Question: When was the service of the recipient with initial D decorated with Medal of Honor for World War II , who shot down nine Japanese aircraft established ?

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
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
Rudolph B. Davila Army Staff Sergeant near Artena , Italy May 28 , 1944
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 , Ryukyu 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
Desmond T. Doss Army Private First Class near Urasoe Mura , Okinawa , Ryukyu Islands April 29 , 1945 - May 21 , 1945
Jesse R. Drowley Army Staff Sergeant Bougainville , Solomon Islands January 30 , 1944