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Heroic Score236282nd out of 4481
Number of Medals14
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score258409 of 4481
U.S. Army#122of 2016
Infantry#113of 1502
Riley L. Pitts
Captain, U.S. Army
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Riley Leroy Pitts was a United States Army captain and the first African-American officer to receive the Medal of Honor. The medal was presented posthumously by President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 10, 1968 for actions in Ap Dong, Republic of Vietnam.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+61Heroic Score236 pts