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Ruben Rivers — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480

Number of Medals9

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score181827 of 4480

U.S. Army#215of 2016

Armor#21of 347

World War II#264of 924

Battle of Metz#1of 1

Ruben Rivers

Staff sergeant, U.S. Army

World War IIBattle of Metz

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Silver Star
Purple Heart
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Ruben Rivers was a United States Army staff sergeant who was killed in action while serving as a tank company platoon sergeant during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on November 16–19, 1944, near Bourgaltroff, France.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Silver Star(base 45)

+45

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

+22

Heroic Score167 pts