List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

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This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States. Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously.^[1]

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global military conflict, the joining of what had initially been two separate conflicts. The first began in Asia in 1937 as the Second Sino-Japanese War; the other began in Europe in 1939 with the German and Soviet invasion of Poland.^[2] This global conflict split the majority of the world's nations into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

The United States, and its military, was drawn into World War II on December 7, 1941, when Axis-member Japan launched the Attack on Pearl Harbor and European territories in the Pacific Ocean.

For actions during World War II, 472 United States military personnel received the Medal of Honor.^[3] Seventeen of these were Japanese-Americans fighting in both Europe and the Pacific, many of which were upgraded from Distinguished Service Crosses during the Clinton administration. Additionally, Douglas Albert Munro was the only serviceman from the United States Coast Guard in United States military history to receive the Medal for his actions during the war.

The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, for which seventeen U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal. The last action to earn a contemporaneous Medal of Honor prior to the August 15, 1945, end of hostilities in World War II, were those of Melvin Mayfield, on July 29, 1945 – though several honorees may have been cited for their Medal after Mayfield's recognition on May 31, 1946. Additionally, seven African Americans and twenty-two Asian American veterans who had received the Distinguished Service Cross during the war were awarded the Medal of Honor in 1997 and 2000 — most of them posthumously — after two studies determined that racial discrimination had caused them to be overlooked at the time.^[4]

A

  This with the  † indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	Lucian Adams	Army	Staff Sergeant	near St. Die, France	October 28, 1944	For single-handedly destroying enemy machine gun emplacements to re-establish supply lines to U.S. Army companies.
	Harold C. Agerholm †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Saipan, Marianas Islands	July 7, 1944	For single-handedly evacuating approximately, 45 casualties under heavy rifle and mortar fire.
—	Beauford T. Anderson	Army	Technical Sergeant	Okinawa	April 13, 1945	Risked his life to save several of his fellow soldiers and repel an enemy attack single-handedly.
	Richard B. Anderson †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands	February 1, 1944	In a shell crater, Richard B. Anderson hurled his body upon a grenade to save his companions, taking the full impact of the explosion.
—	Sylvester Antolak †	Army	Sergeant	near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy	May 24, 1944	Near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy, he charged 200 yards over flat, coverless terrain to destroy an enemy machinegun nest during the second day of the offensive which broke through the German cordon of steel around the Anzio beachhead.
	Richard N. Antrim	Navy	Lieutenant	Makassar, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies	April 1942	During the early part of his imprisonment at Makassar in April 1942, he saw a Japanese guard brutally beating a fellow prisoner of war and successfully intervened, at great risk to his own life. For his conspicuous act of valor, Antrim later received the Medal of Honor.
—	Thomas E. Atkins	Army	Private First Class	Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippines	March 10, 1945	Remained in his fox hole for 4 hours bearing the brunt of each enemy assault and maintaining fire until each charge was repulsed.

