# List of World War II aces from the United States

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from United States. For other countries see List of World War II flying aces by country
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| Name | Branch | Victories | Awards | Notes |
| Robert W. Abernathy | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Fred T. Ackerman | USN | 5 | SS | |
| Burnell W. Adams | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Charles E. Adams Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Fletcher E. Adams | USAAF | 9 | DFC | KIA |
| Robert H. Adams | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA |
| John M. Ainlay | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Donald N. Aldrich | USMC | 20 | NC, DFC | KIA 3 May 1947 |
| Richard L. Alexander | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | POW 30 May 1944 |
| John R. Alison | USAAF | 6 | DSC, SS | |
| Calvin D. Allen Jr. | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| David W. Allen | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| William H. Allen | USAAF | 5 | DFC | "Ace in a day" |
| Stuart C. Alley Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Ernest J. Ambort | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Robert H. Ammon | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Dudley Moore Amoss | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | POW March 1945 |
| Benjamin C. Amsden | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Leslie E. Andersen | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Alexander L. Anderson | USN | 5.5 | NC | "Ace in a day" 16 February 1945 |
| Charles F. Anderson Jr. | USAAF | 10 | LOM | KIA 19 April 1944 |
| Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson | USAAF | 16.25 | DFC (5) | |
| Richard H. Anderson | USAAF | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 25 May 1945 |
| Robert H. Anderson | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 14 December 1944. KIFA 5 June 1945 |
| William Y. Anderson | USAAF | 7 | SS | Born in Sweden, he is Sweden's only flying ace |
| Wyman D. Anderson | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Stephen W. Andrew | USAAF | 9 | SS | POW 2 July 1944 |
| Stanley O. Andrews | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Lester L. Arasmith | USAAF | 6 | | |
| Lee A. Archer | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| David B. Archibald | USAAF | 5 | | "Ace in a day" and POW 18 December 1944 |
| William E. Aron | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA 22 April 1945 |
| Robert W. Aschenbrener | USAAF | 10 | DSC | Shot down on 25 December 1944 and evaded capture for 27 days before rescue |
| Abner M. Aust | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Eugene D. Axtel | USAAF | 5 | DFC | P-61 night fighter ace |
| George C. Axtell | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 22 April 1945 |
| Donald A. Baccus | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Jack A. Bade | USAAF | 5 | DSC | KIFA 2 May 1963 |
| Oscar C. Bailey | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Robert Baird | USMC | 6 | NC, SS, DFC | Only Marine night fighter ace |
| Douglas Baker | USN | 16.33 | SS (2), DFC (4) | MIA 14 December 1944 |
| Ellis C. Baker Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Robert M. Baker | USMC | 7 | DFC | |
| Fred E. Bakutis | USN | 7.5 | NC, LOM, DFC (2) | Shot down October 1944 and spent one week adrift before rescue |
| Donald L. Balch | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Frank B. Baldwin | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Henry W. Balsiger | USN | 5.33 | DFC | |
| Raymond M. Bank | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 2 March 1945 |
| Ernest E. Bankey Jr. | USAAF | 9.5 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 27 December 1944 |
| John Lawrence Banks | USN | 8.5 | DFC (2) | |
| William M. Banks | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Bruce M. Barackman | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Rex T. Barber | USAAF | 5 | NC | |
| Frederic A. Bardshar | USN | 7.5 | SS, LOM, DFC (3) | |
| James D. Bare | USN | ~5 | | |
| Robert M. Barkey | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Lloyd G. Barnard | USN | 8 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 15 June 1944 |
| James M. Barnes | USN | 6 | NC | KIFA 2 July 1945 |
| Truman S. Barnes | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Percy R. Bartelt | American Volunteer Group | 5 | | |
| William E. Bartling | American Volunteer Group | 5 | | |
| John W. Bartol | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert L. Baseler | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Hugh N. Batten | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Harold W. Bauer | USMC | 11 | MOH | MIA 14 November 1942 |
| Aaron L. Bearden | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 3 September 1944 |
| Paul H. N. Beaudry | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Edward H. Beavers Jr. | USAAF | 5 | | KIA 27 November 1944 |
| Paul S. Bechtel | USAAF | 5 | DFC | 5th kill claimed while temporarily assigned to USMC unit |
| Robert H. Becker | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Walter C. Beckham | USAAF | 18 | DSC, SS (4) | POW 22 February 1944 |
| Marshall U. Beebe | USN | 10.5 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 18 March 1945 |
| Don M. Beerbower | USAAF | 15.5 | DSC, SS (2), DFC (3) | KIA 9 August 1944 |
| Duane W. Beeson | USAAF | 17.33 | DSC, SS | POW 5 April 1944 |
| Louis Benne | USAAF | 5 | SS | POW 14 June 1944 |
| Joseph H. Bennett | USAAF | 8.5 | DFC | |
| Walter G. Benz Jr. | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Jack S. Berkheimer | USN | 7.5 | NC | MIA 16 December 1944 |
| Norman R. Berree | USN | 9 | DFC (4) | |
| Richard L. Bertelson | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| William R. Beyer | USAAF | 9 | SS | "Ace in a day" 27 September 1944 |
| Carl G. Bickel | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| Edward F. Bickford | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Hipolitus T. Biel | USAAF | 5.33 | DFC | KIA 24 April 1944 |
| Henry S. Bille | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Walter D. Bishop | USN | 5 | DFC | KIFA 14 December 1944 |
| John T. Blackburn | USN | 11 | NC, DFC | |
| Samuel V. Blair | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| William K. Blair | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Donald J. M. Blakeslee | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 14.5 | DSC (2), SS (2), DFC (8), UK DFC | |
| Richard Buckner Blaydes | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Wayne K. Blickenstaff | USAAF | 10 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 24 March 1945 |
| Laurence E. Blumer | USAAF | 6 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 25 August 1944 |
| Robert L. Blyth | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Donald H. Bochkay | USAAF | 13.83 | DFC | |
| Hampton E. Boggs | USAAF | 9 | DSC, SS | KIFA 1953 |
| Alfred G. Bolduc | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| John F. Bolt | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | Claimed 6 additional victories and was awarded NC during Korean War. Only Marine to become an ace in two different wars and only Marine ace of Korean War |
| John W. Bolyard | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charlie R. Bond Jr. | American Volunteer Group | 7 | | |
| Richard I. Bong | USAAF | 40 | MOH, DSC, SS (2), DFC (7) | Top American ace in history. KIFA 6 August 1945 |
| William J. Bonneau | USN | 8 | SS, DFC | KIFA 3 October 1947 |
| Stephen J. Bonner | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Robert John Booth | USAAF | 8 | SS | POW 8 June 1944 |
| Clarence A. Borley | USN | 5 | NC, DFC (2) | Shot down in October 1944, spending 5 days adrift before rescue |
| Ernest O. Bostrom | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| George E. Bostwick | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Gregory "Pappy" Boyington | American Volunteer Group, USMC | 28 | MOH, NC | Top Marine ace in history. "Ace in a day" 16 September 1943. POW 3 January 1944 |
| Gerald F. Boyle | USN | 5.5 | DFC (2) | KIFA October 1944 |
| Jack T. Bradley | USAAF | 15 | DSC | |
| John L. Bradley | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Arthur J. Brassfield | USN | 6.33 | NC (2) | |
| Richard L. Braun | USMC | 5 | DFC (4) | |
| Charles W. Brewer | USN | 6.5 | NC, LOM, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" and MIA 19 June 1944 |
| Michael Brezas | USAAF | 12 | SS | KIFA 5 February 1954 |
| Johnie J. Bridges | USN | 6.25 | DFC (3) | |
| John G. Bright | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 6 | SS | First American ace to shoot down Japanese, German, and Italian aircraft. POW August 1943 |
| Mark K. Bright | USN | 9 | NC | KIA |
| Joseph E. Broadhead | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Samuel J. Brocato Jr. | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 9 June 1960 |
| James L. Brooks | USAAF | 13 | SS | |
| Carl A. Brown Jr. | USN | 10.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Gerald A. Brown | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | Shot down over France in September 1944, but evaded captivity. Shot down again over Korea and captured as POW 30 November 1950 |
| Harley L. Brown | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Harry W. Brown | USAAF | 6 | SS | Claimed first victory on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor |
| Henry W. Brown | USAAF | 14.2 | DSC | POW 3 October 1944 |
| Meade M. Brown | USAAF | 6 | SS | KIA 24 August 1950 |
| Quince L. Brown | USAAF | 12.33 | SS | POW and executed 6 September 1944 |
| Robert H. Brown | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Samuel J. Brown | USAAF | 15.5 | DSC | |
| William P. Brown Jr. | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | Awarded a second NC during the Korean War. KIA 24 February 1952 |
| James W. Browning | USAAF | 7 | | |
| Lowell K. Brueland | USAAF | 12.5 | DSC, SS, DFC | Claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Carland E. Brunmier | USN | 6 | NC, DFC | |
| Donald S. Bryan | USAAF | 13.33 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 2 November 1944 |
| William E. Bryan Jr. | USAAF | 7.5 | | Awarded DSC during Korean War |
| James A. Bryce | USN | 5.25 | DFC (2) | KIFA 10 April 1945 |
| Robert L. Buchanan | USN | 5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 16 October 1944 |
| George T. Buck Jr. | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Paul D. Buie | USN | 9 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| William Eugene Burckhalter | USN | 6 | SS (2) | KIA 11 June 1944 |
| Clinton D. Burdick | USAAF | 5.5 | | |
| George T. Burgard | American Volunteer Group | 10 | | |
| Franklin N. Burley | USN | 7 | SS | |
| Robert L. Burnett III | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Roy O. Burnett Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC | |
| Howard M. Burriss | USN | 7.5 | DFC | MIA 31 January 1944 |
