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Heroic Score194490th out of 4481
Number of Medals12
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score212569 of 4481
U.S. Army#189of 2016
Infantry#175of 1502
Korean War#57of 197
Battle of Pusan Perimeter#3of 18
Pusan Perimeter Offensive †#1of 2
William R. Jecelin
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Korean WarBattle of Pusan PerimeterPusan Perimeter Offensive †
Awards & Decorations
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star MedalCombat "V" Device
- Purple Heart
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal1 bronze service star
- United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
- Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army) — (United States)
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Ribbon Rack
Biography
William R. Jecelin was a soldier in the United States Army who posthumously received the United States military's highest decoration for bravery, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Korean War. He was born in and joined the Army from Baltimore, Maryland and was sent as a Sergeant to fight in the Korean War. While there he was fighting with Company C, 35th Infantry Regiment during the Pusan Perimeter Offensive when a grenade was thrown at them Jecelin sacrificed himself to save the other soldiers in his unit. He covered the grenade with his body and was killed. His body was returned to the US and buried in his hometown of Baltimore.
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Score Breakdown
Medal of Honor(base 100)
+100Bronze Star Medal ×2(base 30, 2 awards (rarity curve))
+69Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+25Heroic Score194 pts