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Heroic Score155729th out of 4481
Number of Medals29
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score209116 of 4481
U.S. Army#264of 2016
Infantry#263of 1502
Korean War#75of 197
Joseph C. Rodríguez
Colonel, U.S. Army
Korean War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Legion of Meritw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Purple Heart
- Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
- Air Medal
- Army Commendation Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Korean Service Medal (4)
- Vietnam Service Medal (5)
- Korea Defense Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (2)
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Colonel Joseph Charles Rodríguez was a United States Army soldier who earned the Medal of Honor – the United States' highest military decoration for his actions near Munye-ri, Korea, during the Korean War.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm(base 35)
+35Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+20Heroic Score155 pts