| Francis X. Bushner | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| Robert L. Buttke | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Robert J. Byrne | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Matthew S. Byrnes Jr. | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert C. Byrnes | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| James B. Cain | USN | 8.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Raymond L. Callaway | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Richard A. Campbell | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Richard G. Candelaria | USAAF | 6 | SS | POW 13 April 1945 |
| John B. Carder | USAAF | 7 | DFC | POW 12 May 1944, successfully escaped captivity. KIFA 1 October 1961 |
| Raymond C. Care | USAAF | 6 | DFC | POW 15 April 1944 |
| Henry A. Carey Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Marion E. Carl | USMC | 18.5 | NC (2), DFC (3) | |
| Kendall E. Carlson | USAAF | 6 | DFC | POW 25 February 1945 |
| William A. Carlton | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Daniel A. Carmichael | USN | 13 | SS (2), DFC (5) | |
| George Carpenter | USAAF | 13.84 | DFC | POW |
| Bruce W. Carr | USAAF | 15 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 2 April 1945 |
| George R. Carr | USN | 11.5 | NC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 19 June 1944. KIFA 1967 |
| Charles H. Carroll | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Walter J. Carroll | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Leonard K. Carson | USAAF | 18.5 | SS (2) | |
| James R. Carter | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| William N. Case | USMC | 8 | DFC (4) | |
| Nial K. Castle | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Dean Caswell | USMC | 7 | SS (2) | |
| Charles J. Cesky | USAAF | 8.5 | DFC | |
| George F. Ceuleers | USAAF | 10.5 | DSC | |
| Henry K. Champion | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Frederic F. Champlin | USAAF | 9 | DFC | |
| Creighton Chandler | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| George T. Chandler | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Van E. Chandler | USAAF | 5 | DFC | Claimed 3 more victories during the Korean War |
| Philip G. Chapman | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 28 March 1945 |
| Levi R. Chase | USAAF | 12 | DFC (4) | |
| Leonard J. Check | USN | 12 | NC, SS, LOM, DFC (2) | KIFA January 1945 |
| Oscar I. Chenoweth | USN | 8.5 | SS, DFC | |
| Lewis W. Chick Jr. | USAAF | 6 | | |
| Arthur Chin | Canton Provincial Air Force | 8.5 | DFC | Born in Oregon, first American ace of war |
| Frederick J. Christensen | USAAF | 21.5 | SS | "Ace in a day" 7 July 1944 |
| James A. Clark | USAAF | 10.5 | SS | |
| Lawrence A. Clark | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (4) | |
| Robert A. Clark | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Walter E. Clarke | USN | 7 | DFC (5) | |
| Arthur B. Cleaveland | USAAF | 5 | SS | "Ace in a day" 18 April 1945 |
| Donald C. Clements | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert E. Clements | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Dallas A. Clinger Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Vivian A. Cloud | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Robert C. Coats Jr. | USN | 9.33 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 18 March 1945 |
| Paul R. Cochran | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Oscar H. Coen | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 5.5 | DFC(UK), SS | Shot down over France and smuggled to Spain while with RAF |
| Robert L. Coffey | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA 20 April 1949 while serving as a Congressman from Pennsylvania |
| Thaddeus T. Coleman | USN | 10 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| Wilson M. Coleman | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Frank J. Collins | USAAF | 9 | SS | POW 12 July 1945 |
| William M. Collins | USN | 9 | NC, DFC (4) | |
| J. D. Collinsworth | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Philip E. Colman Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | Claimed 4 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Gordon B. Compton | USAAF | 5.5 | | |
| Harold E. "Bunny" Comstock | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Arthur R. Conant | USMC | 6 | DFC (5) | |
| Edwin S. Conant | USN | ~5 | | |
| Henry L. Condon II | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA January 1945 |
| Jack E. Conger | USMC | 10 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Paul A. Conger | USAAF | 11.5 | DSC | |
| Thomas J. Conroy | USN | 7 | NC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Walter V. Cook | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Merle M. Coons | USAAF | 5 | | |
| William E. Copeland | USN | 6 | SS | |
| Paul Cordray | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Richard L. Cormier | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| Leland B. Cornell | USN | ~5 | | |
| Richard D. Cowger | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Ralph L. Cox | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Melvin Cozzens | USN | 6.5 | DFC | |
| Edward "Porky" Cragg | USAAF | 15 | DSC | MIA 26 December 1943 |
| Clement M. Craig | USN | 11.75 | NC (2), DFC | "Ace in a day" 21 January 1945 |
| Darrell S. Cramer | USAAF | 7 | | |
| Niven K. Cranfill | USAAF | 5 | SS (2) | |
| Ray Crawford | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Claude J. Crenshaw | USAAF | 7 | DSC | |
| Harry C. Crim | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| William F. Crombie | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Donald F. Cronin | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| John T. Crosby | USN | 5.25 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 April 1945 |
| William E. Crowe | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (5) | KIFA 1 April 1960 |
| Arthur W. Cruikshank | USAAF | 8 | | |
| William J. Cullerton | USAAF | 5 | DSC, SS | POW 5 April 1945 |
| Donald M. Cummings | USAAF | 6.5 | DFC | |
| Arthur C. Cundy | USAAF | 6 | DFC | MIA 11 March 1945 |
| Daniel G. Cunningham | USN | 7 | NC, DFC | |
| James N. Cupp | USMC | 13 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Louis E. Curdes | USAAF | 9 | DFC (2) | POW 27 August 1943, escaped captivity April 1944 |
| John H. Curry | Royal Canadian Air Force | 7.33 | DFC(UK) | Born in Texas |
| Robert C. Curtis | USAAF | 14 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | |
| Warren D. Curton | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Frank A. Cutler | USAAF | 7.5 | SS (2) | KIA 13 May 1944 |
| Edward J. Czarnecki | USAAF | 6 | SS | Shot down 23 October 1943, evaded capture and was rescued in February 1944 |
| Perry J. Dahl | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Kenneth H. Dahlberg | USAAF | 14 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | POW 14 February 1945 |
| Kenneth J. Dahms | USN | 7 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 6 April 1945 |
| James B. Dalglish | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Fernley H. Damstrom | USAAF | 8 | SS | KIFA 11 April 1945 |
| William A. Daniel | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Jack S. Daniell | USAAF | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 26 November 1944 |
| Merl W. Davenport | USN | 6.25 | DFC (2) | |
| George H. Davidson | USN | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Clarence E. Davies | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Barrie S. Davis | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Clayton E. Davis | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| George A. Davis Jr. | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | Claimed 14 additional victories and was awarded the MOH and DSC during the Korean War. KIA 10 February 1952 |
| Glendon V. Davis | USAAF | 7.5 | | Evaded capture in France for 4 months before he was smuggled back to England |
| Leonard K. Davis | USMC | 5 | NC, DFC | |
| Ralph H. Davis | USN | 7.5 | | |
| Robert H. Davis | USN | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| George E. Dawkins Jr. | USMC | 5 | | |
| William C. Day Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Gregory A. Daymond | Royal Air Force | 5+ | DFC(UK) | |
| Richard S. Deakins | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA November 1944 |
| Cecil O. Dean | USAAF | 6 | DFC | POW 2 July 1944 |
| William A. Dean Jr. | USN | 11 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Zach W. Dean | USAAF | 7 | SS | POW 21 April 1951 |
| John W. Dear Jr. | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Jefferson J. DeBlanc | USMC | 9 | MOH, DFC | "Ace in a day" 31 January 1943 |
| Leslie Decew | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Edwin L. Degraffenreid | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Robert M. DeHaven | USAAF | 14 | SS | |
| George Della | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Phillip C. DeLong | USMC | 11.66 | DFC (4) | Claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Anthony J. Denman | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Reuben H. Denoff | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Elliott E. Dent Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Richard O. Devine | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Lawrence A. Dewing | USN | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert A. M. Dibb | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 29 August 1944 |
| Frederick E. Dick | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Michael Dikovitsky | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Joseph V. Dillard | USMC | 6.3 | DFC | |
| William J. Dillard | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Eugene Dillow | USMC | 6 | DFC | |
| John F. Dobbin | USMC | 8 | NC, DFC | |
| George A. Doersch | USAAF | 10.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Archie G. Donahue | USMC | 14 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 12 April 1945 |
| I. B. Jack Donaldson | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Landis E. Doner | USN | 8 | DFC (3) | |
| Harry W. Dorris | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Jefferson D. Dorroh | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 22 April 1945 |
| Frederick J. Dorsch Jr. | USAAF | 8.5 | SS | |
| Paul P. Douglas Jr. | USAAF | 8 | DSC (2) | |
| Cecil J. Doyle | USMC | 5 | NC | MIA 7 November 1943 |
| Charles W. Drake | USMC | 5 | NC, DFC | |
| Irwin H. Dregne | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Urban L. Drew | USAAF | 6 | Air Force Cross, DFC (2) | First pilot to shoot down 2 jet aircraft |
| William C. Drier | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Daniel B. J. Driscoll | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Frank C. Drury | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | |
| Paul E. Drury | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Francis E. Dubisher | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Charles H. DuBois | USAAF | 6 | | |
| James E. Duffy Jr. | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| James E. Duffy Jr. | USN | 5 | | |
| Richard E. Duffy | USAAF | 5 | SS | "Ace in a day" 18 April 1943 |
| Walter F. Duke | USAAF | 10 | SS | MIA 6 June 1944 |
| John S. Dunaway | USAAF | 7 | DSC | MIA 22 November 1944 |
| George Chamberlain Duncan | USN | 13.5 | NC, SS, DFC (6) | |
| Glenn E. Duncan | USAAF | 19.5 | DSC, SS | Shot down in July 1944, evaded capture and joined the Dutch underground |
