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Heroic Score150760th out of 4480
Number of Medals17
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score180249 of 4480
U.S. Army#272of 2016
Infantry#270of 1502
World War II#324of 924
Korean War †#4of 18
Nelson V. Brittin
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
World War IIKorean War †
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 (2)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal (2)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (2)
- Korean War Service Medal
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Korean Presidential Unit Citation
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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 30)
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+20Heroic Score150 pts