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Heroic Score86212th out of 4483
Number of Medals25
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score890285 of 4483
U.S. Army#3of 2017
Infantry#4of 1503
World War II#7of 925
North Africa Campaign#1of 1
Sicily Campaign#1of 1
Operation Overlord#2of 7
Matt Urban
Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army
World War IINorth Africa CampaignSicily CampaignOperation Overlord
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Starw/ 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster & 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters & "V" Device
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster & 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Matt Louis Urban was a United States Army lieutenant colonel and one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War II. Urban performed valiantly in combat on many occasions despite being wounded in action several times. He received over a dozen personal decorations for combat, including seven Purple Hearts. In 1980, he received the Medal of Honor and three other U.S. decorations and one foreign decoration for his actions in France and Belgium in 1944.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star ×7(base 45, 7 awards (rarity curve))
+410Bronze Star Medal ×3(base 30, 3 awards (rarity curve))
+129Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+223Heroic Score862 pts