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Heroic Score248272nd out of 4481
Number of Medals27
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score294143 of 4481
U.S. Marine Corps#24of 291
Marine Corps#18of 273
World War II#143of 924
Battle of Tarawa#1of 7
Battle of Saipan#2of 9
Battle of Tinian#2of 9
Battle of Okinawa#3of 17
Korean War#37of 197
Battle of Inchon#7of 16
UN September 1950 counteroffensive#1of 4
Second Battle of Seoul (DOW)#1of 2
Stanley R. Christianson
Corporal (posthumous), U.S. Marine Corps
World War IIBattle of TarawaBattle of SaipanBattle of TinianBattle of OkinawaKorean WarBattle of InchonUN September 1950 counteroffensiveSecond Battle of Seoul (DOW)
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Purple Heart
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
- Combat Action Ribbon (2)
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation (3)
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (5)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (2)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal (4)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
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Biography
Stanley R. Christianson was a Marine Corps private first class who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration for valor, for giving his life in a one-man stand against a ferocious attack which threatened to destroy his platoon in Korea on September 29, 1950.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Bronze Star Medal ×2(base 30, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+69Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal(base 15)
+15Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+64Heroic Score248 pts