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Heroic Score345244th out of 4480
Number of Medals19
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score373249 of 4480
U.S. Army#103of 2016
Infantry#98of 1502
World War II#127of 924
Korean War#35of 197
Joseph E. Schaefer
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army
World War IIKorean War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Starw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heartw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (4)
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Croix de Guerre — (France)
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Joseph Edward Schaefer was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star ×2(base 45, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+103Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Croix de Guerre — 1 citation(1 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+82Heroic Score345 pts