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Heroic Score234321st out of 4480
Number of Medals20
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score268213 of 4480
U.S. Air Force#10of 65
Fighter / combat pilot#35of 177
World War II#168of 924
Neel E. Kearby
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
World War II
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Neel Ernest Kearby was a United States Army Air Forces colonel and P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat. Kearby is the first United States Army Air Forces fighter pilot to have received the Medal of Honor. He scored 22 aerial victories and was the top-scoring P-47 pilot in the Pacific Theater.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star ×2(base 45, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+103Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+31Heroic Score234 pts