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Heroic Score150760th out of 4480
Number of Medals21
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score188182 of 4480
U.S. Army#272of 2016
Infantry#270of 1502
Gulf War#2of 5
Yugoslav Wars#1of 2
Bosnian War#1of 1
Kosovo War#1of 3
Iraq War#11of 20
Invasion of Iraq †#1of 1
Paul Ray Smith
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Gulf WarYugoslav WarsBosnian WarKosovo WarIraq WarInvasion of Iraq †
Awards & Decorations
- Combat Action Medal
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heart
- Army Commendation Medal
- Army Achievement Medal
- Good Conduct Medal (United States)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Southwest Asia Service Medal (4)
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Armed Forces Service Medal
- Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon
- Army Service Ribbon
- Overseas Service Ribbon
- Nato Non-Article 5 Medal
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
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Biography
Paul Ray Smith was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. While serving with B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division in Baghdad, his team was attacked by a group of Iraqi soldiers and after a firefight he was killed by Iraqi fire. For his actions during this battle he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Two years later, the medal, along with the newly approved Medal of Honor flag, were presented to his family on behalf of him; specifically to his eleven-year-old son, at a White House ceremony by President George W. Bush.
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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