B

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	Kenneth D. Bailey †	Marine Corps	Major	Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	September 12, 1942 – September 13, 1942	For repelling enemy offensive maneuvers, holding the main line and upholding friendly morale while sustaining fire from superior enemy forces despite a severe head wound.
	Addison E. Baker †	Air Forces	Lieutenant Colonel	over Ploiești, Romania (Operation Tidal Wave)	August 1, 1943	For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on August 1, 1943. On this date he led his command, the 93d Heavy Bombardment Group, on a daring low-level attack against enemy oil refineries and installations at Ploiești, Romania.
	Thomas A. Baker †	Army	Private	Saipan, Mariana Islands	June 19, 1944 – July 7, 1944	On Saipan in the Marianas Islands, he advanced ahead of his unit with a bazooka and destroyed a Japanese emplacement which was firing on his company. Several days later, he single-handedly attacked and killed two groups of Japanese soldiers. On July 7, Baker's position came under attack by a large Japanese force. Although seriously wounded early in the attack, he refused to be evacuated and continued to fight in the close-range battle until running out of ammunition. When a comrade was wounded while trying to carry him to safety, Baker insisted that he be left behind. At his request, his comrades left him propped against a tree and gave him a pistol, which had eight bullets remaining. When American forces retook the position, they found the pistol, now empty, and eight dead Japanese soldiers around Baker's body.
	Vernon J. Baker	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Viareggio, Italy	April 5, 1945 – April 6, 1945	Demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in destroying enemy installations, personnel and equipment during his company's attack against a strongly entrenched enemy in mountainous terrain. One of seven African American soldiers who received their medals belatedly, after a 1993 study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Van T. Barfoot	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Carano, Italy	May 23, 1944	For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 23 May 1944, near Carano, Italy
—	Carlton W. Barrett	Army	Private	near St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France	June 6, 1944	Joined the United States Army in Albany, New York, he was a member of, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Barrett was one of four Medal of Honor recipients on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
	John Basilone	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Lunga area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	October 24, 1942 – October 25, 1942	On the night of October 24–25, 1942 his unit engaged the Japanese in the Lunga area when their position came under attack by a regiment of approximately 3,000 soldiers. The Japanese forces began a frontal attack using machine guns, grenades and mortars against the American heavy machine guns. Basilone commanded two sections of machine guns that fought for the next 48 hours until only Basilone and two other men were still able to continue fighting. Basilone moved an extra gun into position and maintained continual fire against the incoming Japanese forces. He repaired another machine-gun and personally manned it, holding the defensive line until replacements arrived. With the continuous fighting, ammunition became critically low and supply lines were cut off. Basilone fought through hostile lines and returned with urgently needed ammunition for his gunners. He was killed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. He was the first Enlisted Marine to receive The Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, and The Navy Cross.
	Harold W. Bauer †	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	South Pacific area	May 10, 1942 – November 14, 1942	For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous courage as Squadron Commander of Marine Fighting Squadron TWO TWELVE in the South Pacific Area during the period May 10 to November 14, 1942.
	Lewis K. Bausell †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Peleliu Island, Palau Group	September 15, 1944	During combat at Peleliu, he covered an exploding Japanese hand grenade in order to protect his comrades, and died of his wounds three days later. Bausell was the only enlisted Marine from the Nation's capital, Washington, D.C. to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II.
—	Raymond O. Beaudoin †	Army	First Lieutenant	Hamelin, Germany	April 6, 1945	By his intrepidity, great fighting skill, and supreme devotion to his responsibility for the well-being of his platoon, 1st Lt. Beaudoin single-handedly accomplished a mission that enabled a messenger to secure help which saved the stricken unit and made possible the decisive defeat of the German forces.
—	Bernard P. Bell	Army	Technical Sergeant	Mittelwihr, France	December 18, 1944	By his intrepidity and bold, aggressive leadership, T/Sgt. Bell enabled his 8-man squad to drive back approximately 150 of the enemy, killing at least 87 and capturing 42. Personally, he killed more than 20 and captured 33 prisoners.
—	Stanley Bender	Army	Staff Sergeant	near La Lande, France	August 17, 1944	He had sparked and led the assault company in an attack which overwhelmed the enemy, destroying a roadblock, taking a town, seizing intact 3 bridges over the Maravenne River, and capturing commanding terrain which dominated the area.
—	George Benjamin, Jr. †	Army	Private First Class	Leyte, Philippines	December 21, 1944	He was severely wounded while leading an assault against a strongly defended Japanese position on the island of Leyte. After being evacuated to an aid station, he conveyed valuable information regarding the disposition of the Japanese emplacement to his superiors.
—	Edward A. Bennett	Army	Corporal	Heckhuscheid, Germany	February 1, 1945	The fearless initiative, stalwart combat ability, and outstanding gallantry of Cpl. Bennett eliminated the enemy fire which was decimating his company's ranks and made it possible for the Americans to sweep all resistance from the town.
	Mervyn S. Bennion †	Navy	Captain	West Virginia, Pearl Harbor	December 7, 1941	While mortally wounded, he remained in command of his ship. For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
	Charles J. Berry †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 3, 1945	He landed on Iwo Jima on D-Day, February 19, 1945, and was killed in action on March 3, 1945, during the action which earned him the Medal of Honor.
—	Vito R. Bertoldo	Army	Master Sergeant	Hatten, France	January 9, 1945 – January 10, 1945	In Hatten, France, he manned a machine gun in defense of a command post being attacked by a numerically superior German force. When evacuation became necessary, he voluntarily stayed behind to cover the withdrawal. The next morning he moved to another command post, and again defended it against a continued assault by strong German forces and voluntarily covered the withdrawal of friendly forces when the post was abandoned. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor one year later, on January 10, 1946.
—	Arthur O. Beyer	Army	Corporal	near Arloncourt, Belgium	January 15, 1945	Near Arloncourt, Belgium, he used hand grenades and his carbine to single-handedly destroy two German machine gun positions before working his way through a honey-combed series of enemy foxholes—killing and capturing German soldiers as he went. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman seven months later, on August 30, 1945.
	Willibald C. Bianchi †	Army	First Lieutenant	near Bagac, Bataan Province, Philippines	February 3, 1942	After the action near Bagac in the Bataan Province, Bianchi was among the troops captured by the Japanese at the fall of Bataan, on April 9, 1942. He was part of the Bataan "Death March," and was imprisoned in several Japanese prisoner of war camps, enduring horrible conditions. He was known for his compassion and efforts to better the lot of his fellow prisoners by bartering with their captors for extra food and medicine. On January 9, 1945, while imprisoned in an unmarked Japanese prison ship, Bianchi was killed instantly when an American plane, unaware that the ship contained American prisoners, dropped a 1,000-pound bomb in the cargo hold.
—	Melvin E. Biddle	Army	Private First Class	near Soy, Belgium	December 23, 1944 – December 24, 1944	When presenting the medal to Biddle, Truman whispered "People don't believe me when I tell them that I'd rather have one of these than be President." Biddle was decorated with 17 other soldiers that served in the Eastern Theater of Operations.
	Elmer C. Bigelow †	Navy	Watertender First Class	USS Fletcher, off Corregidor Island, Philippines	February 14, 1945	While assisting minesweeping operations prior to landings on Manila Bay's Corregidor Island, Fletcher was hit by an enemy shell penetrated the No. 1 gun magazine, igniting several powder cases. Bigelow picked up a pair of fire extinguishers and rushed below in a resolute attempt to quell the raging flames. Refusing to waste the precious time required to don rescue-breathing apparatus, Bigelow plunged through the blinding smoke billowing out of the magazine hatch and dropped into the blazing compartment. Despite the acrid, burning powder smoke which seared his lungs, he succeeded in quickly extinguishing the fires and in cooling the cases and bulkheads, thereby preventing further damage to the ship. However Bigelow was badly injured and succumbed to his injuries the following day.
—	Arnold L. Bjorklund	Army	First Lieutenant	near Altavilla, Italy	September 13, 1943	Near Altavilla, Italy, he single-handedly attacked and destroyed two German machine gun emplacements and a mortar position.
—	Orville E. Bloch	Army	First Lieutenant	near Firenzuola, Italy	September 22, 1944	Near Firenzuola, Italy, he led three soldiers in an attack on enemy positions which resulted in the capture of nineteen prisoners and the silencing of five machine gun nests.
—	Paul L. Bolden	Army	Staff Sergeant	Petit-Coo, Belgium	December 23, 1944	While his comrade provided covering fire from across the street, Bolden tossed grenades through a window, rushed to the door, and began firing. Wounded by the greatly superior number of German soldiers inside, he retreated from the house. Realizing that the Germans would not surrender, he returned to the house despite his serious wounds and killed the remaining soldiers. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor eight months later, on August 30, 1945.
	Cecil H. Bolton	Army	First Lieutenant	Mark River, Holland	November 2, 1944	After being severely wounded in the legs and rendered uncouncious from a German shell, he advanced voluntarily towards several enemy emplacements and led his team through intense enemy fire, and eliminated several machinegunners and an 88-mm. artillery piece.
	Richard I. Bong	Air Forces	Major	over Borneo and Leyte	October 10, 1944 – November 15, 1944	Fighter pilot in the Pacific theater shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft, making him America's top ace.
	Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Tarawa, Gilbert Islands	November 20, 1943 – November 22, 1943	During a counterattack at the far end of Betio Pier, he directed and reorganized his pioneer party after suffering heavy bombardment, and directed the blowing of several hostile installations. Alexander Bonnyman Jr. then led his party into a renewed assault, effectively taking over a heavily fortified enemy emplacement, resulting in, approximately, 150 hostile troops being killed.
—	Robert D. Booker †	Army	Private	near Fondouk, Tunisia	April 9, 1943	While engaged in action against the enemy, he ran 200 yards of open ground with a machinegun and a box of ammunition, while under heavy fire from hostile machinegunners, mortar and artillery.
	William J. Bordelon †	Marine Corps	Staff Sergeant	Tarawa, Gilbert Islands	November 20, 1943	Surviving a counterattack and sustaining heavy fire, William J. Bordelon attacked several enemy emplacements with demolitions and disregarded his own serious condition in order to rescue and aid two of his men.
—	George W. G. Boyce, Jr. †	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Afua, New Guinea	July 23, 1944	After being ambushed by superior enemy forces, he was planning a tactical maneuver with his platoon. During this planning, a hand grenade fell in between him and his men, and he promptly threw himself upon the grenade to save his men.
	Pappy Boyington	Marine Corps	Major	Central Solomons area	September 12, 1943 – January 3, 1944	Fighter pilot with 26 victories.
—	Herschel F. Briles	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Scherpenseel, Germany	November 20, 1944	With a comrade at his side, Herschel left his vehicle and rescued 2 critically wounded soldiers from a burning destroyer and extinguished the fire, which had been hit by an artillery shell near Scherpenseel, Germany, on 20 November 1944. The next morning, he forced 55 Germans to surrender, armed with only a machine gun, allowing fellow Americans to pass through the junction the Nazis occupied. Later that day, another destroyer was hit by a concealed enemy tank, where he again rescued 2 allies from the wreckage with the help of a fellow soldier.
—	Maurice L. Britt	Army	First Lieutenant	North of Mignano, Italy	November 10, 1943	Played football for the Detroit Lions, later Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.
	Leonard C. Brostrom †	Army	Private First Class	near Dagami, Leyte, Philippines	October 28, 1944	During an ambush, his platoon sustained heavy fire from well-camouflaged emplacements which resulted in severe casulties. After noticing a weak point in the enemy fortification, Leonard C. Brostrom charged without hesitation to flush out the enemies. During this, he was a prime target and was killed in action, but his company managed to reorganize and assault the enemy.
—	Bobbie E. Brown	Army	Captain	Crucifix Hill, Aachen, Germany	October 8, 1944	When an intense artillery barrage fell upon American troops, Brown singlehandedly destroyed a German pillbox whilst under heavy fire. He then returned to the assault platoon and led another charge to destroy a second pillbox. He noticed a third pillbox pinning down American soldiers and immediately organised another charge, crawling the way to the pillbox and destroying it with explosives. He was wounded by a mortar shell but refused medical attention before returning to lead his troops. Later, Brown went out alone to observe possible routes of enemy approach and purposely drew enemy fire to him to uncover the positions of gunmen, even after being wounded twice during his self-imposed mission. This information allowed the troops to destroy several enemy guns and repel two counterattacks with heavy losses. Only when Brown was sure that his company's position was secure did he allow treatment of his three wounds.
	John D. Bulkeley	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Philippine waters	December 7, 1941 – April 10, 1942
—	Frank Burke	Army	First Lieutenant	Nuremberg, Germany	April 17, 1945	Also known as Francis X. Burke.
—	Elmer J. Burr †	Army	First Sergeant	Buna, New Guinea	December 24, 1942	For smothering a grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to save others around him.
—	Herbert H. Burr	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Dorrmoschel, Germany	March 19, 1945
—	James M. Burt	Army	Captain	near Wurselen, Germany	October 13, 1944
	Richard E. Bush	Marine Corps	Corporal	Mount Yaedake on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 16, 1945	Bush was a Squad Leader serving with the First Battalion, Fourth Marines, Sixth Marine Division, in action against Japanese forces during the final assault against Mt. Yaetake on Okinawa. He led his troops up the rocky precipice, over the ridge and drove out defending Japanese troops. He fought relentlessly in the forefront of the attack until being evacuated due to his wounds. Although prostrate under medical treatment when a Japanese grenade landed in the midst of his group, he pulled it into his body, taking the full force of the blast and saving the lives of his fellow marines. He was one of the four surviving marines who shielded grenades with their bodies during World War II.
	Robert E. Bush	Navy	Hospital Apprentice First class	Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands	May 2, 1945	Hospital Corpsman serving with Marines.
	John E. Butts †	Army	Second Lieutenant	Normandy, France	June 14, 1944, June 16, 1944, and June 23, 1944	Butts served with the U.S. Army, E Company, 60th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Division during the invasion of France in 1944. He was severely wounded on three occasions and continued leading his men until June 23 when he was killed. He was 21 years of age.

