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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals15
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score193315 of 4480
U.S. Air Force#19of 65
Fighter / combat pilot#64of 177
World War II#264of 924
European air campaign#3of 11
Oil campaign#1of 3
Operation Tidal Wave †#1of 3
John L. Jerstad
Major, U.S. Air Force
World War IIEuropean air campaignOil campaignOperation Tidal Wave †
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
John Louis Jerstad was a United States Army Air Forces officer who was posthumously awarded the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He received the medal for his actions as a B-24 pilot during a raid on Ploieşti, Romania, in World War II.
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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