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Heroic Score45779th out of 4480
Number of Medals45
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score53761 of 4480
U.S. Air Force#3of 65
World War II#36of 924
South West Pacific Theatre#1of 1
Battle of Buna-Gona#1of 2
Philippines campaign †#1of 2
Thomas McGuire
Major, U.S. Air Force
World War IISouth West Pacific TheatreBattle of Buna-GonaPhilippines campaign †
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
- Silver Starw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) (6)
- Purple Heartw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Air Medalw/ Numeral 15
- Army Presidential Unit Citation (4)
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal (4)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Distinguished Marksmanship Ribbon
- Philippine Liberation Medal (3)
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. was an American United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the second-highest scoring American ace of the war.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Distinguished Service Cross (United States)(base 45)
+45Silver Star ×3(base 45, 3 awards (rarity curve))
+194Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+118Heroic Score457 pts