| Robert W. Duncan | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Fred L. Dungan | USN | 7 | NC, DFC | |
| William D. Dunham | USAAF | 16 | DSC | |
| Richard W. Dunkin | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Bernard Dunn | USN | 5.33 | DFC (2) | |
| William R. "Poppy" Dunn | British Royal Air Force, USAAF | 6 | | Serving in the RAF, he became the first American ace of World War II |
| Parker Dupouy | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 6.5 | | |
| Dewey F. Durnford | USMC | 6.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Glenn T. Eagleston | USAAF | 18.5 | DSC, SS | Top ace in the 9th Air Force, claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Hoyt A. Eason | USAAF | 6 | SS | MIA 3 March 1943 |
| Clyde B. East | USAAF | 13 | SS | |
| David B. Eastham | USAAF | 12 | | |
| Richard T. Eastmond | USN | 9 | NC, DFC | |
| Byron A. Eberts | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| William G. Eccles | USN | ~5 | | |
| Bert Eckard | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 11 May 1945 |
| Billy C. Edens | USAAF | 7 | SS | POW 10 September 1944 |
| Willard E. Eder | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Selden R. Edner | Royal Air Force | 5 | | |
| Edward B. Edwards Jr. | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| William C. Edwards Jr. | USN | 7.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 February 1945 |
| Joseph L. Egan Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 17 July 1944 |
| Robert A. Elder | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | "Ace in a day" 24 March 1945 |
| Ralph E. Elliott | USN | 9.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Vincent T. Elliott | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Hugh M. Elwood | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Donald R. Emerson | USAAF | 7 | DFC | KIA 25 December 1944 |
| Warren S. Emerson | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Wallace N. Emmer | USAAF | 14 | DSC, SS | POW 9 August 1944, died in captivity February 1945 |
| Benjamin H. Emmert Jr. | USAAF | 7 | SS | POW 1 September 1944. Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| Eugene H. Emmons | USAAF | 9 | DFC | |
| James W. Empey | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| James J. England | USAAF | 10 | | |
| John B. England | USAAF | 17.5 | SS | KIFA 17 November 1954 |
| Anthony J. Enman | USN | ~5 | | |
| Lyle A. Erickson | USN | ~5 | | |
| Andrew J. Evans | USAAF | 8 | DFC | POW 27 March 1953 |
| Roy W. Evans | USAAF | 6 | SS | POW 14 February 1945 |
| Eric A. Evenson | USN | 8.25 | DFC (3) | |
| Lee R. Everhart | USAAF | 6 | DFC | MIA 12 October 1944 |
| Loren D. Everton | USMC | 12 | NC, DFC | |
| John W. Fair | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| David C. "Foob" Fairbanks | Royal Canadian Air Force | 12.5 or 13.5 | DFC(UK) | Born in New York |
| Grover E. Fanning | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Charles D. Farmer | USN | 7.25 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Robert A. Farnsworth | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| William Farrell | USMC | 5 | NC, DFC | |
| Robert P. Fash | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Richard D. Faxon | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Alfred J. Fecke | USN | 7 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 16 October 1944 |
| Edward L. Feightner | USN | 9 | DFC (4) | |
| Sylvan Feld | USSAF | 9 | SS | POW 13 August 1944, died in captivity 21 August 1944 |
| Marion C. Felts | USSAF | 5 | DFC | KIFA 27 February 1963 |
| Leopold M. Ferko | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| James E. Fenex Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Ernest C. Fiebelkorn | USAAF | 9 | SS (2) | KIA 6 July 1950 |
| Arthur C. Fiedler Jr. | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| William F. Fiedler Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | Only P-39 ace in USAAF, KIFA 30 June 1943 |
| Virgil C. Fields Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC | KIA 2 February 1944 |
| Howard J. Finn | USMC | 6 | DFC (5) | |
| Charles R. Fischette | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Don H. Fisher | USMC | 6 | DFC | |
| Edwin O. Fisher | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIFA 28 March 1947 |
| Rodney W. Fisher | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Harry E. Fisk | USAAF | 5 | SS | POW 13 January 1945 |
| Jack A. Fisk | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Nelson D. Flack Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| James H. Flatley | USN | 6 | NC, LOM, DFC (3) | |
| Richard H. Fleischer | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Francis M. Fleming | USN | 7.5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Patrick D. Fleming | USN | 19 | NC, SS (2), DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 16 February 1945. KIFA 1956 |
| Kenneth A. Flinn | USN | 5 | DFC | POW 13 October 1944, died in captivity 24 July 1945 |
| Frank E. Foltz | USN | ~5 | NC | |
| Ralph E. Foltz | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Paul J. Fontana | USMC | 5 | NC, DFC | |
| Kenneth M. Ford | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| George Formanek Jr. | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | KIA 23 April 1944 |
| Samuel W. Forrer | USN | ~5 | NC, DFC | |
| Joseph M. Forster | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Norman J. Fortier | USAAF | 5.83 | DFC | |
| Joseph J. Foss | USMC | 26 | MOH, DFC | First Marine "Ace in a day" 25 October 1942. Second highest scoring Marine ace of the war, later served as Governor of South Dakota |
| Carl C. Foster | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 6 April 1945 |
| William B. Foulis Jr. | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| James M. Fowle | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Richard E. Fowler Jr. | USN | 6.5 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert W. Foy | USAAF | 15 | SS | KIFA 25 March 1950 |
| Marvin J. Franger | USN | 9 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| Dwaine R. Franklin | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| John M. Franks | USN | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Carl M. Frantz | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Robert B. Fraser | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | KIFA 18 June 1945 |
| Kenneth D. Frazier | USMC | 12.5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Doris C. Freeman | USN | 9 | DFC (4) | KIA 11 May 1945 |
| William B. Freeman | USMC | 6 | DFC | |
| James B. French | USN | 11 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Alfred L. Frendberg | USN | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Alfred C. Froning | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Earl R. Fryer | USAAF | 7 | | |
| Harold N. Funk | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski | USAAF | 28 | DSC, SS (2), DFC (10) | Highest scoring American ace in Europe. POW 25 July 1944. Claimed 6.5 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Franklin T. Gabriel | USN | 8 | DFC | |
| Frank L. Gailer Jr. | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | POW 27 November 1944 |
| Robert E. Galer | USMC | 13 | MOH, DFC | |
| Charles S. Gallup | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Kenneth W. Gallup | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Dwight B. Galt | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John R. Galvin | USN | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| Warner F. Gardner | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| William A. Gardner | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Vermont Garrison | USAAF | 7.33 | SS, DFC (2) | POW 3 March 1944. Claimed 10 additional victories and was awarded the DSC during the Korean War |
| Frank L. Gaunt | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Noel A. M. Gayler | USN | 5 | NC (3) | |
| Dominic S. "Don" Gentile | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 21.83 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (8) | |
| Francis R. Gerard | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Steven Gerick | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Grover D. Gholson | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Robert D. Gibb | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | MIA 16 December 1951 |
| John T. Gildea | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (5) | KIA 11 May 1945 |
| Clement D. Gile | USN | 8 | DFC (4) | |
| Roy F. Gillespie | USN | 6 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Edward L. Gimbel | Royal Canadian Air Force | 5 | DFC(UK) | |
| William K. Giroux | USAAF | 10 | SS | |
| Cyrus R. Gladen | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Michael Gladych | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 17 | | |
| George W. Gleason | USAAF | 12 | DFC | |
| Maxwell H. Glenn | USAAF | 7.5 | SS | |
| Fred W. Glover | USAAF | 10.33 | | |
| John T. Godfrey | USAAF | 16.33 | SS (2), DFC (8) | POW 24 August 1944, escaped captivity |
| Lindley W. Godson | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert J. Goebel | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Walter J. Goehausen Jr. | USAAF | 10 | DFC | |
| Robert E. Goodnight | USAAF | 7.25 | SS | |
| James A. Goodson | USAAF | 15 | DSC, SS, DFC (UK), DFC (9) | POW 20 June 1944 |
| Donald "Flash" Gordon | USN | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Edmond R. Goss | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Norman D. Gould | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Gordon M. Graham | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Lindol F. Graham | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Robert F. Graham | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Vernon E. Graham | USN | 5 | NC | |
| Marvin E. Grant | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| James S. Gray | USN | 6 | DFC (5) | |
| John F. Gray | USN | 8.25 | NC, DFC | KIFA 3 June 1946 |
| Lester E. Gray | USN | 5.25 | DFC (2) | |
| Rockford V. Gray | USAAF | 6.5 | DFC | KIFA 4 September 1944 |
| Herschel H. "Herky" Green | USAAF | 18 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 30 January 1944 |
| Lee O. Gregg | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Hayden A. Gregory | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Billy M. Gresham | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIA 2 October 1944 |
| Joseph H. Griffin | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Richard J. Griffin | USN | 8 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert C. Griffith | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 24 July 1944 |
| Clayton Kelly Gross | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| LeRoy V. Grosshuesch | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| William Grosvenor Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Charles F. Gumm | USAAF | 6 | SS | KIA 1 March 1944 |
| Cheatham W. Gupton | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Harlan I. Gustafson | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| Fred E. Gutt | USMC | 8 | DFC (2) | |
| Walter A. Haas | USN | ~5 | NC (2) | |
| Roger A. Haberman | USMC | 7 | NC | |
