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★Victoria Cross

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William Badders — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score311130th out of 4539

Number of Medals7

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score3191172 of 4539

U.S. Navy#16of 707

William Badders

Chief Machinist’s Mate, U.S. Navy

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Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Good Conduct Medal (United States)
World War I Victory Medal (United States)
Yangtze Service Medal
American Defense Service Medal

Ribbon Rack

Biography

William Badders was a diver (Chief Machinist’s Mate) in the United States Navy and a recipient of the highest American military decoration, the Medal of Honor, as well as the Navy Cross.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Navy Cross(base 80)

+80

Navy and Marine Corps Medal(base 50)

+50

Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.35 (3 medal types))

+81

Heroic Score311 pts