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Heroic Score236582nd out of 4480
Number of Medals24
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score278150 of 4480
U.S. Army#215of 2016
Infantry#199of 1502
World War II#264of 924
Italian Campaign#3of 18
Allied invasion of Sicily#4of 5
Allied invasion of Italy#3of 6
Battle of Salerno#1of 1
Battle of Anzio#3of 4
Korean War#63of 197
Vietnam War#90of 217
Van T. Barfoot
Colonel, U.S. Army
World War IIItalian CampaignAllied invasion of SicilyAllied invasion of ItalyBattle of SalernoBattle of AnzioKorean WarVietnam War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Star
- Legion of Meritw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heartw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
- Air Medal
- Army Commendation Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medalw/ 1 Arrowhead
- World War II Victory Medal
- Army of Occupation Medal
- National Defense Service Medal (2)
- Vietnam Service Medal (3)
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Biography
Van Thomas Barfoot was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Silver Star(base 45)
+45Bronze Star Medal(base 30)
+30Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+61Heroic Score236 pts