fourteen individual decorations for combat he received from the U.S. Army: the Medal of Honor, two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, three Bronze Star Medals (two for heroism), and seven Purple Hearts. Urban received the following military decorations and awards: Personal awards and honors Urban's personal awards and honors include: Man of the Year Award (1953), Monroe, Michigan New York State Conspicuous Service Cross (1979) Matt Urban Day (1979), Holland, Michigan Amateur Softball Association of America, National Softball Hall of Fame (Commissioner), 1980 Matt Urban Sports Complex (1996), Holland, Michigan Matt Urban Center (2000), Buffalo, New York Matt Urban American Legion Post 40, Monroe, Michigan Lt. Col. Matt Urban Memorial (2008), Buffalo, New York Lt. Col. Matt Urban VFW Post 7275 (2011), Lancaster, New York Lt. Col. Matt Urban Polish Legion of American Veterans (PLAV) Post 164, Warren, Ohio National Veteran Boxers Association, Buffalo Boxing Hall of Fame (2012) Matt Urban Memorial Bridge, US 24, was named after Urban in 2014, in Monroe County, Michigan Kappa Delta Rho fraternity, Ordo Honoris - Beta Chapter, Cornell University The Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, building at Fort Jackson, South Carolina was named "Urban Hall" in March 2017 See also List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II Notes References External links 1919 births 1995 deaths United States Army personnel of World War II American people of Polish descent Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Cornell University alumni Military personnel from Buffalo, New York Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Silver Star United States Army Medal of Honor recipients United States Army officers Battle of Normandy recipients of the Medal of Honor World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor