IIKorean War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heartw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medalw/ 1 Arrowhead
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Philippine Liberation Medal (2)
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
John Carleton Sjogren was an American soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor in World War II during the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces in 1945. Against superior numbers, Sjogren was able to kill 43 enemy soldiers as well as destroying 9 pillboxes. He was the first of four soldiers from the 40th Division to receive the Medal. After the war, Sjogren served the Michigan National Guard from 1949 to 1953, where he rose to the rank of First Lieutenant and served in the Korean War before leaving the guard.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Philippine Presidential Unit Citation(base 25)
+25Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+54Heroic Score209 pts