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Heroic Score395106th out of 4481
Number of Medals17
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score417409 of 4481
U.S. Army#46of 2016
Infantry#41of 1502
World War I#58of 928
Battle of Soissons (WIA)#1of 1
Meuse–Argonne offensive#4of 9
World War II#52of 924
Samuel I. Parker
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
World War IBattle of Soissons (WIA)Meuse–Argonne offensiveWorld War II
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
- Silver Starw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Legion of Merit
- Purple Heartw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- World War I Victory Medal (United States) (6)
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
- Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (2)
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Samuel Iredell Parker was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. A Second Lieutenant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle of Soissons France during World War I. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented the Medal of Honor to Parker on May 7, 1936, at the White House in a ceremony which U.S. Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Malin H. Craig attended.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Distinguished Service Cross (United States)(base 45)
+45Silver Star ×2(base 45, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+103Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+60Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+87Heroic Score395 pts