| Albert E. Hacking Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Mayo A. Hadden Jr. | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| James P. Hagerstrom | USAAF | 6 | DSC, DFC | Claimed another 8.5 victories during the Korean War |
| George F. Hall | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Sheldon O. Hall | USMC | 6 | | |
| William T. Halton | USAAF | 10.5 | SS | Awarded DSC in Korean War. MIA 21 May 1952 |
| Louis R. Hamblin | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Henry B. Hamilton | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | MIA 21 October 1942 |
| Robert M. Hamilton | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Samuel E. Hammer | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| John F. Hampshire | USAAF | 13 | DFC | DOW 2 May 1943 |
| William F. Hanes Jr. | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Eugene R. Hanks | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Harry T. Hanna | USAAF | 5 | DFC | "Ace in a day" 9 October 1943 |
| Chris J. Hanseman | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA |
| Herman Hansen Jr. | USMC | 5.5 | NC, SS (2), DFC (2) | |
| Robert M. Hanson | USMC | 25 | MOH, NC | "Ace in a day" 14 January 1944. KIA 3 February 1944 |
| Willis E. Hardy | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC | |
| Everett C. Hargreaves | USN | 8.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Walter R. Harman | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Raymond F. Harmeyer | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Archibald A. Harrington | USAAF | 7 | | |
| Bill Harris | USAAF | 16 | DFC | |
| Cecil E. Harris | USN | 24 | NC, SS (2), DFC (3) | |
| Ernest A. Harris | USAAF | 10 | SS | KIFA 1949 |
| Frederick A. Harris | USAAF | 8 | SS | KIFA 31 October 1943 |
| Leroy E. Harris | USN | 9.25 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Thomas L. Harris | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 27 May 1944 |
| Thomas S. Harris | USN | 9 | DFC (6) | |
| Cameron M. Hart | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA 1946 |
| Kenneth F. Hart | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Raymond E. Hartley Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Paul R. Hatala | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Herbert B. Hatch | USAAF | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 10 June 1944 |
| Charles D. Hauver | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles H. Haverland Jr. | USN | 6.5 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Fred R. Haviland Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Arthur R. Hawkins | USN | 14 | NC (3), DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 13 September 1944 |
| Russell C. Haworth | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Frank R. Hayde | USN | 6 | DFC | MIA 16 July 1944 |
| Thomas L. Hayes Jr. | USAAF | 8.5 | SS | |
| Thomas C. Haywood | American Volunteer Group | 5.25 | | |
| Cotesworth B. Head Jr. | USAAF | 14 | DFC | MIA 18 January 1943 |
| Frank C. Hearrell | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Horace W. Heath | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | KIFA 8 July 1945 |
| Robert Hedman | American Volunteer Group | 6 | | |
| Roger R. Hedrick | USN | 12 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Lloyd P. Heinzen | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | KIFA 11 November 1945 |
| Edwin L. Heller | USAAF | 5.5 | DSC, SS, DFC (5) | Claimed an additional 3.5 victories during the Korean War. POW 23 January 1953 |
| Paul M. Henderson Jr. | USN | 5 | SS | KIA 15 June 1944 |
| Randall W. Hendricks | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| William J. Hennon | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIFA 1953 |
| William E. Henry | USN | 9.5 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| John C. "Pappy" Herbst | USAAF | 18 | SS | KIFA 4 July 1946 |
| Edwin J. Hernan Jr. | USMC | 8 | DFC (3) | MIA 19 July 1951 |
| Samuel B. Hibbard | USN | 7.33 | DFC (3) | |
| Allen E. Hill | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| David L. "Tex" Hill | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 18.75 | DSC | |
| Frank A. Hill | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Harry E. Hill | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| James E. Hill | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Donald E. Hillman | USAAF | 5 | SS (2), DFC | POW October 1944 |
| Hollis H. Hills | Royal Canadian Air Force, USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Kenneth G. Hippe | USN | 5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Edwin W. Hiro | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA 19 September 1944 |
| Howard D. Hively | USAAF | 12 | DSC | |
| Myron M. Hnatio | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| John B. Hoag | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| John J. Hockery | USAAF | 7 | DFC | POW 26 November 1944. Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| William R. Hodges | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| John H. Hoefker | USAAF | 8.5 | SS | |
| Ronald W. Hoel | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Ralph K. Hofer | USAAF | 15 | DFC (7) | KIA 2 July 1944 |
| Cullen J. Hoffman | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| James E. Hoffman Jr. | USAAF | 6.5 | SS | MIA 22 August 1944 |
| Roy B. Hogg | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Bruce K. Holloway | USAAF | 13 | | |
| James D. Holloway | USAAF | 6 | DFC | MIA 2 May 1945 |
| George L. Hollowell | USMC | 8 | DFC (6) | |
| Besby F. Holmes | USAAF | | NC | |
| Cyril F. Homer | USAAF | 15 | DSC, SS | |
| William L. Hood | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Wallace E. Hopkins | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Francis W. Horne | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC (4) | |
| Herbert N. Houck | USN | 6 | NC (3), DFC (4) | |
| William J. Hovde | USAAF | 10.5 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 5 December 1944. Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| James H. Howard | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 8.33 | MOH, DFC | |
| Robert L. Howard | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| David W. Howe | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Bernard H. Howes | USAAF | 6 | DFC | POW 3 March 1945 |
| Edward R. Hoyt | USAAF | 5 | DFC | Penultimate ace of the war |
| Mark E. Hubbard | USAAF | 6.5 | SS | POW 18 March 1944 |
| Howard R. Hudson | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Charles W. Huffman | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert J. Humphrey | USN | 5.33 | DFC (2) | KIA in Korea |
| John C. Hundley | USMC | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Alvaro J. Hunter | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Edward E. Hunt | USAAF | 6.5 | DFC | KIA 8 November 1944 |
| Richard F. Hurd | USAAF | 6 | DFC | Last and highest scoring American Spitfire ace |
| Frank D. Hurlbut | USAAF | 9 | DFC | |
| Robert Hurst | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Joe W. Icard | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 8 March 1944 |
| Jack M. Ilfrey | USAAF | 7.5 | SS | MIA 13 June 1944, evaded captivity and returned to his unit |
| James C. Ince | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Julius W. Ireland | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Clayton M. Isaacson | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Michael J. Jackson | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Willie O. Jackson Jr. | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Gilbert L. Jamison | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Bruce Donald Jaques | USN | 5.5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Arthur F. Jeffrey | USAAF | 14 | SS | |
| Otto D. Jenkins | USAAF | 8.5 | SS | KIFA 24 March 1945 |
| Robert H. Jennings Jr. | USN | 9.5 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | KIFA 30 June 1954 |
| Alvin J. Jensen | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (4) | KIFA 20 May 1949 |
| Hayden M. Jensen | USN | 5 | NC (2), DFC | |
| Verl E. Jett | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Arthur G. Johnson Jr. | USAAF | 8.5 | SS | |
| Byron M. Johnson | USN | 8 | DFC (3) | |
| Clarence O. Johnson | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIA 23 September 1944 |
| Evan M. Johnson V | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Gerald R. Johnson | USAAF | 22 | DSC (2), SS, LOM | KIFA 7 October 1945 |
| Gerald W. Johnson | USAAF | 16.5 | DSC | POW 27 March 1944 |
| James K. Johnson | USAAF | 1 | | Claimed 10 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Robert S. Johnson | USAAF | 27 | DSC | |
| Wallace R. Johnson | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John M. Johnston | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Robert D. Johnston | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Charles D. Jones | USMC | 6 | SS, DFC (3) | KIFA 5 March 1965 |
| Curran L. Jones | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Cyril W. Jones Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC | MIA 12 September 1944 |
| Frank Cazenove Jones | USAAF | 5 | | |
| James M. Jones | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| John L. Jones | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Lynn F. Jones | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Ripley O. Jones | Royal Air Force | 7.7 | | Born in New York |
| Warren L. Jones | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Wallace R. Jordan | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Alwin M. Juchheim | USAAF | 9 | DSC | POW 28 May 1944 |
| William H. Julian | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Joseph Kaelin | USN | 5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| William R. Kane | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 5 February 1957 |
| Dale E. Karger | USAAF | 7.5 | DFC | 3rd youngest ace of the war at 19 years old |
| Robert A. Karr | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Neel E. Kearby | USAAF | 22 | MOH, SS (2), DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 11 October 1943. KIA 5 March 1944 |
| Robert J. Keen | USAAF | 7 | DSC | |
| LeRoy W. Keith | USN | 5.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 April 1945 |
| William T. Kemp | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Charles Kendrick | USMC | 5 | DFC | KIA 2 October 1942 |
| Daniel Kennedy | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Ira C. Kepford | USN | 16 | NC (2), SS, DFC | |
| Leslie H. Kerr Jr. | USN | ~5 | | |
| Robert R. Kidwell Jr. | USN | 5 | DFC (4) | |
| Donald D. Kienholz | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA 1973 |
| John R. Kincaid | USN | 5 | | |
| Robert A. Kincaid | USN | 5 | NC, SS, DFC (2) | |
| Benjamin H. King | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Charles W. King | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| David L. King | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| William B. King | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| William J. Kingston Jr. | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Claiborne H. Kinnard Jr. | USAAF | 8 | DSC | |
| James J. Kinsella | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Claude R. Kinsey | USAAF | 7 | DFC | POW 4 April 1943, escaped captivity October 1943 |