C

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	William R. Caddy †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 3, 1945
	Daniel J. Callaghan †	Navy	Rear Admiral	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Savo Island	November 12, 1942 – November 13, 1942
	Jose Calugas	Army	Sergeant	Culis, Bataan Province, Philippines	January 16, 1942
	George H. Cannon †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Sand Island, Midway Islands	December 7, 1941
	Pedro Cano †	Army	Private	Schevenhütte, Germany	December 2, 1944 – December 3, 1944	Repeatedly risked his life destroying enemy machine gun positions using rockets and grenades, in support of his own and adjacent infantry company
—	Alvin P. Carey †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Plougastel, Brittany, France	August 23, 1944	Mortally wounded while single-handedly attacking an enemy pillbox
—	Charles F. Carey, Jr. †	Army	Technical Sergeant	Rimling, France	January 8, 1945 – January 9, 1945
—	Chris Carr	Army	Sergeant	near Guignola, Italy	October 1, 1944 – October 2, 1944
	Horace S. Carswell, Jr. †	Air Forces	Major	over the South China Sea	October 26, 1944	Assigned to the 14th USAAF in China, Carswell was flying a B-24 Liberator on the night of October 26, 1944, on a single-aircraft mission against a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea. He elected to make a second low-level run over a thoroughly alerted convoy and scored two direct hits on a large tanker. His co-pilot was wounded, and his aircraft had two engines knocked out, a third damaged, the hydraulic system damaged, and a fuel tank punctured. He managed to gain enough altitude to reach land, where he ordered the crew to bail out. Eight did, but the bombardier's parachute was too badly damaged to use. Instead of bailing out, Carswell stayed with the bombardier and the wounded co-pilot, and attempted a crash landing. The badly damaged aircraft crashed against a mountain, and all three aboard were killed.
	Edward A. Carter, Jr. †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Speyer, Germany	March 23, 1945	One of seven African American soldiers who received their medals belatedly, after a 1993 study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time. Carter served with an armored infantry unit of the Seventh Army Infantry Company Number 1 (Provisional), a unit manned by volunteers and used to support depleted divisions following the Battle of the Bulge. On March 23, 1945, Carter engaged the enemy when the tank he was riding on was hit by bazooka fire. Forced to dismount, he led three soldiers across an open field. In the process, two of the men were killed and the other seriously wounded. Carter continued alone and was wounded five times before being forced to take cover. Eight German soldiers tried to capture him, but he killed six of them and captured the remaining two as prisoners.
—	Anthony Casamento	Marine Corps	Corporal	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	November 1, 1942
—	Frederick W. Castle †	Air Forces	Brigadier General	Germany	December 24, 1944
	Justice M. Chambers	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19, 1945 – February 22, 1945
—	Ralph Cheli †	Air Forces	Major	near Wewak, New Guinea	August 18, 1943
—	Ernest Childers	Army	Second Lieutenant	Oliveto, Italy	September 22, 1943
—	Clyde L. Choate	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Bruyeres, France	October 25, 1944
—	Dale E. Christensen †	Army	Second Lieutenant	Driniumor River, New Guinea	July 16, 1944 – July 19, 1944
—	Herbert F. Christian †	Army	Private	near Valmontone, Italy	June 2, 1944 – June 3, 1944
—	Joseph J. Cicchetti †	Army	Private First Class	South Manila, Luzon, Philippines	February 9, 1945
—	Francis J. Clark	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Kalborn, Luxembourg and near Sevenig, Germany	September 12, 1944 and September 17, 1944
	Mike Colalillo	Army	Private First Class	near Untergriesheim, Germany	April 7, 1945
	Darrell S. Cole †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19, 1945	Namesake of USS Cole (DDG-67).
	Robert G. Cole †	Army	Lieutenant Colonel	near Carentan, France	June 11, 1944	For leading a charge across a field swept by German machineguns and artillery.
—	Garlin Murl Conner †	Army	First Lieutenant	Houssen, France	January 24, 1945
—	James P. Connor	Army	Sergeant	Cape Cavalaire, southern France	August 15, 1944
—	Raymond H. Cooley	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Lumboy, Luzon, Philippines	February 24, 1945
	Charles H. Coolidge	Army	Technical Sergeant	East of Belmont sur Buttant, France	October 24, 1944 – October 27, 1944
	Henry A. Courtney, Jr. †	Marine Corps	Major	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Islands	May 14, 1945 – May 15, 1945
—	Richard E. Cowan †	Army	Private First Class	near Krinkelter Wald, Belgium	December 17, 1944
—	Clarence B. Craft	Army	Private First Class	Hen Hill, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 31, 1945
—	Robert Craig †	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Favoratta, Sicily	July 11, 1943	Single-handedly destroyed an Italian machinegun nest before laying down covering fire for his entire platoon.
—	Morris E. Crain †	Army	Technical Sergeant	Haguenau, France	March 13, 1945	When a house defended by some of his men came under intense attack from German soldiers and a tank, he ordered the men to withdraw while he held the position alone. He was killed when the house was destroyed by German fire.
—	Demas T. Craw †	Air Forces	Colonel	near Port Lyautey, French Morocco	November 8, 1942
—	William J. Crawford	Army	Private	near Altavilla, Italy	September 13, 1943	Listed as MIA, Crawford's MoH was originally presented posthumously to Crawford's father. Crawford was later discovered to be a PoW. President Reagan re-presented Crawford's MoH to him at the US Air Force Academy Class of 1984 graduation.
—	John R. Crews	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Lobenbacherhof, Germany	April 8, 1945
	John P. Cromwell †	Navy	Captain	USS Sculpin, off Truk Island	November 19, 1943	Stayed aboard a sinking submarine to prevent military secrets he possessed from falling into enemy hands.
	Francis S. Currey	Army	Sergeant	Malmedy, Belgium	December 21, 1944	Rescued several men and women while destroying a building with enemy soldiers.

