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Heroic Score132753rd out of 4539
Number of Medals17
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score162222 of 4539
U.S. Army#228of 2023
Infantry#248of 1570
World War II#339of 948
Korean War †#4of 16
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- Korean War Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Nelson Vogel Brittin was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Yonggong-ni, Korea, on March 7, 1951.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Bronze Star Medal(base 15)
+15Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+17Heroic Score132 pts