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Heroic Score315184th out of 4482
Number of Medals54
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score41147 of 4482
U.S. Marine Corps#18of 291
Marine Corps#13of 273
Korean War#25of 197
Vietnam War#26of 217
Wesley L. Fox
Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Korean WarVietnam War
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Legion of Meritw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Bronze Star Medalw/ 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
- Purple Heartw/ 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
- Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
- Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3)
- Combat Action Ribbon (2)
- Navy Presidential Unit Citation
- Army Presidential Unit Citation
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (5)
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (5)
- National Defense Service Medal (3)
- Korean Service Medal (4)
- Vietnam Service Medal (3)
- Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (4)
- Navy Arctic Service Ribbon
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross (3)
- Armed Forces Honor Medal
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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Biography
Wesley Lee Fox was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 43 years of service. Fox was a combat veteran – receiving the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War – and is considered one of the Marine Corps' legendary heroes. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he wrote a book about his career: Marine Rifleman: Forty-Three Years in the Corps; and, he served for 8 years as deputy commandant for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Bronze Star Medal ×2(base 30, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+69Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ×3(base 15, 3 awards (rarity curve))
+65Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))
+81Heroic Score315 pts