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  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
—	Edward C. Dahlgren	Army	Sergeant	Oberhoffen, France	February 11, 1945
—	Peter J. Dalessondro	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Kalterherberg, Germany	December 22, 1944
—	Michael J. Daly	Army	First Lieutenant	Nuremberg, Germany	April 18, 1945
	Anthony P. Damato †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands	February 19, 1944 – February 20, 1944
	Albert L. David †	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	off French West Africa	June 4, 1944	For leading a boarding party that successfully captured the German submarine U-505.
	Rudolph B. Davila	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Artena, Italy	May 28, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
—	Charles W. Davis	Army	Captain	Guadalcanal Island	January 12, 1943
	George F. Davis †	Navy	Commander	USS Walke, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines	January 6, 1945
	James L. Day	Marine Corps	Corporal	Okinawa, Ryukya Islands	May 14, 1945 – May 17, 1945
	Samuel D. Dealey †	Navy	Commander	USS Harder, near Philippines	Jun 6, 1944 – Jun 10, 1944
	Jefferson J. DeBlanc	Marine Corps	Captain	off Kolombangara Island, Solomons group	January 31, 1943
—	Arthur F. DeFranzo †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Vaubadon, France	June 10, 1944
	Charles N. DeGlopper †	Army	Private First Class	Merderet River at la Fiere, France	June 9, 1944
—	Emile Deleau, Jr. †	Army	Sergeant	Oberhoffen, France	February 1, 1945 – February 2, 1945
—	Ernest H. Dervishian	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Cisterna, Italy	May 23, 1944
—	James H. Diamond †	Army	Private First Class	Mintal, Mindanao, Philippines	May 8, 1945 – May 14, 1945
—	Robert H. Dietz †	Army	Staff Sergeant	Kirchain, Germany	March 29, 1945
	Jimmy Doolittle	Air Forces	Lieutenant Colonel	over Japan	April 18, 1942	For leading the Doolittle Raid over the Japanese mainland.
	Desmond T. Doss	Army	Private First Class	near Urasoe Mura, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 29, 1945 – May 21, 1945	The first conscientious objector to receive a Medal of Honor, for saving many lives while acting as a medic. During the Battle of Okinawa, Pfc. Doss single-handedly entered enemy line of fire to retrieve approximately 75 casualties, carrying them one-by-one down a 400-foot escarpment. He later, on separate occasions, rescued a man 200 yards on the same escarpment, treated 4 men within 8 yards of an enemy's cave, treated and administered plasma to an injured artillery officer while continually under fire, and 25 feet from an enemy position, treated and carried another soldier 100 feet to safety. Finally, while he was giving aid to injured soldiers under fire, he was himself injured in the legs by a grenade. He tended his own wounds while he waited for his fellow soldiers to bring a litter. When they arrived, he saw another soldier injured worse and directed the bearers to rescue him first. While waiting for their return, he was shot in the arm. He strapped a gun stock to his arm as splint and crawled the 300 yards of rough terrain to the aid station.
—	Jesse R. Drowley	Army	Staff Sergeant	Bougainville, Solomon Islands	January 30, 1944
	Russell E. Dunham	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Kayserberg, France	January 8, 1945
	Robert H. Dunlap	Marine Corps	Captain	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 20, 1945 – February 21, 1945
—	John W. Dutko †	Army	Private First Class	near Ponte Rotto, Italy	May 23, 1944
	Aquilla J. Dyess †	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands	February 1, 1944 – February 2, 1944

E

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	Merritt A. Edson	Marine Corps	Colonel	Solomon Islands	September 13, 1942 – September 14, 1942
	Walter D. Ehlers	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Goville, France	June 9, 1944 – June 10, 1944
	Henry T. Elrod †	Marine Corps	Captain	Wake Island	December 8, 1941 – December 23, 1941
—	Gerald L. Endl †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Anamo, New Guinea	July 11, 1944
	Harold G. Epperson †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Island of Saipan, Marianas	June 25, 1944
	Henry E. Erwin	Air Forces	Staff Sergeant	Koriyama, Japan	April 12, 1945	For locating and ejecting a burning phosphorus smoke grenade from a B-29 cockpit during a raid on Koriyama, Japan. The burns nearly killed him and left him badly disfigured.
	Ray E. Eubanks †	Army	Sergeant	Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea	July 23, 1944
—	Ernest E. Evans †	Navy	Commander	USS Johnston, off Samar	October 25, 1944
—	Forrest E. Everhart	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Kerling, France	November 12, 1944

F

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	John P. Fardy †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Islands	May 7, 1945
	Robert E. Femoyer †	Air Forces	Second Lieutenant	over Merseburg, Germany	November 2, 1944
—	James H. Fields	Army	First Lieutenant	Rechicourt, France	September 27, 1944
	John W. Finn	Navy	Chief Aviation ordnanceman	Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii	December 7, 1941	Stationed at NAS Kaneohe Bay, HI, he demonstrated extraordinary valor during the Japanese air assault on Oahu. Finn manned an exposed 50-caliber machine gun stand and returned significant fire upon enemy aircraft. Despite numerous painful wounds, he remained at his post and inflicted heavy damage upon the enemy until ordered to seek medical attention. CPO Finn was the first to receive the Medal of Honor for action during World War II.
—	Almond E. Fisher	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Grammont, France	September 12, 1944 – September 13, 1944
	Francis C. Flaherty †	Navy	Ensign	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii	December 7, 1941
	Richard E. Fleming †	Marine Corps	Captain	Midway Atoll	June 4, 1942 – June 5, 1942
	Eugene B. Fluckey	Navy	Commander	USS Barb, along east coast of China	December 19, 1944 – February 15, 1945
	Joseph J. Foss	Marine Corps	Captain	over Guadalcanal	October 9, 1942 – November 19, 1942 and January 1943	For shooting down 26 aircraft as leader of the Flying Circus. Later became a Governor of South Dakota. First commissioner of the American Football League.
	William A. Foster †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Islands	May 2, 1945
—	William G. Fournier †	Army	Sergeant	Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	January 10, 1943
—	Thomas W. Fowler †	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Carano, Italy	May 23, 1944
	John R. Fox †	Army	First Lieutenant	near Sommocolonia, Italy	December 26, 1944	One of seven African American soldiers who received their medals belatedly, after a 1993 study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time. A forward observer with the 366th Infantry Regiment of the segregated 92nd Infantry Division, Fox deliberately ordered his own artillery to fire on top of his position to repel a German advance. When Fox was told that he would not survive the barrage, he replied, "Fire it!" His action permitted U.S. forces, who had been forced to withdraw, to organize a counterattack and regain control of the village.
—	Elmer E. Fryar †	Army	Private	Leyte, Philippines	December 8, 1944
—	Leonard A. Funk, Jr.	Army	First Sergeant	Holzheim, Belgium	January 29, 1945
	Samuel G. Fuqua	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii	December 7, 1941	For heroism aboard the USS Arizona.

