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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals22
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score207171 of 4480
U.S. Army#215of 2016
Infantry#199of 1502
World War II#264of 924
Korean War#63of 197
Second Phase Offensive#3of 8
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River#2of 2
Battle of Ipsok (DOW)#1of 1
Reginald B. Desiderio
Captain, U.S. Army
World War IIKorean WarSecond Phase OffensiveBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverBattle of Ipsok (DOW)
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Star
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Purple Heart
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (3)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (3)
- Korean War Service Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States) (2)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Reginald Benjamin Desiderio was a soldier in the United States Army who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 27, 1950, during the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+22Heroic Score167 pts