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Heroic Score243518th out of 4480
Number of Medals32
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score301100 of 4480
U.S. Marine Corps#48of 291
Fighter / combat pilot#54of 177
World War II#237of 924
Battle of Guadalcanal#5of 13
Battle of Iwo Jima#2of 17
Battle of Peleliu#4of 11
Korean War#62of 197
Robert E. Galer
Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIBattle of GuadalcanalBattle of Iwo JimaBattle of PeleliuKorean War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Legion of Meritw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) (2)
- Purple Heart
- Air Medalw/ Numeral 5
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation
- Navy Unit Commendation
- American Defense Service Medal (2)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (2)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Korean Service Medal (5)
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Brigadier General Robert Edward Galer was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism in aerial combat during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. He went on to command Marine Aircraft Group 12 during the Korean War and retired a few years after in 1957.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal(base 15)
+15Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)(base 65)
+65Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+63Heroic Score243 pts