G

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	Robert E. Galer	Marine Corps	Major	Solomon Islands area	Aug 1942 – Sep 1942	For service in the Solomon Islands as the leader of a Marine fighter squadron.
—	William W. Galt †	Army	Captain	Villa Crocetta, Italy	May 29, 1944	For his leadership and courage in directing an assault against an entrenched force that had repulsed two previous attacks.
	Archer T. Gammon †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Bastogne, Belgium	January 11, 1945	While under fire from a German machine gun and tank, counterattacked the German force and forced them to retreat with grenade and small arms fire.
	Joe Gandara †	Army	Private	Amfreville, France	June 9, 1944	Advanced voluntarily and alone toward an enemy position and destroyed three hostile machine guns before being fatally wounded.
	Marcario Garcia	Army	Private	near Grosshau, Germany	November 27, 1944	After realizing that his company could not advance because it was pinned down by enemy machine gun fire, on his own initiative, went alone and destroyed 2 enemy emplacements and captured 4 prisoners. Despite being wounded himself, he continued to fight on with his unit until the objective was taken.
	Harold A. Garman	Army	Private	near Montereau, France	August 25, 1944	When a boat loaded with wounded came under fire from a German machine gun on the opposite river bank, he dove into the river braving enemy machine gun fire to tow the boat to safety.
	Donald A. Gary	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Japanese home islands near Kobe, Japan	March 19, 1945	For braving hazardous conditions on the USS Franklin when it was hit by enemy fire to save sailors trapped inside the vessel's hull.
—	Robert E. Gerstung	Army	Technical Sergeant	Siegfried Line near Berg, Germany	December 19, 1944
—	Eric G. Gibson †	Army	Technician Fifth Grade	near Isola Bella, Italy	January 28, 1944
	Howard W. Gilmore †	Navy	Commander	USS Growler, southwest Pacific	January 10, 1943 – February 7, 1943	While wounded on the bridge and unable to get below in time, gave the order for the submarine to crash dive to avoid an imminent attack, sacrificing himself to save the ship and the crew.
	Harold Gonsalves †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Chain	April 15, 1945	While laying telephone lines for communication with the artillery battalion in Okinawa, he saved 2 other marines after flinging himself atop of a Japanese grenade and taking the full brunt of the resulting explosion allowing the other 2 men to complete the mission.
	David M. Gonzales †	Army	Private First Class	Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippines	April 25, 1945
	Nathan G. Gordon	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Bismarck Sea	February 15, 1944	Later Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
—	Donald J. Gott †	Air Forces	First Lieutenant	Saarbrücken, Germany	November 9, 1944	Piloted a B-17 aircraft on a bombing run on Saarbrücken. Even though his plane was severely damaged and set ablaze by anti-aircraft fire which wounded the engineer and the radio operator, Gott and co-pilot William E. Metzger, Jr. successfully dropped their bombs on the target and flew the plane to friendly territory. After having their crew bail out except for the unconscious radio operator, Gott and Metzger attempted to crashland the plane to save their helpless comrade. The plane exploded, killing the three remaining crewmembers on board.
—	William J. Grabiarz †	Army	Private First Class	Manila, Luzon, Philippines	February 23, 1945	For using his body to shield a wounded officer from hostile fire.
	Ross F. Gray †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 21, 1945
—	Stephen R. Gregg	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Montelimar, France	August 27, 1944
—	Kenneth E. Gruennert †	Army	Sergeant	near Buna, New Guinea	December 24, 1942
	Henry Gurke †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands Archipelago	November 9, 1943	Fell on a grenade that landed in his foxhole, saving the man with him

H

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	Barney F. Hajiro	Army	Private	near Bruyeres and Biffontaine, eastern France	October 19, 1944, October 22, 1944, and October 29, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
—	George J. Hall	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Anzio, Italy	May 23, 1944	Single-handedly captured two German machine gun positions and was severely wounded while attempting to take a third, resulting in him having to self-amputate his right leg.
—	Lewis Hall †	Army	Technician Fifth Grade	Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	January 10, 1943	During a Japanese attack he refused an order to withdraw after many men in his unit had been killed or wounded and, with a fellow soldier, stayed behind to man a machine gun.
—	William E. Hall	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Coral Sea	May 7, 1942 – May 8, 1942	Dive bombed a Japanese aircraft carrier, contributing greatly to its destruction. The next day, he attacked a superior number of Japanese planes and shot down three. Although his craft was damaged and he was seriously wounded in this attack, he managed to land safely.
—	Sherwood H. Hallman †	Army	Staff Sergeant	Brest, Brittany, France	September 13, 1944
	William D. Halyburton, Jr. †	Navy	Pharmacist's Mate Second class	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Chain	May 10, 1945	Killed shielding a wounded Marine with his body while administering aid.
	Pierpont M. Hamilton	Air Forces	Major	near Port Lyautey, French Morocco	November 8, 1942
	Owen F. P. Hammerberg †	Navy	Boatswain's mate Second class	West Loch, Pearl Harbor	February 17, 1945	Rescued two other divers trapped beneath a sunken LST before he himself became trapped and perished.
	Dale M. Hansen †	Marine Corps	Private	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Chain	May 7, 1945
	Robert M. Hanson †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Bougainville Island and New Britain Island	November 1, 1943 and January 24, 1944
—	Roy W. Harmon †	Army	Sergeant	near Casaglia, Italy	July 12, 1944
—	Harry R. Harr †	Army	Corporal	near Maglamin, Mindanao, Philippines	June 5, 1945
	William G. Harrell	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 3, 1945
—	James L. Harris †	Army	Second Lieutenant	Vagney, France	October 7, 1944
	Mikio Hasemoto †	Army	Private	near Cerasuolo, Italy	November 29, 1943	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
—	Joe R. Hastings †	Army	Private First Class	Drabenderhohe, Germany	April 12, 1945
	Louis J. Hauge, Jr. †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Okinawa Shima in the Ryukyu Chain	May 14, 1945
—	John D. Hawk	Army	Sergeant	near Chambois, France	August 20, 1944
	William D. Hawkins †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Tarawa, Gilbert Islands	November 20, 1943 – November 21, 1943
	Lloyd C. Hawks	Army	Private First Class	near Carano, Italy	January 30, 1944
	Joe Hayashi †	Army	Private	near Tendola, Italy	April 20, 1945 and April 22, 1945	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Shizuya Hayashi	Army	Private	near Cerasuolo, Italy	November 29, 1943	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
—	Clinton M. Hedrick †	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Lembeck, Germany	March 27, 1945 – March 28, 1945
—	James R. Hendrix	Army	Private	near Assenois, Belgium	December 26, 1944
—	Robert T. Henry †	Army	Private	Luchem, Germany	December 3, 1944
	Silvestre S. Herrera	Army	Private First Class	near Mertzwiller, France	March 15, 1945
	Rufus G. Herring	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	as commanding officer aboard a landing craft, USS LCI (G) 449, Iwo Jima	February 17, 1945
	Edwin J. Hill †	Navy	Chief Boatswain	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii	December 7, 1941
—	Freeman V. Horner	Army	Staff Sergeant	Wurselen, Germany	November 16, 1944
	James H. Howard	Air Forces	Major	over Oschersleben, Germany	January 11, 1944	Only fighter pilot in the European Theater of Operations in World War II to be awarded the Medal of Honor
	Paul B. Huff	Army	Corporal	near Carano, Italy	February 8, 1944
	Lloyd Herbert Hughes †	Air Forces	Second Lieutenant	Ploiești Raid, Romania	August 1, 1943
—	Johnnie D. Hutchins †	Navy	Seaman First class	aboard a landing ship, USS LST 473, off Lae, New Guinea	September 4, 1943