| Marion F. Kirby | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| George N. Kirk | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Lenton F. Kirkland Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS | MIA 25 December 1944 |
| Floyd C. Kirkpatrick | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Phillip L. Kirkwood | USN | 12 | NC, DFC | |
| John A. Kirla | USAAF | 11.5 | SS | |
| George E. Kiser | USAAF | 9 | DSC, SS | |
| Frank W. Klibbe | USAAF | 7 | | |
| Robert H. Knapp | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| William M. Knight | USN | 7.5 | SS, DFC (2) | MIA 5 November 1944 |
| Carroll S. Knott | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles W. Koenig | USAAF | 6.5 | DSC | |
| Edward H. Kopsel | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Walter J. Koraleski Jr. | USAAF | 5.53 | | |
| William J. Kostik | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Joseph J. Kruzel | USAAF | 6 | SS (3) | |
| Henry B. Kucheman Jr. | USAAF | 6 | | |
| Ward A. Kuentzel | USAAF | 7 | DFC | KIFA 19 June 1944 |
| Charles M. Kunz | USMC | 8 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Kenneth G. Ladd | USAAF | 12 | SS | |
| Dean S. Laird | USN | 5.75 | DFC | Only Navy ace to shoot down German and Japanese planes |
| Wayne W. Laird | USMC | 5 | DFC | KIFA 30 April 1943. Only Marine Corps ace to shoot down German and Japanese planes |
| Kenneth B. Lake | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| George M. Lamb | USAAF | 7.5 | SS (2) | |
| Robert A. Lamb | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| William E. Lamb | USN | 5 | NC | Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| William E. Lamoreaux | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Richard C. Lampe | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| John D. Landers | USAAF | 14.5 | SS (3) | |
| John H. Lane | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Willis G. Laney | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (6) | |
| Joseph L. Lang | USAAF | 7.83 | DFC | KIA 14 October 1944 |
| Ned W. Langdon | USN | 5 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Thomas G. Lanphier | USAAF | 5.5 | NC, SS (2) | |
| Donald A. Larson | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 4 August 1944 |
| Leland A. Larson | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Charles W. Lasko | USAAF | 7.5 | SS | |
| Franklin C. Lathrope | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Charles H. Laughlin | American Volunteer Group | 5 | | |
| John B. Lawler | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Frank L. Lawlor | American Volunteer Group, USN | 9 | DFC (3) | |
| Earl R. Lazear Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Richard J. Lee | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Marlow J. Leikness | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles W. Lenfest | USAAF | 5.5 | | POW 3 October 1944 |
| Jack Lenox Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Francis J. Lent | USAAF | 11 | SS (2) | KIFA 1 December 1944 |
| William N. Leonard | USN | 6 | NC (2), DFC | |
| John A. Leppla | USN | 5 | NC (2) | MIA 26 October 1942 |
| Alfred Lerch | USN | 7 | NC | "Ace in a day" 16 April 1945 |
| Joseph J. Lesicka | USAAF | 9 | DFC | "Ace in a day" 15 July 1943 |
| William L. Leverette | USAAF | 11 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 9 October 1943 |
| Warren R. Lewis | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| William H. Lewis | USAAF | 7 | DFC | "Ace in a day" 5 September 1944 |
| Lawrence P. Liebers | USAAF | 7 | DFC | KIFA 1946 |
| Robert L. Liles | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Hugh D. Lillie | USN | 5 | | |
| Elvin L. Lindsay | USN | 8 | NC, SS (2), DFC | |
| Ted E. Lines | USAAF | 10 | DSC | |
| Raymond H. Littge | USAAF | 10.5 | DSC | KIFA 20 May 1949 |
| James W. Little | USAAF | 7 | | Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| Robert L. Little | American Volunteer Group | 10 | | |
| Gregory. K. Loesch | USMC | 8.5 | NC, DFC | KIFA 27 September 1943 |
| John S. Loisel | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| John D. Lombard | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIA 30 June 1943 |
| Charles P. London | USAAF | 5 | DSC | First USAAF ace in European Theater |
| Herbert H. Long | USAAF | 10 | DFC (7) | |
| Maurice G. Long | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| Donald S. Lopez | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Clifford Louie | | | | |
| George G. Loving Jr. | USAAF | 5 | | |
| John H. Lowell | USAAF | 7.5 | SS (2) | |
| Wayne L. Lowry | USAAF | 11 | SS | POW 7 October 1944 |
| Marvin W. Lubner | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Paul W. Lucas | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIA January 1945 |
| Carl J. Luksic | USAAF | 8.5 | DSC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 8 May 1944 |
| James F. Luma | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Walter A. Lundin | USN | 6.5 | DFC | |
| William M. Lundin | USMC | 5.5 | | |
| Stanley J. Lustic | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Lowell C. Lutton | USAAF | 5 | SS | MIA 2 November 1943 |
| Joseph P. Lynch | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| John J. Lynch | Royal Air Force | 13 | DFC(UK) & Bar | Born in California |
| Thomas J. Lynch | USAAF | 20 | DSC | KIA 8 March 1944 |
| John B. Maas Jr. | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Lewin A. Maberry | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Charles H. "Mac" MacDonald | USAAF | 27 | DSC (2), SS (2) | |
| John A. MacKay | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Christopher L. Magee | USMC | 9 | NC | |
| Morton D. Magoffin | USAAF | 5 | DSC, SS, DFC | POW 10 August 1944 |
| William J. Maguire | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIFA 11 August 1945 |
| Jackson Barrett Mahon | Royal Air Force | 5 | | Born in California. POW 19 August 1942 |
| Keith Mahon | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Grant M. Mahony | USAAF | 5 | DSC, SS | |
| Walker M. "Bud" Mahurin | USAAF | 21 | DSC, DFC (5) | Claimed 3.5 additional victories during the Korean War. POW 13 May 1952 |
| Charles M. Mallory | USN | 10 | DFC | |
| Thomas E. Maloney | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Jack C. Mankin | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Lee P. Mankin jr. | USN | 5 | DFC | Only enlisted American to become an ace |
| Thomas H. Mann Jr. | USMC | 10 | NC | |
| Armand G. Manson | USN | 7 | DFC (5) | |
| Harry A. March Jr. | USN | 5 | | |
| Gene E. Markham | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| William P. Marontate | USMC | 13 | NC | MIA 15 January 1943 |
| Lester C. Marsh | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Bert W. Marshall Jr. | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Albert E. Martin Jr. | USN | 5 | NC | |
| Kenneth R. Martin | USAAF | 5 | DSC | POW 11 February 1944 |
| Joe L. Mason | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| William J. Masoner Jr. | USN | 12 | NC, SS (2), DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| William H. Mathis | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Milden E. Mathre | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Joseph Z. Matte | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Chester K. Maxwell | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| William R. Maxwell | USN | 7 | DFC | |
| Earl May | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 22 October 1951 |
| Richard H. May | USN | 5 | DFC (5) | |
| Ben I. Mayo Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Michele A. Mazzocco | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Paul G. McArthur | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| T. H. McArthur | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIFA May 1943 |
| David McCampbell | USN | 34 | MOH, NC, SS, LOM, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 19 June and 24 October 1944. Holds US record with most kills in a single mission at 9. Top Navy ace and highest scoring ace to survive the war. |
| Henry A. McCartney Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Frank E. McCauley | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| Thomas G. McClelland | USN | 7.33 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert W. McClurg | USMC | 7 | DFC | |
| Carroll W. McColpin | USAAF | 11 | | |
| Edward O. McComas | USAAF | 14 | SS, LOM | "Ace in a day" 23 December 1944 |
| Charles M. McCorkle | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| William A. McCormick Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Leo B. McCuddin | USN | 5 | NC, SS, DFC | |
| Elbert S. McCuskey | USN | 13.5 | NC (2), DFC (5) | "Ace in a day" 4 June 1942 |
| Gordon H. McDaniel | USAAF | 6 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 14 March 1945 |
| Norman L. McDonald | USAAF | 11.5 | DFC | |
| William F. McDonough | USAAF | 5 | SS | KIFA 22 April 1944 |
| Donald McDowell | USAAF | 8.5 | | |
| James N. McElroy | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| William D. McGarry | American Volunteer Group | 8 | | |
| Donald C. McGee | USAAF | 6 | SS (2) | |
| John L. McGinn | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Selva E. McGinty | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward C. McGowan | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Bernard L. McGrattan | USAAF | 8.5 | DFC | KIA 6 June 1944 |
| Thomas B. McGuire Jr. | USAAF | 38 | MOH, DSC, SS (2), DFC (6) | KIA 7 January 1945 |
| John W. McGuyrt | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Pierce W. McKennon | USAAF | 11 | DFC | KIFA 18 June 1947 |
| Joseph T. McKeon | USAAF | 6 | SS | POW |
| Donald J. McKinley | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| William W. McLachlin | USN | 5.5 | | |
| Murray D. McLaughlin | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| John McManus | USMC | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| George B. McMillan | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 8.5 | DFC | KIA 22 February 1944 |
| Evan D. McMinn | USAAF | 5 | | MIA 6 June 1944 |
| Donald M. McPherson | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Hamilton McWhorter III | USN | 12 | DFC (5) | |
| Nicholas Megura | USAAF | 11.83 | DSC | |
| Roger W. Mehle | USN | 13.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Henry H. Meigs | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Louis A. Menard | USN | 9 | SS, DFC | |
| Adolph Mencin | USN | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| Virgil K. Meroney | USAAF | 9 | SS | POW 8 April 1944, later escaped captivity |
| George L. Merritt Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 7 June 1944 |
| Donald W. Meuten | USAAF | 6 | SS | MIA 7 May 1944 |
| John C. Meyer | USAAF | 24 | DSC (3), SS (2) | Claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Frederick H. Michaelis | USN | 5 | NC, SS, DFC | |
| Henry J. Miklajcyk | USAAF | 7.5 | SS | KIA 2 November 1944 |
| Armour C. Miller | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Everett Miller | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Johnnie G. Miller | USN | 8 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 6 April 1945 |
| Joseph E. Miller Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Thomas F. Miller | USAAF | 5.25 | DFC | |
