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Heroic Score222268th out of 4539
Number of Medals24
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score262183 of 4539
U.S. Army#89of 2023
Infantry#85of 1570
World War II#134of 948
Operation Torch#3of 6
Allied invasion of Sicily#4of 5
Normandy landings#2of 4
Walter D. Ehlers
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Support & adopt this hero ↓World War IIOperation TorchAllied invasion of SicilyNormandy landings
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Silver Star
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Purple Heartw/ 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medalw/ 1 Arrowhead
- World War II Victory Medal
- Croix de Guerre — (France)
- Legion of Honour
- Army of Occupation Medal
- Combat Infantryman Badge
- Croix de Guerre 1940
- Order of Leopold, Knight
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Walter David Ehlers was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the US armed forces' 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 30)
+30Bronze Star Medal ×2(base 15, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+35Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+57Heroic Score222 pts