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Heroic Score349134th out of 4481
Number of Medals24
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score385193 of 4481
U.S. Army#57of 2016
Infantry#53of 1502
World War II#68of 924
Operation Torch#3of 6
Allied invasion of Sicily#2of 5
Normandy landings#1of 4
Walter D. Ehlers
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
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) (3)
- 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 45)
+45Bronze Star Medal ×2(base 30, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+69Croix de Guerre — 2 citations(2 × 30 (each citation = one heroic action))
+60Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+75Heroic Score349 pts