I

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	Daniel K. Inouye	Army	Second Lieutenant	near San Terenzo, Italy	April 21, 1945	Later became a U.S. Senator representing Hawaii. Served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate and was third in line to the Presidency of the United States; highest ranking Asian American politician in U.S. history. One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.

J

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
—	Isadore S. Jachman †	Army	Staff Sergeant	Flamierge, Belgium	January 4, 1945
	Arthur J. Jackson	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Island of Peleliu, Palau group	September 18, 1944
	Douglas T. Jacobson	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 26, 1945
—	Willy F. James, Jr. †	Army	Private First Class	near Lippoldsberg, Germany	April 7, 1945	One of seven African American soldiers who received their medals belatedly, after a 1993 study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	John L. Jerstad †	Air Forces	Major	Ploiești Raid, Romania	August 1, 1943
—	Elden H. Johnson †	Army	Private	near Valmontone, Italy	June 3, 1944
	Leon W. Johnson	Air Forces	Colonel	Ploiești Raid, Romania	August 1, 1943
—	Leroy Johnson †	Army	Sergeant	near Limon, Leyte, Philippines	December 15, 1944
—	Oscar G. Johnson	Army	Private First Class	near Scarperia, Italy	September 16, 1944 – September 18, 1944
—	William J. Johnston	Army	Private First Class	near Padiglione, Italy	February 17, 1944 – February 19, 1944
	Herbert C. Jones †	Navy	Ensign	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii	December 7, 1941
	Joseph R. Julian †	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 9, 1945

K

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
—	Victor L. Kandle †	Army	First Lieutenant	near La Forge, France	October 9, 1944
—	John R. Kane	Air Forces	Colonel	Ploiești Raid, Romania	August 1, 1943
	Neel E. Kearby	Air Forces	Colonel	near Wewak, New Guinea	October 11, 1943	For facing 12 to 1 odds at low fuel against Lieutenant Colonel Teranishi's force
—	George D. Keathley †	Army	Staff Sergeant	Mt. Altuzzo, Italy	September 14, 1944
—	Gus Kefurt †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Bennwihr, France	December 23, 1944 – December 24, 1944
	Jonah E. Kelley †	Army	Staff Sergeant	Kesternich, Germany	January 30, 1945 – January 31, 1945
—	Ova A. Kelley †	Army	Private	Leyte, Philippines	December 8, 1944
—	Charles E. Kelly	Army	Corporal	near Altavilla, Italy	September 13, 1943
—	John D. Kelly †	Army	Corporal	Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, France	June 25, 1944
	Thomas J. Kelly	Army	Corporal	Alemert, Germany	April 5, 1945
	Reinhardt J. Keppler †	Navy	Boatswain's Mate First class	USS San Francisco, Solomon Islands	November 12, 1942 – November 13, 1942
—	Dexter J. Kerstetter	Army	Private First Class	near Galiano, Luzon, Philippines	April 13, 1945
—	Patrick L. Kessler †	Army	Private First Class	near Ponte Rotto, Italy	May 23, 1944
	Isaac C. Kidd †	Navy	Rear Admiral	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii	December 7, 1941
—	Truman Kimbro †	Army	Technician Fourth Grade	near Rocherath, Belgium	December 19, 1944	After repeated attempts to take his squad across a road to lay mines were repulsed by withering fire, Kimbro ordered his squad to stay behind while he crawled across the road alone. Seriously wounded in his advance, Kimbro was able to successfully lay mines on the other side of the road, which helped delay the advance of enemy armor. While trying to return to his squad, Kimbro was killed by intense enemy machine gun and rifle fire.
—	Harold G. Kiner †	Army	Private	near Palenberg, Germany	October 2, 1944
	David R. Kingsley †	Air Forces	Second Lieutenant	Ploiești Raid, Romania	June 23, 1944
	Elbert L. Kinser †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Chain	May 4, 1945
—	Gerry H. Kisters	Army	Sergeant	near Gagliano, Sicily	July 31, 1943
—	Alton W. Knappenberger	Army	Private First Class	near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy	February 1, 1944
—	Jack L. Knight †	Army	First Lieutenant	near LoiKang, Burma	February 2, 1945
—	Raymond L. Knight †	Air Forces	First Lieutenant	northern Po Valley, Italy	April 24, 1945 – April 25, 1945
	Yeiki Kobashigawa	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Lanuvio, Italy	June 2, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Richard E. Kraus †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Peleliu, Palau Islands	October 3, 1944
—	Anthony L. Krotiak †	Army	Private First Class	Balete Pass, Luzon, Philippines	May 8, 1945
	Robert T. Kuroda †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Bruyeres, France	October 20, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.

L

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	James D. La Belle †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 8, 1945
	Salvador J. Lara	Army	Staff Sergeant	Aprilia, Italy	May 27, 1944 – May 28, 1944	Aggressively led his rifle squad in neutralizing multiple enemy strongpoints and inflicting large numbers of casualties, and resumed the attack the next day despite receiving a severe leg wound.
	William R. Lawley, Jr.	Air Forces	First Lieutenant	over Europe	February 20, 1944
—	Robert E. Laws	Army	Staff Sergeant	Pangasinan Province, Luzon, Philippines	January 12, 1945
—	Daniel W. Lee	Army	Second Lieutenant	Montreval, France	September 2, 1944
	John H. Leims	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 7, 1945
—	Turney W. Leonard †	Army	First Lieutenant	Kommerscheidt, Germany	November 4, 1944 – November 6, 1944
	William F. Leonard	Army	Staff Sergeant	Near St. Die, France	November 7, 1944	Led an assault continuously swept by enemy automatic fire, killing two snipers, and, despite bullets wounds to his back, destroyed two machine guns and captured a roadblock objective.
—	Fred F. Lester †	Navy	Hospital Apprentice First class	Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Chain	June 8, 1945
—	Darrell R. Lindsey †	Air Forces	Captain	L'Isle Adam railroad bridge over the Seine, France	August 9, 1944
—	Jake W. Lindsey	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Hamich, Germany	November 16, 1944
—	Floyd K. Lindstrom †	Army	Private First Class	near Mignano, Italy	November 11, 1943
—	Edgar H. Lloyd †	Army	First Lieutenant	near Pompey, France	September 14, 1944
—	Donald R. Lobaugh †	Army	Private	near Afua, New Guinea	July 22, 1944
—	James M. Logan	Army	Sergeant	near Salerno, Italy	September 9, 1943
	Jose M. Lopez	Army	Sergeant	near Krinkelt, Belgium	December 17, 1944
	Jacklyn H. Lucas	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 20, 1945	Youngest recipient since the Civil War (turned 17 just 5 days before Iwo Jima D-Day)
	Jack Lummus †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 8, 1945

