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★Victoria Cross

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Robert Sheldon Scott — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score363128th out of 4480

Number of Medals18

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score391283 of 4480

U.S. Army#56of 2016

Infantry#52of 1502

World War II#65of 924

Robert Sheldon Scott

Colonel, U.S. Army

World War II

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
Silver Star
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (3)
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal (5)
United Nations Service Medal (Korea)

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Colonel Robert Sheldon Scott was a soldier of the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II (1939/1941-1945). He was born in Washington, D. C., and graduated later from the University of New Mexico in 1937 with a degree in English. In September 1941, Scott was drafted into the U.S. Army. After attending Officer's Candidate School he received a commission.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Distinguished Service Cross (United States)(base 45)

+45

Silver Star(base 45)

+45

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.65 (4 medal types))

+143

Heroic Score363 pts