Of the 464 Medals of Honor awarded in WW2,223 were awarded for the campaigns against Japan.As is usual for this award,60% were awarded posthumously.
US Army-72,US Army Air Corps-13,US Navy-55,US Marines-82,US Coast Guard-1.
Recipients:
US Army
ANDERSON, BEAUFORD T
ATKINS, THOMAS E
BAKER, THOMAS A.
BENJAMIN, GEORGE, JR
BIANCHI, WILLIBALD C.
BOYCE, GEORGE W. G., JR
BROSTROM, LEONARD C
BURR, ELMER J.
CALUGAS, JOSE
CHRISTENSEN, DALE ELDON
CICCHETTI, JOSEPH J
COOLEY, RAYMOND H.
CRAFT, CLARENCE B
DAVIS, CHARLES W
DIAMOND, JAMES H
DOSS, DESMOND T
DROWLEY,JESSE R
ENDL, GERALD L
EUBANKS, RAY E
FOURNIER, WILLIAM G.
FRYAR, ELMER E
GONZALES, DAVID M
GRABIARZ, WILLIAM J
GRUENNERT, KENNETH E
HALL, LEWIS
HARR, HARRY R
JOHNSON, LEROY
KELLEY, OVA A
KERSTETTER, DEXTER J
KNIGHT, JACK L.
KROTIAK, ANTHONY L
LAWS, ROBERT E
LOBAUGH, DONALD R.
MacARTHUR, DOUGLAS
MARTINEZ, JOE P
MAY, MARTIN O
MAYFIELD, MELVIN
McCARTER, LLOYD G.
McGAHA, CHARLES L.
McGlLL, TROY A
McKlNNEY, JOHN R.
McWHORTER, WILLIAM A
MEAGHER, JOHN
MOON, HAROLD H., JR
MOSKALA, EDWARD J.
MOWER, CHARLES E
MULLER, JOSEPH E
NETT, ROBERT B.
NININGER, ALEXANDER R., JR
O'BRIEN, WILLIAM J.
PARRISH, LAVERNE
PEREZ, MANUEL, JR
PETRARCA, FRANK J.
REESE, JOHN N., JR
RUDOLPH, DONALD E.
RUIZ, ALEJANDRO R. RENTERIA
SALOMON, BEN L
SCOTT, ROBERT S
SHOCKLEY, WILLIAM R
SJOGREN, JOHN C
TERRY, SEYMOUR W
THOMAS, WILLIAM H
THORSON, JOHN F
VAN NOY, JUNIOR
VIALE, ROBERT M
VILLEGAS, YSMAEL R
VLUG, DIRK J
WAI, FRANCIS B
WAINWRIGHT, JONATHAN M
WATSON, GEORGE
WOODFORD, HOWARD E
YOUNG, RODGER W
Medals of Honor awarded in war against Japan
Medals of Honor awarded in war against Japan
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US Army Air Corps
BONG, RICHARD
CARSWELL, HORACE S., JR.
CHELI, RALPH
DOOLITTLE, JAMES H
ERWIN, HENRY E
KEARBY, NEEL E
McGUlRE, THOMAS B., JR
PEASE, HARL, JR
SARNOSKI, JOSEPH R
SHOMO, WILLIAM A
WALKER, KENNETH N
WILKINS, RAYMOND H
ZEAMER, JAY JR
US Coast Guard
MUNRO, DOUGLAS ALBERT
BONG, RICHARD
CARSWELL, HORACE S., JR.
CHELI, RALPH
DOOLITTLE, JAMES H
ERWIN, HENRY E
KEARBY, NEEL E
McGUlRE, THOMAS B., JR
PEASE, HARL, JR
SARNOSKI, JOSEPH R
SHOMO, WILLIAM A
WALKER, KENNETH N
WILKINS, RAYMOND H
ZEAMER, JAY JR
US Coast Guard
MUNRO, DOUGLAS ALBERT
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US Navy
Note this includes Corpsmen assigned to the Marines
ANTRIM, RICHARD NOTT
BENNION, MERVYN SHARP
BIGELOW, ELMER CHARLES
BULKELEY, JOHN DUNCAN
BUSH, ROBERT EUGENE
CALLAGHAN, DANIEL JUDSON
CROMWELL, JOHN PHILIP
DAVIS, GEORGE FLEMING
DEALEY, SAMUEL DAVID
EVANS, ERNEST EDWIN
FINN, JOHN WILLIAM
FLAHERTY, FRANCIS C.
