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Heroic Score79215th out of 4480
Number of Medals14
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score804989 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#6of 291
Marine Corps#5of 273
World War I#9of 928
Battle of Belleau Wood#4of 9
Battle of Soissons#1of 4
Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge †#1of 1
Matej Kocak
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IBattle of Belleau WoodBattle of SoissonsBattle of Blanc Mont Ridge †
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Matej Kocak, a United States Marine Corps sergeant, was posthumously awarded both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor, for "heroism above and beyond the call of duty" in action against the enemy on July 18, 1918. Less than three months after his act of heroism he was killed in action by enemy gunfire in the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge in France while serving as a member of the 66th Company, 5th Regiment.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor ×2(base 100, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+230Silver Star ×2(base 45, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+103Médaille militaire(base 80)
+80Croce al Merito di Guerra(base 30)
+30Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+60Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.65 (4 medal types))
+289Heroic Score792 pts