Heroic Score236282nd out of 4481

Number of Medals21

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score272193 of 4481

U.S. Army#122of 2016

Infantry#113of 1502

World War II#146of 924

Operation Overlord#7of 7

Siegfried Line campaign#1of 1

Battle of the Bulge#5of 9

Western Allied invasion of Germany#3of 9

Operation Blacklist Forty#1of 1

Occupation of Japan#2of 2

Korean War#38of 197

Jeju uprising#1of 1

Battle of Taejon (POW)#1of 1

Operation Big Switch#1of 1

William F. Dean

Major general, U.S. Army

World War IIOperation OverlordSiegfried Line campaignBattle of the BulgeWestern Allied invasion of GermanyOperation Blacklist FortyOccupation of JapanKorean WarJeju uprisingBattle of Taejon (POW)Operation Big Switch

Awards & Decorations

Ribbon Rack

Biography

William Frishe Dean Sr. was a United States Army major general during World War II and the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 20 and 21, 1950 during the Battle of Daejon (Taejon) in South Korea. Dean also became the highest ranking American officer captured by an enemy force since the 18 American Army generals captured by Imperial Japan after the fall of the Philippines when he was captured by North Korea during the Korean War.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Distinguished Service Cross (United States)(base 45)

+45

Bronze Star Medal(base 30)

+30

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

+61

Heroic Score236 pts