FLUCKEY, EUGENE BENNETT
FUQUA, SAMUEL GLENN
GARY, DONALD ARTHUR
GORDON,NATHAN
GILMORE, HOWARD WALTER
HALL, WILLIAM E.
HALYBURTON, WILLIAM DAVID, JR
HAMMERBERG, OWEN FRANCIS PATRICK
HERRING, RUFUS G
HILL, EDWIN JOSEPH
HUTCHINS, JOHNNIE DAVID
JONES, HERBERT CHARPOIT
KEPPLER, REINHARDT JOHN
KIDD, ISAAC CAMPBELL
LESTER, FRED FAULKNER
McCAMPBELL, DAVID
McCANDLESS, BRUCE
McCOOL, RICHARD MILES
O'CALLAHAN, JOSEPH TIMOTHY
O'HARE, EDWARD HENRY
O'KANE, RICHARD HETHERINGTON
PETERSON, OSCAR VERNER
PHARRIS, JACKSON CHARLES
PIERCE, FRANCIS JUNIOR
POWERS, JOHN JAMES
PRESTON, ARTHUR MURRAY
RAMAGE, LAWSON PATERSON
REEVES, THOMAS JAMES
RICKETTS, MILTON ERNEST
ROOKS, ALBERT HAROLD
ROSS, DONALD KIRBY
SCHONLAND, HERBERT EMERY
SCOTT, NORMAN
SCOTT, ROBERT R
STREET, GEORGE LEVICK, III
TOMICH, PETER
VAN VALKENBURGH, FRANKLIN
VAN VOORHIS, BRUCE AVERY
WAHLEN, GEORGE EDWARD
WARD, JAMES RICHARD
WILLIAMS, JACK
WILLIS, JOHN HARLAN
YOUNG, CASSIN
Note this includes Corpsmen assigned to the Marines
ANTRIM, RICHARD NOTT
BENNION, MERVYN SHARP
BIGELOW, ELMER CHARLES
BULKELEY, JOHN DUNCAN
BUSH, ROBERT EUGENE
CALLAGHAN, DANIEL JUDSON
CROMWELL, JOHN PHILIP
DAVIS, GEORGE FLEMING
DEALEY, SAMUEL DAVID
EVANS, ERNEST EDWIN
FINN, JOHN WILLIAM
FLAHERTY, FRANCIS C.
FLUCKEY, EUGENE BENNETT
FUQUA, SAMUEL GLENN
GARY, DONALD ARTHUR
GORDON,NATHAN
GILMORE, HOWARD WALTER
HALL, WILLIAM E.
HALYBURTON, WILLIAM DAVID, JR
HAMMERBERG, OWEN FRANCIS PATRICK
HERRING, RUFUS G
HILL, EDWIN JOSEPH
HUTCHINS, JOHNNIE DAVID
JONES, HERBERT CHARPOIT
KEPPLER, REINHARDT JOHN
KIDD, ISAAC CAMPBELL
LESTER, FRED FAULKNER
McCAMPBELL, DAVID
McCANDLESS, BRUCE
McCOOL, RICHARD MILES
O'CALLAHAN, JOSEPH TIMOTHY
O'HARE, EDWARD HENRY
O'KANE, RICHARD HETHERINGTON
PETERSON, OSCAR VERNER
PHARRIS, JACKSON CHARLES
PIERCE, FRANCIS JUNIOR
POWERS, JOHN JAMES
PRESTON, ARTHUR MURRAY
RAMAGE, LAWSON PATERSON
REEVES, THOMAS JAMES
RICKETTS, MILTON ERNEST
ROOKS, ALBERT HAROLD
ROSS, DONALD KIRBY
SCHONLAND, HERBERT EMERY
SCOTT, NORMAN
SCOTT, ROBERT R
STREET, GEORGE LEVICK, III
TOMICH, PETER
VAN VALKENBURGH, FRANKLIN
VAN VOORHIS, BRUCE AVERY
WAHLEN, GEORGE EDWARD
WARD, JAMES RICHARD
WILLIAMS, JACK
WILLIS, JOHN HARLAN
YOUNG, CASSIN
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US Marines
AGERHOLM, HAROLD CHRIST
ANDERSON, RICHARD BEATTY
BAILEY, KENNETH D.
