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★Victoria Cross

A comprehensive archive of decorated U.S. military heroes, objectively ranked by the Unified Scoring Matrix (USM-25). Honoring valor through history.

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Walter E. Truemper — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score150763rd out of 4483

Number of Medals8

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score162992 of 4483

U.S. Air Force#30of 65

Fighter / combat pilot#83of 177

World War II#325of 925

Walter E. Truemper

Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force

World War II

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart
Air Medal
American Campaign Medal
European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2)
World War II Victory Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Walter Edward Truemper was a United States Army Air Forces officer in World War II and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He and his crewmate, Staff Sergeant Archibald Mathies, were posthumously awarded the medal for attempting to save the life of their wounded pilot by staying aboard and trying to land their damaged aircraft. Truemper, Mathies, and the pilot were killed when the aircraft crashed following a third unsuccessful landing attempt.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))

+20

Heroic Score150 pts