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★Victoria Cross

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Raymond H. Cooley — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score132753rd out of 4539

Number of Medals11

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score150437 of 4539

U.S. Army#228of 2023

Infantry#248of 1570

World War II#339of 948

Raymond H. Cooley

Master Sergeant, U.S. Army

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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
World War II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

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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 15)

+15

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+17

Heroic Score132 pts