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Raymond H. Cooley — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score209405th out of 4480

Number of Medals11

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score225678 of 4480

U.S. Army#175of 2016

Infantry#153of 1502

World War II#192of 924

Raymond H. Cooley

Master Sergeant, U.S. Army

World War II

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Raymond Henry Cooley was a soldier who received the Medal of Honor for actions in the campaign to recapture the Philippines from Japanese forces during World War II. Cooley joined the Army from Tennessee in September 1941. Cooley is one of a few known Medal of Honor recipients to have fallen on a grenade and survived.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation(base 25)

+25

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))

+54

Heroic Score209 pts