M

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	George L. Mabry, Jr.	Army	Lieutenant Colonel	Hurtgen Forest near Schevenhütte, Germany	November 20, 1944
	Douglas MacArthur	Army	General	Bataan Peninsula, Philippines	April 1, 1942	With his father, Arthur MacArthur, Jr., became first father and son pair to both receive the Medal of Honor.
—	Charles A. MacGillivary	Army	Sergeant	near Woelfling, France	January 1, 1945	Immigrant from Canada.
	John D. Magrath †	Army	Private First Class	near Castel d'Aiano, Italy	April 14, 1945	His citation reads as follows: "He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty when his company was pinned down by heavy artillery, mortar, and small arms fire, near Castel d'Aiano, Italy. Volunteering to act as a scout, armed with only a rifle, he charged headlong into withering fire, killing 2 Germans and wounding 3 in order to capture a machinegun. Carrying this enemy weapon across an open field through heavy fire, he neutralized 2 more machinegun nests; he then circled behind 4 other Germans, killing them with a burst as they were firing on his company. Spotting another dangerous enemy position to this right, he knelt with the machinegun in his arms and exchanged fire with the Germans until he had killed 2 and wounded 3. The enemy now poured increased mortar and artillery fire on the company's newly won position. Pfc. Magrath fearlessly volunteered again to brave the shelling in order to collect a report of casualties. Heroically carrying out this task, he made the supreme sacrifice--a climax to the valor and courage that are in keeping with highest traditions of the military service."
—	Joe E. Mann †	Army	Private First Class	Best, Holland	September 18, 1944	Private First Class - Joe Eugene Mann, Company H, 502d Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. His citation reads as follows: "Mann boldly crept to within rocket-launcher range of an enemy artillery position and, in the face of heavy enemy fire, destroyed an 88-mm gun and an ammunition dump. Completely disregarding the great danger involved, he remained in his exposed position, and, with his M1 rifle, killed the enemy one by one until he was wounded four times. Taken to a covered position, he insisted on returning to a forward position to stand guard during the night. On the following morning the enemy launched a concerted attack and advanced to within a few yards of the position, throwing hand grenades as they approached. One of these landed within a few feet of Pfc. Mann. Unable to raise his arms, which were bandaged to his body, he yelled "Grenade" and threw his body over the grenade, and as it exploded, died. His outstanding gallantry above and beyond the call of duty and his magnificent conduct were an everlasting inspiration to his comrades for whom he gave his life."[5]
	Harry L. Martin †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 26, 1945
	Joe P. Martinez †	Army	Private	Attu, Aleutians	May 26, 1943	First private to earn the medal in World War II and first to earn in the Battle of Attu
	Leonard F. Mason †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Asan-Adelup Beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands	July 22, 1944
—	Archibald Mathies †	Air Forces	Sergeant	over Germany	February 20, 1944
—	Jack W. Mathis †	Air Forces	First Lieutenant	over Vegesack, Germany	March 18, 1943
	Robert D. Maxwell	Army	Technician Fifth Grade	near Besançon, France	September 7, 1944
—	Martin O. May †	Army	Private First Class	legusuku-Yama, Ie Shima, Ryukyu Islands	April 19, 1945 – April 21, 1945	Defended his machine gun position for 3 days against Japanese attacks, even when wounded, thus maintaining the American lines. Refusing to withdraw when his machine gun was disabled, he used hand grenades to fight to his death.
—	Melvin Mayfield	Army	Corporal	Cordillera Mountains, Luzon, Philippines	July 29, 1945	Mayfield's actions, on July 29, 1945, were the last to earn a Medal of Honor prior to the August 15, 1945, end of hostilities in World War II – though some honorees may have been cited for their Medal after Mayfield's recognition on May 31, 1946.
—	Thomas E. McCall	Army	Staff Sergeant	near San Angelo, Italy	January 22, 1944
	David McCampbell	Navy	Commander	First and second battles of the Philippine Sea	June 19, 1944	Top Navy flying ace. 34 kills.
	Bruce McCandless	Navy	Commander	Battle off Savo Island	November 12, 1942 – November 13, 1942
	Robert H. McCard †	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant	Saipan, Marianas Islands	June 16, 1944	For saving the lives of his tank crewmen.
	Lloyd G. McCarter	Army	Private	Corregidor, Philippines	February 16, 1945 – February 19, 1945
	Joseph J. McCarthy	Marine Corps	Captain	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 21, 1945
—	Richard M. McCool	Navy	Lieutenant	off Okinawa	June 10, 1945 – June 11, 1945
—	Charles L. McGaha	Army	Master Sergeant	near Lupao, Luzon, Philippines	February 7, 1945
—	Vernon McGarity	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Krinkelt, Belgium	December 16, 1944
	William D. McGee †	Army	Private	near Mulheim, Germany	March 18, 1945
—	Troy A. McGill †	Army	Sergeant	Los Negros Islands, Admiralty Group	March 4, 1944
—	Francis X. McGraw †	Army	Private First Class	near Schevenhütte, Germany	November 19, 1944
	Thomas B. McGuire, Jr. †	Air Forces	Major	over Luzon, Philippines	December 25, 1944 – December 26, 1944	The second leading air ace in World War II before being killed in action in January 1945. McGuire Air Force Base is named for him.
—	John R. McKinney	Army	Private	Tayabas Province, Luzon, Philippines	May 11, 1945
	Robert M. McTureous, Jr. †	Marine Corps	Private	Okinawa, Ryukyu Chain	June 7, 1945
—	John J. McVeigh †	Army	Sergeant	near Brest, France	August 29, 1944
—	William A. McWhorter †	Army	Private First Class	Leyte, Philippines	December 5, 1944
—	John W. Meagher	Army	Technical Sergeant	near Ozato, Okinawa	June 19, 1945
	Manuel V. Mendoza	Army	Master Sergeant	Mt. Battaglia, Italy	October 4, 1944	Single-handedly broke up a German counterattack.
	Gino J. Merli	Army	Private First Class	near Sars la Bruyere, Belgium	September 4, 1944 – September 5, 1944	Held off German troops overnight, even when his machine gun nest was captured.
—	Joseph F. Merrell †	Army	Private	near Lohe, Germany	April 18, 1945	Single-handedly attacked German positions which were firing on his unit. He disabled two enemy machine gun emplacements and killed nearly two dozen German soldiers before he was himself killed, at the age of 18.
—	Harold O. Messerschmidt †	Army	Sergeant	near Radden, France	September 17, 1944
—	William E. Metzger, Jr. †	Air Forces	Second Lieutenant	Saarbrücken, Germany	November 9, 1944	Co-piloted a B-17 aircraft on a bombing run on Saarbrücken. Even though his plane was severely damaged and set ablaze by anti-aircraft fire which wounded the engineer and the radio operator, Metzger and pilot Donald J. Gott successfully dropped their bombs on the target and flew the plane to friendly territory. After having their crew bail out except for the unconscious radio operator, Metzger and Gott attempted to crashland the plane to save their helpless comrade. The plane exploded, killing the three remaining crewmembers on board.
	Edward S. Michael	Air Forces	First Lieutenant	over Germany	April 11, 1944
—	Harry J. Michael †	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Neiderzerf, Germany	March 14, 1945
—	Andrew Miller †	Army	Staff Sergeant	from Woippy, France to Kerprich Hemmersdorf, Germany	November 16, 1944 – November 29, 1944
	James H. Mills	Army	Private	near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy	May 24, 1944
—	John W. Minick †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Hurtgen, Germany	November 21, 1944
—	Nicholas Minue †	Army	Private	near MedjezelBab, Tunisia	April 28, 1943
	Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. †	Army	First Lieutenant	near Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France	June 6, 1944
	Jack C. Montgomery	Army	First Lieutenant	near, Padiglione, Italy	February 22, 1944
—	Harold H. Moon, Jr. †	Army	Private	Pawig, Leyte, Philippines	October 21, 1944
	John C. Morgan	Air Forces	Second Lieutenant	over Germany	July 28, 1943
—	Edward J. Moskala †	Army	Private First Class	Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 9, 1945
	Kaoru Moto †	Army	Private First Class	near Castellina, Italy	July 7, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time. On his own initiative he defeated a machine gun nest killing one soldier and taking a second one prisoner and forced an additional machine gun team to retreat. Even though wounded by sniper fire and relieved of his position, he defeated another machine gun nest on his way back to the rear, taking three more prisoners.
—	Charles E. Mower †	Army	Sergeant	near Capoocan, Leyte, Philippines	November 3, 1944
—	Joseph E. Muller †	Army	Sergeant	near Ishimmi, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 15, 1945 – May 16, 1945
	Sadao S. Munemori †	Army	Private First Class	near Seravezza, Italy	April 5, 1945	For taking out two machine-gun emplacements and jumping onto a grenade to save 2 soldiers.
	Douglas A. Munro †	Coast Guard	Signalman First class	off Point Cruz, Guadalcanal	September 27, 1942	Only member of the Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor.
	Kiyoshi K. Muranaga †	Army	Private First Class	near Suvereto, Italy	June 26, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Audie L. Murphy	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Holtzwihr, France	January 26, 1945	Murphy was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism.
	Frederick C. Murphy †	Army	Private First Class	Siegfried Line at Saarlautern, Germany	March 18, 1945
	Charles P. Murray, Jr.	Army	First Lieutenant	near Kaysersberg, France	December 16, 1944