BASILONE, JOHN
BAUER, HAROLD WILLIAM
BAUSELL, LEWIS KENNETH
BERRY, CHARLES JOSEPH
BONNYMAN, ALEXANDER, JR.
BORDELON, WILLIAM JAMES
BOYINGTON, GREGORY
BUSH, RICHARD EARL
CADDY, WILLIAM ROBERT
CANNON, GEORGE HAM
CASAMENTO, ANTHONY
CHAMBERS, JUSTICE M
COLE, DARRELL SAMUEL
COURTNEY, HENRY ALEXIUS, JR
DAMATO, ANTHONY PETER
DAY,JAMES
DEBLANC, JEFFERSON JOSEPH
DUNLAP, ROBERT. HUGO
DYESS, AQUILLA JAMES
EDSON, MERRITT AUSTIN
ELROD, HENRY TALMAGE
EPPERSON, HAROLD GLENN
FARDY, JOHN PETER
FLEMING, RICHARD E
FOSS, JOSEPH JACOB
FOSTER, WILLIAM ADELBERT
GALER, ROBERT EDWARD
GONSALVES, HAROLD
GRAY, ROSS FRANKLIN
GURKE, HENRY
HANSEN, DALE MERLIN
HANSON, ROBERT MURRAY
HARRELL, WILLIAM GEORGE
HAUGE, LOUIS JAMES, JR
HAWKINS, WILLIAM DEAN
JACKSON, ARTHUR J
JACOBSON, DOUGLAS THOMAS
JULIAN, JOSEPH RODOLPH
KINSER, ELBERT LUTHER
KRAUS, RICHARD EDWARD
LA BELLE, JAMES DENNIS
LEIMS, JOHN HAROLD
LUCAS, JACKLYN HAROLD
LUMMUS, JACK
MARTIN, HARRY LINN
MASON, LEONARD FOSTER
McCARD, ROBERT HOWARD
McCARTHY, JOSEPH JEREMIAH
McTUREOUS, ROBERT MILLER, JR
NEW, JOHN DURY
OWENS, ROBERT ALLEN
OZBOURN, JOSEPH WILLIAM
PAIGE, MITCHELL
PHELPS, WESLEY
PHILLIPS, GEORGE
POPE, EVERETT PARKER
POWER, JOHN VINCENT
ROAN, CHARLES HOWARD
ROUH, CARLTON ROBERT
RUHL, DONALD JACK
SCHWAB, ALBERT EARNEST
SHOUP, DAVID MONROE
SIGLER, FRANKLIN EARL
SKAGGS, LUTHER, JR
SMITH, JOHN LUCIAN
SORENSON, RICHARD KEITH
STEIN, TONY
SWETT, JAMES ELMS
THOMAS, HERBERT JOSEPH
THOMASON, CLYDE
TIMMERMAN, GRANT FREDERICK
VANDEGRIFT, ALEXANDER ARCHER
WALSH, KENNETH AMBROSE
WALSH, WILLIAM GARY
WATSON, WILSON DOUGLAS
WILLIAMS, HERSHEL WOODROW
WILSON, LOUIS HUGH, JR
WILSON, ROBERT LEE
WITEK, FRANK PETER
AGERHOLM, HAROLD CHRIST
ANDERSON, RICHARD BEATTY
BAILEY, KENNETH D.
BASILONE, JOHN
BAUER, HAROLD WILLIAM
BAUSELL, LEWIS KENNETH
BERRY, CHARLES JOSEPH
BONNYMAN, ALEXANDER, JR.