| Willard W. Millikan | USAAF | 13 | DSC | POW |
| Robert C. Milliken | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Henry L. Mills | USAAF | 6 | DFC | POW 6 March 1944, later escaped captivity |
| Charles B. Milton | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert Mims | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| Leslie D. Minchew | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| Harris E. Mitchell | USN | 10 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Henry E. Mitchell | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 21 March 1945, KIA April 1945 |
| John W. Mitchell | USAAF | 11 | DSC, NC | Claimed 4 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Sanford K. Moats | USAAF | 8.5 | DSC, DFC (2) | |
| Leland P. Molland | USAAF | 10.5 | SS | KIA 16 May 1951 |
| Norman W. Mollard | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| Arthur P. Mollenhauer | USN | 5 | NC | "Ace in a day" 12 October 1944 |
| William W. Momyer | USAAF | 8 | DSC | |
| Franklin H. Monk | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| John R. Montapert | USN | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| John T. Moore | USAAF | 7 | SS | MIA 8 October 1944 |
| Robert W. Moore | USAAF | 12 | SS | |
| Glennon T. Moran | USAAF | 13 | SS | |
| Horace B. Moranville | USN | 6 | DFC | POW 12 January 1945, only Navy ace to escape captivity during the war |
| James B. Morehead | USAAF | 7 | DSC, DFC (2) | |
| John L. Morgan Jr. | USMC | 8.5 | DFC | MIA 26 March 1945 |
| Stanley B. Morrill | USAAF | 9 | SS | KIFA 29 March 1944 |
| Bert D. (Wayne) Morris Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| James M. Morris | USAAF | 7.33 | DSC | |
| Paul V. Morriss | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Mark L. Moseley | USAAF | 6.5 | DFC | |
| William C. Moseley | USN | 5 | DFC | MIA 4 July 1944 |
| Robert C. Moss | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 7 | | |
| James D. Mugavero | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Douglas W. Mulcahy | USN | 8 | | |
| Robert F. Mulhollem | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Paul A. Mullen | USMC | 6.5 | DFC | KIFA 12 February 1946 |
| Arthur H. Munson | USN | 5 | | |
| Paul C. Murphey Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Alva C. Murphy | USAAF | 6 | | MIA 2 March 1945 |
| John B. Murphy | USAAF | 6.75 | SS | |
| Robert E. Murray | USN | 10.33 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Jennings L. Myers | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA December 1943 |
| Raymond B. Myers | USAAF | 5.5 | | |
| Joseph L. Narr | USMC | 7 | NC | MIA 11 November 1942 |
| Robert H. "Bob" Neale | American Volunteer Group | 13 | | |
| H. A. Nelson | USN | 5.2 | | |
| Robert J. Nelson | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert K. Nelson | USN | 6.66 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| John V. K. Newkirk | American Volunteer Group | 7 | | |
| Franklin A. Nichols | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Myrvin E. Noble | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward M. Nollmeyer | USAAF | 5 | SS (2) | |
| Cornelius N. Nooy | USN | 19 | NC (3), SS (2), DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 21 September 1944 |
| Louis H. "Red Dog" Norley | USAAF | 10.33 | SS | |
| Marvin R. Novak | USN | ~5 | | |
| George P. Novotny | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Cleveland L. Null | USN | 9 | DFC (3) | KIFA 9 October 1952 |
| Gilbert M. O'Brien | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| William R. O'Brien | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Frank Q. O'Connor | USAAF | 10.75 | DSC | POW 5 November 1944 |
| Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare | USN | 7 | MOH, NC | "Ace in a day" 20 February 1942. MIA 26 November 1943 |
| Jeremiah J. O'Keefe | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 22 April 1945 |
| Paul O'Mara Jr. | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| Eugene W. O'Neill | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| John G. O'Neill | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Lawrence F. O'Neill | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Jack J. Oberhansly | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Harvey G. Odenbrett | USN | 7 | NC | |
| Fred F. Ohr | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Edwin L. Olander | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles H. "Chuck" Older | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 18 | DFC | |
| Robin Olds | USAAF | 13 | SS (2), DFC (2) | Later claimed 4 more victories and was awarded the Air Force Cross during the Vietnam War. |
| Austin LeRoy Olsen | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Norman E. Olson | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIA 8 April 1944 |
| Paul E. Olson Jr. | USAAF | 5 | | "Ace in a day" and POW 18 December 1944 |
| John Orth | USN | 6 | NC | |
| Ernest K. Osher | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles H. Ostrom | USN | 7 | | |
| Edward C. Outlaw | USN | 6 | NC, LOM, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 29 April 1944 |
| Robert J. Overcash | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Edmund F. Overend | American Volunteer Group, USMC | 8 | DFC | |
| Lloyd J. Overfield | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Edward W. Overton Jr. | USN | 5 | NC (2), DFC (2) | |
| Donald C. Owen | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Edward M. Owen | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Joel A. Owens | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Marion P. ”Dutch” Owens | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Robert G. Owens Jr. | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Melvyn R. Paisley | USAAF | 8 | DSC, SS (2) | |
| Forrest F. Parham | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Joel B. Paris III | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Harry A. Parker | USAAF | 13 | SS (2) | KIA 22 April 1945 |
| Elbert W. Parrish | USN | 6 | SS | |
| James J. Pascoe | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Joseph J. Paskoski | USN | 6 | NC, SS | |
| Edsel Paulk | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Carl W. Payne | USAAF | 6 | DFC | Only American ace to destroy Vichy French, German, Italian, and Japanese planes. KIFA 9 January 1956 |
| Frederick R. Payne Jr. | USMC | 5.5 | NC, DFC | |
| James L. Pearce | USN | 5.25 | DFC (3) | |
| James E. Peck | British Royal Air Force, USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA |
| James G. Percy | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Oscar F. Perdomo | USAAF | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 13 August 1945. Last American ace of the war. |
| Chesley G. Peterson | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 10 | DSC | |
| Richard A. Peterson | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| David P. Phillips | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Edward A. Phillips | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Hyde Phillips | USMC | 5 | DFC | KIFA 14 August 1952 |
| Harvey P. Picken | USN | 11 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Francis E. Pierce Jr. | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | |
| Joseph F. Pierce | USAAF | 7 | DFC | POW 21 May 1943, later executed. |
| Sammy A. Pierce | USAAF | 7 | DSC | |
| John Pietz Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| George W. Pigman Jr. | USN | 8.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Spiros N. Pisanos | USAAF | 10 | DFC | |
| Jack Pittman Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | KIFA 12 April 1966 |
| Hiram Clifford Pitts | USAAF | 6 | | |
| Claude W. Plant | USN | 8.5 | SS, DFC | MIA 12 September 1944 |
| James N. Poindexter | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIFA 3 March 1945 |
| Peter E. Pompetti | USAAF | 5 | DFC (4) | POW 17 March 1944 |
| Zenneth A. Pond | USMC | 6 | NC | MIA 10 September 1942 |
| Kenneth R. Pool | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Tilman E. Pool | USN | 6 | DFC (4) | |
| Albert J. Pope | USN | 7.25 | DFC | |
| Edward Popek | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Philip B. Porter | USAAF | 5 | | |
| Robert Bruce Porter | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | Only Marine pilot to score victories in F4U and F6F |
| George H. Poske | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Nathan T. Post | USMC | 8 | DFC (3) | |
| Ralston M. Pound Jr. | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Ernest A. Powell | USMC | 5 | NC | MIA July 1943 |
| Joe H. Powers Jr. | USAAF | 14.5 | SS | MIA 18 January 1951 |
| MacArthur Powers | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 7 | SS | "Ace in a day" 18 April 1943 |
| Luther D. Prater Jr. | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC | |
| George E. "Ratsy" Preddy Jr. | USAAF | 26.83 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 6 August 1944. KIA 25 December 1944 |
| Robert W. Prescott | American Volunteer Group | 5.5 | | |
| Frank H. Presley | USMC | 5 | NC | |
| Jack C. Price | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Melvin M. Prichard | USN | 5.25 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Royce W. Priest | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Roger C. Pryor | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 26 March 1943, escaped captivity 1 May 1945. |
| John Forrest Pugh | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| John E. Purdy | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Norwald R. Quiel | USN | 6 | SS | |
| Donald L. Quigley | USAAF | 5 | SS | POW 10 August 1944 |
| Michael J. Quirk | USAAF | 11 | SS | POW 10 September 1944 |
| Valentine S. Rader | USAAF | 6.5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 1950 |
| Orvin H. Ramlo | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | |
| Robert J. Rankin | USAAF | 10 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 12 May 1944 |
| C. B. Ray | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| James V. Reber Jr. | USN | 11 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Edward F. Rector | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 7.75 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Eugene D. Redmond | USN | 9.25 | DFC (3) | KIFA 3 June 1951 |
| William N. Reed | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 9 | SS, LOM, DFC (4) | KIFA 19 December 1944 |
| William C. Reese | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 21 May 1944 |
| Horace B. Reeves | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Leonard R. Reeves | USAAF | 6 | DFC (4) | |
| Francis R. Register | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | KIFA 16 May 1943 |
| Daniel R. Rehm Jr. | USN | 13 | DFC (2) | |
| Thomas H. Reidy | USN | 10 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Joseph H. Reinburg | USMC | 7 | DFC (5) | |
| Russell L. Reiserer | USN | 9 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 19 October 1944 |
| Thomas J. Rennemo | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Joseph E. Reulet | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Glenn M. Revel | USN | 5.75 | DFC (2) | |
| Andrew J. Reynolds | USAAF | 9.33 | SS (2), DFC | |
| Robert P. Reynolds | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | POW 12 September 1944 |