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  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
	Masato Nakae †	Army	Private	near Pisa, Italy	August 19, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Shinyei Nakamine †	Army	Private	near La Torreto, Italy	June 2, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	William K. Nakamura †	Army	Private First Class	near Castellina, Italy	July 4, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
—	William L. Nelson †	Army	Sergeant	Djebel Dardys, Northwest of Sedjenane, Tunisia	April 24, 1943
—	Ralph G. Neppel	Army	Sergeant	Birgel, Germany	December 14, 1944
	Robert B. Nett	Army	First Lieutenant	near Cognon, Leyte, Philippines	December 14, 1944
—	John D. New †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Peleliu Island, Palau Group	September 25, 1944
—	Beryl R. Newman	Army	First Lieutenant	near Cisterna, Italy	May 26, 1944	For single-handedly destroying three machine gun emplacements.
—	Alfred B. Nietzel †	Army	Sergeant	Heistern, Germany	November 18, 1944	When an enemy assault threatened to overrun his unit's position, Nietzel covered for the retreating members of his squad, expending all his ammunition and holding his post until being killed. One of 24 soldiers who received their medals in 2014, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked.
	Alexander R. Nininger †	Army	Second Lieutenant	near Abucay, Bataan, Philippines	January 12, 1942
	Joe M. Nishimoto †	Army	Private First Class	near La Houssiere, France	November 7, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.

O

  This along with the  †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
—	William J. O'Brien †	Army	Lieutenant Colonel	Saipan, Marianas Islands	June 20, 1944 – July 7, 1944
	Joseph T. O'Callahan	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	near Kobe, Japan	March 19, 1945	Chaplain aboard aircraft carrier USS Franklin.
—	Carlos C. Ogden	Army	First Lieutenant	near Fort du Roule, France	June 25, 1944
	Edward H. O'Hare	Navy	Lieutenant	off Papua New Guinea	February 20, 1942	O'Hare International Airport in Chicago was named in his memory.
—	Allan M. Ohata †	Army	Sergeant	near Cerasuolo, Italy	November 29, 1943 – November 30, 1943	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Richard H. O'Kane	Navy	Commander	Philippines	October 23, 1944 – October 24, 1944	For submarine operations as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Tang operating against two enemy Japanese convoys. Maneuvering on the surface into the midst of a heavily escorted convoy, O'Kane landed hits on three tankers, swung his ship to fire at a freighter and shot out of the path of an onrushing transport. Boxed in by blazing tankers, a freighter, transport, and several destroyers, he blasted two of the targets and cleared the area. Twenty-four hours later, he made contact with another heavily escorted convoy. In the midst of relentless enemy fire, he sent two torpedoes into the first and second transports and an adjacent tanker. He charged the enemy at high speed, exploding the tanker in a burst of flame, smashing the transport dead in the water, and blasting the destroyer. He fired his last two torpedoes at the remnants of the convoy before the second torpedo malfunctioned, performing a circular run and hitting the Tang in the stern. O'Kane along with eight officers survived the sinking. He remained a Japanese prisoner-of-war until 1945.
	James K. Okubo †	Army	Technician Fifth Grade	Foret Domaniale de Champ, near Biffontaine, France	October 28, 1944 – October 29, 1944 and November 4, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Yukio Okutsu	Army	Technical Sergeant	on Mount Belvedere, Italy	April 7, 1945	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Arlo L. Olson †	Army	Captain	crossing of the Volturno River, Italy	October 13, 1943
—	Truman O. Olson †	Army	Sergeant	near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy	January 30, 1944 – January 31, 1944
	Frank H. Ono †	Army	Private First Class	near Castellina, Italy	July 4, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Nicholas Oresko	Army	Master Sergeant	near Tettingen, Germany	January 23, 1945	For single-handedly destroying two bunkers while being seriously wounded. Was oldest living Medal of Honor recipient until passing on October 4, 2013.
	Kazuo Otani †	Army	Staff Sergeant	near Pieve Di S. Luce, Italy	July 15, 1944	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Robert A. Owens †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands	November 1, 1943
	Joseph W. Ozbourn †	Marine Corps	Private	Tinian Island, Marianas Islands	July 30, 1944	Private Ozbourn saved the lives of four fellow Marines by jumping on the top of a live hand grenade.