BORDELON, WILLIAM JAMES
BOYINGTON, GREGORY
BUSH, RICHARD EARL
CADDY, WILLIAM ROBERT
CANNON, GEORGE HAM
CASAMENTO, ANTHONY
CHAMBERS, JUSTICE M
COLE, DARRELL SAMUEL
COURTNEY, HENRY ALEXIUS, JR
DAMATO, ANTHONY PETER
DAY,JAMES
DEBLANC, JEFFERSON JOSEPH
DUNLAP, ROBERT. HUGO
DYESS, AQUILLA JAMES
EDSON, MERRITT AUSTIN
ELROD, HENRY TALMAGE
EPPERSON, HAROLD GLENN
FARDY, JOHN PETER
FLEMING, RICHARD E
FOSS, JOSEPH JACOB
FOSTER, WILLIAM ADELBERT
GALER, ROBERT EDWARD
GONSALVES, HAROLD
GRAY, ROSS FRANKLIN
GURKE, HENRY
HANSEN, DALE MERLIN
HANSON, ROBERT MURRAY
HARRELL, WILLIAM GEORGE
HAUGE, LOUIS JAMES, JR
HAWKINS, WILLIAM DEAN
JACKSON, ARTHUR J
JACOBSON, DOUGLAS THOMAS
JULIAN, JOSEPH RODOLPH
KINSER, ELBERT LUTHER
KRAUS, RICHARD EDWARD
LA BELLE, JAMES DENNIS
LEIMS, JOHN HAROLD
LUCAS, JACKLYN HAROLD
LUMMUS, JACK
MARTIN, HARRY LINN
MASON, LEONARD FOSTER
McCARD, ROBERT HOWARD
McCARTHY, JOSEPH JEREMIAH
McTUREOUS, ROBERT MILLER, JR
NEW, JOHN DURY
OWENS, ROBERT ALLEN
OZBOURN, JOSEPH WILLIAM
PAIGE, MITCHELL
PHELPS, WESLEY
PHILLIPS, GEORGE
POPE, EVERETT PARKER
POWER, JOHN VINCENT
ROAN, CHARLES HOWARD
ROUH, CARLTON ROBERT
RUHL, DONALD JACK
SCHWAB, ALBERT EARNEST
SHOUP, DAVID MONROE
SIGLER, FRANKLIN EARL
SKAGGS, LUTHER, JR
SMITH, JOHN LUCIAN
SORENSON, RICHARD KEITH
STEIN, TONY
SWETT, JAMES ELMS
THOMAS, HERBERT JOSEPH
THOMASON, CLYDE
TIMMERMAN, GRANT FREDERICK
VANDEGRIFT, ALEXANDER ARCHER
WALSH, KENNETH AMBROSE
WALSH, WILLIAM GARY
WATSON, WILSON DOUGLAS
WILLIAMS, HERSHEL WOODROW
WILSON, LOUIS HUGH, JR
WILSON, ROBERT LEE
WITEK, FRANK PETER
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Private George Watson,US Army:
http://www.qmfound.com/watson.htm
Captain Ben Solomon,Surgeon US Army:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_L._Salomon
http://www.qmfound.com/watson.htm
Captain Ben Solomon,Surgeon US Army:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_L._Salomon
Lt Richard Miles McCool,US Navy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Miles_McCool
Francis P. Hammerberg,Diver,US Navy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_P._Hammerberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Miles_McCool
Francis P. Hammerberg,Diver,US Navy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_P._Hammerberg
Captain George L Street III,US Navy:
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/glstreet.htm
Robert Eugene Bush,Corpsman,US Navy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Bush
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/glstreet.htm
Robert Eugene Bush,Corpsman,US Navy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Bush
Lt Jack Knight,US Army.The only MOH awarded for Burma.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/onl ... fknzb.html
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/onl ... fknzb.html
'Fifteen men received Medals of Honor for their heroic actions at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Only five of those men survived..."
http://www.homeofheroes.com/pearlharbor/pearl_8moh.html
http://www.homeofheroes.com/pearlharbor/pearl_8moh.html
Joseph Sarnoski and Jay Zeamer, Jr.
"The B-17 eventually crash landed successfully in New Guinea after Sarnoski's death. Jay Zeamer, Jr. was also awarded the Medal of Honor, the only instance of World War II when two members of one crew were honored for separate and independent acts of heroism in combat in the same engagement."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sarnoski
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Zeamer%2C_Jr.
"The B-17 eventually crash landed successfully in New Guinea after Sarnoski's death. Jay Zeamer, Jr. was also awarded the Medal of Honor, the only instance of World War II when two members of one crew were honored for separate and independent acts of heroism in combat in the same engagement."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sarnoski
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Zeamer%2C_Jr.