| Thomas W. Rhodes | USN | 5 | | |
| Elmer W. Richardson | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert H. Riddle | USAAF | 11 | SS, DFC | |
| Vincent A. Rieger | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Alden P. Rigby | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| James F. Rigg | USN | 11 | NC, DFC (6) | "Ace in a day" 12 September 1944 |
| Elwyn G. Righetti | USAAF | 7.5 | DSC, SS, DFC (4) | MIA 17 April 1945 |
| Paul S. Riley | USAAF | 6.5 | DFC (5) | POW 24 April 1944 |
| Ben Rimerman | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (4) | KIFA 11 August 1945 |
| Andrew J. Ritchey | USAAF | 5 | DSC, DFC (2) | |
| Joe D. Robbins | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Jay T. Robbins | USAAF | 22 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (4) | |
| Arval J. Roberson | USAAF | 6 | DFC (4) | |
| Daniel T. Roberts Jr. | USAAF | 14 | DSC, DFC (3) | KIA 9 November 1943 |
| Eugene P. Roberts | USAAF | 9 | DSC, SS, DFC (4) | |
| Newell O. Roberts | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| LeRoy W. Robinson | USN | 5 | DFC (5) | |
| Ross F. Robinson | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 29 September 1946 |
| Edward F. Roddy | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| F. Michael Rogers | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | |
| Franklin Rose Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS (2), DFC (2) | |
| Ralph J. Rosen | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Herbert E. Ross | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | |
| Robert P. Ross | USN | 5.5 | NC, SS | |
| Herman J. Rossi Jr. | USN | 6 | NC (2) | |
| John R. Rossi | American Volunteer Group | 6 | DFC | |
| Gerald L. Rounds | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert R. Rowland | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| LeRoy A. Ruder | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC (2) | KIA 6 June 1944 |
| Henry S. Rudolph | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| John W. Ruhsam | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | |
| Donald E. Runyon | USN | 11 | NC, DFC | |
| Roy W. Rushing | USN | 13 | NC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| William A. Rynne | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 28 March 1944 |
| Robert J. Sandell | American Volunteer Group | 5 | | |
| Philip Sangermano | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| Donald H. Sapp | USMC | 10 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| John J. Sargent | USN | 5.25 | DFC (2) | KIA 11 May 1945 aboard USS Bunker Hill |
| Jimmie E. Savage | USN | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Charles W. Sawyer | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 8 | | |
| Harrell H. Scales | USN | 6.25 | DFC (3) | |
| Hartwell V. Scarborough Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC (6) | |
| Thomas D. Schank | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Gordon E. Schecter | USN | 5 | SS | MIA 18 March 1945 |
| Wilbur R. Scheible | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| John L. Schell | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Frank Schiel | American Volunteer Group | 7 | | |
| William J. Schildt | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| James E. Schiller | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| David C. Schilling | USAAF | 22.5 | DSC (2), SS (2), DFC (9) | "Ace in a day" 23 December 1944 |
| Glenn D. Schiltz Jr. | USAAF | 8 | DSC, SS, DFC (4) | MIA in Korea |
| Robert G. Schimanski | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Albert L. Schlegel | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 8.5 | DFC (5) | KIA 28 August 1944 |
| Leroy A. Schreiber | USAAF | 12 | DSC, DFC (5) | KIA 15 April 1944 |
| Louis Schriber | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Duerr H. Schuh | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Robert B. Schultz (Shoals) | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert L. Scott Jr. | USAAF | 10 | SS | |
| Alexander F. Sears | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 22 October 1951 |
| Meldrum L. Sears | USAAF | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Albert Seckel Jr. | USN | 6 | NC, SS, DFC | |
| Robert B. See | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Harold E. Segal | USMC | 12 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert K. Seidman | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | KIA 14 April 1944 |
| Larry R. Self | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Robert W. Shackford | USN | 5 | DFC (5) | |
| Dale E. Shafer | USAAF | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Courtney Shands | USN | 6 | NC | "Ace in a day" 7 August 1942 |
| Edward O. Shaw | USMC | 14.5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 1944 |
| Robert M. Shaw | USAAF | 8 | DFC (2) | |
| Hugh V. Sherrill | USN | 5.5 | NC, DFC | |
| Charles A. Shields | USN | 5 | | |
| Ernest Shipman | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | POW 30 July 1944 |
| James A. Shirley | USN | 12.5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| William A. Shomo | USAAF | 8 | MOH, DFC | "Ace in a day" 11 January 1945 |
| Robert L. Shoup | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | POW 20 May 1944 |
| Murray J. Shubin | USAAF | 11 | DSC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 June 1943 |
| Lucien B. Shuler | USAAF | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Perry L. Shuman | USMC | 6 | DFC (8) | |
| Wallace E. Sigler | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Sam L. Silber | USN | 7 | LOM, DFC (4) | |
| John M. Simmons | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | KIFA 18 January 1961 |
| William J. Simmons | USAAF | 6 | SS | MIA 25 April 1944 |
| Arthur Singer Jr. | USN | 10 | DFC (5) | |
| Lester H. Sipes | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Frank Sistrunk | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | MIA 3 September 1951 |
| Norman C. Skogstad | USAAF | 12 | SS, DFC | |
| Warren A. Skon | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (4) | |
| Albert C. Slack | USN | 6.5 | SS | |
| William J. Sloan | USAAF | 12 | Air Force Cross, DFC | |
| Armistead B. Smith Jr. | USN | 10 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Carl E. Smith | USN | 5 | DFC (4) | |
| Carroll C. Smith | USAAF | 7 | SS | Top night fighter ace |
| Clinton L. Smith | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Cornelius M. Smith Jr. | USAAF | 11 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Daniel F. Smith Jr. | USN | 6 | NC, SS, LOM, DFC (4) | |
| Donovan F. Smith | USAAF | 5.5 | DSC, DFC (4) | |
| Jack R. Smith | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John C. Smith | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIA 9 November 1943 |
| John L. Smith | USMC | 19 | MOH, LOM, DFC | |
| John M. Smith | USN | 10 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| Kenneth Darwin Smith | USN | 5 | | |
| Kenneth G. Smith | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | POW 21 March 1944. KIFA 20 October 1947 |
| Leslie C. Smith | USAAF | 7 | DFC (5) | |
| Meryl M. Smith | USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC (3) | MIA 7 December 1944 |
| Nicholas J. Smith | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Paul A. Smith | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Richard E. "Snuffy" Smith | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert H. Smith | American Volunteer Group | 5 | | |
| Robert T. Smith | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC | |
| Virgil H. Smith | USAAF | 6 | DFC (3) | KIA 1 January 1943 |
| William N. Snider | USMC | 11 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Irl V. Sonner Jr. | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 22 March 1945 |
| James J. "Pug" Southerland | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 12 October 1949 |
| Kenneth C. Sparks | USAAF | 11 | SS, DFC (4) | KIFA 5 September 1944 |
| Harold L. Spears | USMC | 15 | DFC | KIFA 6 December 1944 |
| Dale F. Spencer | USAAF | 9.5 | DSC, DFC (4) | |
| Clyde P. Spitler | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Richard E. Stambook | USN | 10 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Paul M. Stanch | USAAF | 10 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| William J. Stangel | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Gordon A. Stanley | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (4) | KIFA 19 April 1956 |
| Morris A. Stanley | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Arland Stanton | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Walter E. Starck | USAAF | 7 | DFC (4) | POW 27 November 1944 |
| Carlton B. Starkes | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| James R. Starnes | USAAF | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Edgar E. Stebbins | USN | 5 | | |
| Robert W. Stephens | USAAF | 13 | SS, DFC | KIFA 1960 |
| Everett W. Stewart | USAAF | 7.83 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| James C. Stewart | USAAF | 11.5 | DSC, DFC (5) | |
| James S. Stewart | USN | 10 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| John S. Stewart | USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Charles R. Stimpson | USN | 16 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 14 October 1944 |
| John D. Stokes | USN | 6.5 | SS, DFC | |
| Carl V. Stone | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | KIFA 13 March 1967 |
| Robert J. Stone | USAAF | 7 | | "Ace in a day" 10 June 1945 |
| John A. Storch | USAAF | 10.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert F. Stout | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | KIA 4 March 1945 |
| Donald J. Strait | USAAF | 13.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| William H. Strand | USAAF | 7 | SS (2), DFC (6) | |
| John R. Strane | USN | 13 | SS, DFC (7) | |
| Johnnie C. Strange | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Frederick J. Streig | USN | 5.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Harvey W. Sturdevant | USN | 6 | DFC (4) | |
| John L. Sublett | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Richard C. Suehr | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Charles P. Sullivan | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Elliot Summer | USAAF | 10 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert C. Sutcliffe | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| John F. Sutherland | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| James E. Swett | USMC | 15.5 | MOH, DFC (6) | "Ace in a day" 7 April 1943 |
| Harryn W. Swinburne | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | First pilot to fly a helicopter in combat |
| James S. Swope | USN | 9.66 | DFC (2) | |
| William J. Sykes | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 25 December 1944 |
| John C. C. Symmes | USN | 11 | NC (2), DFC (2) | |
| Stanley T. Synar | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Gilbert F. Talbot | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| William F. Tanner | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC (4) | |
| James B. Tapp | USAAF | 8 | DSC, DFC | |
| Kenneth M. Taylor | USAAF | 6 | DSC | First Army Air Forces pilot to be awarded DSC during war. Is officially only credited with 3 victories. |
