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★Victoria Cross

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William G. Austin — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score167582nd out of 4480

Number of Medals5

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1731592 of 4480

U.S. Army#215of 2016

Armor#21of 347

Indian Wars#6of 166

Spanish–American War#16of 200

William G. Austin

Colonel, U.S. Army

Indian WarsSpanish–American War

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor
Silver Star
Indian Campaign Medal
Spanish Campaign Medal
World War I Victory Medal (United States)

Ribbon Rack

Biography

William Grafton Austin was an American enlisted man and officer in the U.S. Army who served with the 7th Cavalry Regiment during the Indian Wars. Austin received the Medal of Honor for extraordinary gallantry at the Battle of Wounded Knee, but now called the Wounded Knee Massacre, on December 29, 1890.

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Score Breakdown

Medal of Honor(base 100)

+100

Silver Star(base 45)

+45

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

+22

Heroic Score167 pts