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Heroic Score327168th out of 4481
Number of Medals15
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score351351 of 4481
U.S. Navy#14of 704
Surface warfare#2of 182
World War II#87of 924
Solomon Islands campaign#4of 9
Invasion of New Georgia#1of 1
Battle of Kolombangara#1of 1
Battle off Horaniu#1of 1
Thomas J. Ryan (admiral)
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
World War IISolomon Islands campaignInvasion of New GeorgiaBattle of KolombangaraBattle off Horaniu
Awards & Decorations
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Biography
Rear Admiral Thomas John Rya, Jr. was a career American naval officer who received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions while in Yokohama, Japan during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. Ryan went on to serve in World War II as a destroyer flotilla commander.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Navy Cross ×2(base 80, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+184Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+43Heroic Score327 pts