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Heroic Score207415th out of 4480
Number of Medals12
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score227470 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#37of 291
Marine Corps#30of 273
World War II#200of 924
Pacific Theater#2of 2
Korean War#54of 197
Kenneth A. Walsh
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIPacific TheaterKorean War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
- Air Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Navy Cross
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Kenneth Ambrose Walsh was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and a Medal of Honor recipient who was the fourth ranking USMC fighter ace in World War II with a record of 21 enemy planes destroyed. He also served in Korea during the first year of the Korean War and retired from the Marine Corps in February 1962.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Navy Cross(base 80)
+80Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+27Heroic Score207 pts