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Heroic Score296576th out of 4480
Number of Medals24
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score336150 of 4480
U.S. Army#213of 2016
Special operations#20of 41
Vietnam War#88of 217
Paris Davis
Colonel, U.S. Army
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Soldier's Medal
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal (United States)w/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Air Medal
- Army Commendation Medal
- Army Commendation Medalw/ 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal (4)
- Korea Defense Service Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Paris D. Davis is a retired United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1965 during the Vietnam War, while he was a captain with the 5th Special Forces Group. Originally awarded the Silver Star, Davis was twice previously nominated for the Medal of Honor, but both times the paperwork relating to his nomination disappeared; the time from the first nomination to the completion of a successful third nomination spanned 58 years.
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Score Breakdown
Soldier's Medal(base 50)
+50Bronze Star Medal ×2(base 30, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+69Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+77Heroic Score296 pts