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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals29
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score221115 of 4480
U.S. Air Force#19of 65
Artillery#12of 82
World War II#264of 924
John R. Kane
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
World War II
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Star
- Legion of Merit
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) (2)
- Air Medalw/ Numeral 5
- Army Commendation Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation Air Force (2)
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal (2)
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (5)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Air Force Longevity Service Award (5)
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
John Riley Kane was a colonel in the United States Army Air Forces and later the United States Air Force who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, in World War II. A native of Texas, Kane joined the Army Air Forces after graduating from Baylor University. During World War II, he commanded the 98th Bombardment Group, a B-24 Liberator unit, and conducted bombing missions in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the 98th in Operation Tidal Wave, a low-altitude attack on oil refineries in Ploieşti, Romania. After the war, he commanded a series of airfields in the U.S. and served a year and a half in North Africa before his retirement.
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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