Question: What is the name of the oldest Medal of Honor recipient with initial S that was in action before 1944 ?

text: 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 or an opposing foreign force. Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. 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. 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 was drawn into World War II on December 8, 1941, a day after the Axis-member Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu that killed almost 2,500 people in what was considered the biggest peacetime loss on American soil inflicted by foreign people at that time. For actions during World War II, 472 United States military personnel received the Medal of Honor. 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 attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force rather than enemy since the United States was neutral during the events of December 7, 1941.
Name Service Rank Place of action Date of action
Joseph J. Sadowski † Army Sergeant Valhey , France September 14 , 1944
George T. Sakato Army Private Hill 617 , near Biffontaine , France October 29 , 1944
Benjamin L. Salomon † Army Captain Saipan , Marianas Islands July 7 , 1944
Joseph R. Sarnoski † Air Forces Second Lieutenant over Buka area , Solomon Islands June 16 , 1943
Foster J. Sayers † Army Private First Class near Thionville , France November 12 , 1944
Joseph E. Schaefer Army Staff Sergeant near Stolberg , Germany September 24 , 1944
Henry Schauer Army Private First Class near Cisterna di Littoria , Italy May 23 , 1944 - May 24 , 1944
Herbert E. Schonland Navy Commander Savo Island November 12 , 1942 - November 13 , 1942
Albert E. Schwab † Marine Corps Private First Class Okinawa Shima , Ryukyu Islands May 7 , 1945
Donald K. Schwab † Army First Lieutenant Near Lure , Haute-Saône , France September 17 , 1944
Norman Scott † Navy Rear Admiral off Savo Island October 11 , 1942 - October 12 , 1942 and November 12 , 1942 - November 13 , 1942
Robert R. Scott † Navy Machinist 's Mate First class Pearl Harbor , Hawaii December 7 , 1941
Robert S. Scott Army First Lieutenant near Munda Air Strip , New Georgia , Solomon Islands July 29 , 1943
Charles W. Shea Army Second Lieutenant near Mount Damiano , Italy May 12 , 1944
Carl V. Sheridan † Army Private First Class Frenzenberg Castle , Weisweiler , Germany November 26 , 1944
William R. Shockley † Army Private First Class Villa Verde Trail , Luzon , Philippines March 31 , 1945
William A. Shomo Air Forces Major over Luzon , Philippines January 11 , 1945
Curtis F. Shoup † Army Staff Sergeant near Tillet , Belgium January 7 , 1945
David M. Shoup Marine Corps Colonel Betio Island , Tarawa Atoll , Gilbert Islands November 20 , 1943 - November 22 , 1943
Franklin E. Sigler Marine Corps Private Iwo Jima , Volcano Islands March 14 , 1945