| Oliver B. Taylor | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Ralph G. Taylor Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Ray A. Taylor Jr. | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Will W. Taylor | USN | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| Francis A. Terrill | USMC | 6.5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 12 January 1946 |
| John S. "Jimmy" Thach | USN | 6 | NC (2), SS, LOM | |
| W. Paul Thayer | USN | 6.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert H. Thelen | USN | 6.5 | DFC | |
| Franklin C. Thomas Jr. | USMC | 9 | NC | |
| Robert F. Thomas | USN | 5.25 | NC, DFC | |
| Wilbur J. Thomas | USMC | 18.5 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 28 January 1947 |
| Robert D. Thompson | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| John F. Thornell Jr. | USAAF | 17.25 | DSC, DFC (6) | |
| David F. Thwaites | USAAF | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Harrison R. Thyng | USAAF | 5 | SS | 5 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Robert E. Tierney | USAAF | 5 | | |
| John A. Tilley | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Reade F. Tilley | Royal Canadian Air Force | 7 | DFC (UK) | Born in Florida. |
| Edward W. Toaspern | USN | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| John W. Topliff | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Harrison B. "Bud" Tordoff | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Ross E. Torkelson | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Philip E. Tovrea Jr. | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| Eugene P. Townsend | USN | 5 | NC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Frederick W. Tracey | USN | 5 | NC, SS | |
| Frederick O. Trafton Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Franklin W. Troup | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Eugene A. Trowbridge | USMC | 6 | NC | |
| Clifton H. Troxell | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Myron M. Truax | USN | 7 | NC (2), DFC | |
| John H. Truluck | USAAF | 7 | DSC, DFC (4) | |
| Grant M. Turley | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC | KIA |
| Charles H. Turner | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward B. Turner | USN | 7 | NC | "Ace in a day" 18 October 1944 |
| Richard E. Turner | USAAF | 11 | DFC (2) | |
| William L. Turner | USAAF | 8 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| Wendell V. Twelves | USN | 13 | NC, SS, DFC (6) | |
| Gerald E. Tyler | USAAF | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| James O. Tyler | USAAF | 8 | DFC (2) | |
| Vernon R. Ude | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Donald E. Umphres | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | KIFA 4 June 1947 |
| Eugene A. Valencia Jr. | USN | 23 | NC, DFC (6) | "Ace in a day" 17 April 1945 |
| Herbert J. Valentine | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 25 May 1945 |
| Rudolph D. Van Dyke | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 1 June 1953 |
| Peter J. Van der Linden Jr. | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Arthur Van Haren Jr. | USN | 9 | DFC (3) | |
| George R. Vanden Heuvel | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| James S. Varnell Jr. | USAAF | 17 | SS, DFC (3) | KIFA 9 April 1945 |
| Harley C. Vaughn | USAAF | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert H. Vaught | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Milton N. Vedder | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | KIA 11 February 1944 |
| Stanley W. “Swede” Vejtasa | USN | 10.25 | NC (3) | "Ace in a day" 26 October 1942 |
| Clinton D. Vincent | USAAF | 6 | SS, LOM, DFC (3) | |
| Merriwell W. Vineyard | USN | 6 | DFC (6) | Also flew in Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Arnold E. Vinson | USAAF | 5.3 | DFC (3) | MIA 3 April 1943 |
| Herman W. Visscher | USAAF | 5 | DFC | Shot down a sixth plane in Korean War |
| Harold E. Vita | USN | 6 | SS (2), DFC (2) | |
| John E. Vogt | USAAF | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 28 May 1945 |
| John W. Vogt Jr. | USAAF | 8 | DFC (5) | |
| John J. Voll | USAAF | 21 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 November 1944 |
| Roy M. Voris | USN | 7 | DFC | |
| Albert O. Vorse Jr. | USN | 11.5 | NC, SS, DFC (2) | |
| Alexander Vraciu | USN | 19 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 19 June 1944 |
| Lance C. "Wildcat" Wade | Royal Air Force | 23 | DFC(UK) & Bar | Born in Texas. KIFA 12 January 1944 |
| Robert Wade | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Horace Q. Waggoner | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Boyd D. "Buzz" Wagner | USAAF | 8 | DSC, DFC | First Army Air Force ace of World War II. KIFA 29 November 1942 |
| John W. Wainwright Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 28 September 1944. KIFA 7 July 1945 |
| Joe W. Waits | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Thomas H. Walker | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Walter B. Walker Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Kenneth A. Walsh | USMC | 21 | MOH, DFC (7) | First F4U Corsair ace |
| Ralph H. Wandrey | USAAF | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Lyttleton T. Ward | USN | 5 | NC, SS, DFC | |
| Victor E. Warford | USAAF | 8 | SS (2) | POW 11 October 1944 |
| Arthur T. Warner | USMC | 8 | NC, DFC | |
| Jack R. Warren | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA March 1944 |
| Edward T. Waters | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| James A. Watkins | USAAF | 12 | DSC | |
| Ralph J. Watson | USAAF | 5 | LOM, DFC (4) | |
| Charles E. Watts | USN | 8.75 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Oran S. Watts | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Sidney W. Weatherford | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | MIA 11 August 1952 |
| Charles E. Weaver | USAAF | 8 | | |
| Claude Weaver III | Royal Canadian Air Force | 12.5 | DFC (UK) | Born in Oklahoma. Youngest Allied ace of the war. POW 9 September 1942, later escaped captivity. DOW 28 January 1944. |
| Wilbur B. Webb | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Willard J. Webb | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Gregory J. Weissenberger | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Darrell G. Welch | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| George S. Welch | USAAF | 16 | DSC, DFC (3) | First Army Air Force pilot to shoot down an enemy plane during the war. KIFA 12 October 1954 |
| Robert E. Welch | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC | KIFA 23 March 1951 |
| Robert D. Welden | USAAF | 6.25 | DFC | |
| Albert P. Wells | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward G. Wendorf | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Arthur E. Wenige | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| John M. Wesolowski | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Warren M. Wesson | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Richard L. West | USAAF | 14 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert G. West | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert B. Westbrook | USAAF | 20 | DSC, DFC (2) | MIA 22 November 1944 |
| Raymond S. Wetmore | USAAF | 21.25 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (5) | KIFA 14 February 1951 |
| William E. Whalen | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| Elmer M. Wheadon | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | "Ace in a day" 1 July 1943 |
| William T. Whisner | USAAF | 15.5 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 21 November 1944. Scored 6.5 additional victories with U.S. Air Force and award third DSC during Korean War. |
| Henry S. White | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John H. White | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 5 October 1945 |
| Robert H. White | USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Thomas A. White | USAAF | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Roy E. Whittaker | USAAF | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| Samuel J. Wicker | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | |
| David C. Wilhelm | USAAF | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Paul H. Wilkins | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| James W. Wilkinson | USAAF | 6 | DSC, DFC (3) | KIFA 4 June 1944 |
| Bruce W. Williams | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Gerard M. H. Williams | USMC | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| James M. Williams | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Russell D. Williams | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Felix D. Williamson | USAAF | 13 | DSC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 14 January 1945. KIFA 24 February 1947 |
| Robert C. Wilson | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| William F. Wilson | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 12 November 1947 |
| Murray Winfield | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert P. Winks | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert A. Winston | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Theodore H. Winters Jr. | USN | 8 | NC (2), SS (3), DFC | |
| Calvin C. Wire | USAAF | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| Ralph L. Wire | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John L. Wirth | USN | 14 | NC, SS (2), DFC | KIFA 13 April 1945 |
| Lee V. Wiseman | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Lynn E. Witt Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| John T. Wolf | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Judge E. Wolfe | USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 24 November 1948 |
| John L. Wolford | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA 20 May 1943 |
| Walter A. Wood | USN | 5.5 | SS | |
| Sidney S. Woods | USAAF | 7 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 22 March 1945. POW 16 April 1945 |
| Robert E. Woody | USAAF | 7 | DSC, DFC | |
| Millard Wooley Jr. | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert C. Woolverton | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Malcolm T. Wordell | USN | 7 | NC (2), DFC (3) | |
| George L. Wrenn | USN | 5.25 | NC, DFC | |
| Ellis W. Wright Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Max J. Wright | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Robert R. Yaeger Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Charles Elwood Yeager | USAAF | 13 | SS, DFC | "Ace in a day" 12 October 1944. First man to break the sound barrier 14 October 1947 |
| Harold Yeremain | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | KIFA 13 August 1951 |
| Robert M. York | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Donald K. Yost | USMC | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| Michael R. Yunck | USMC | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Earling W. Zaeske | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Hubert "Hub" Zemke | USAAF | 17.75 | DSC, SS, DFC (8) | POW 30 October 1944 |
| John A. Zink | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Daniel J. Zoerb | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Charles J. Zubarik | USAAF | 8 | DFC | POW 24 May 1943 |