List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

Columns: Name | Service | Rank | Place of action | Date of action | Notes
Leonard F. Mason † | Marine Corps | Private First Class | Asan-Adelup Beachhead , Guam , Marianas Islands | July 22 , 1944 | For single-handedly knocking out two enemy machine guns despite being mortally wounded | 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

Example questions:
Who was the highest ranked World War 2 Medal of Honor recipient with a date of action between 1942 and 1943 ? | Which of the World War 2 Medal of Honor recipients would have worn an insignia consisting of two M1 Garands centered vertically between three chevrons and two rockers ? | Which World War 2 Medal of Honor recipient from the Marines had the seventh enlisted rank ? | Which World War 2 Medal of Honor recipient with a date of action in 1944 ranked just above Major ?

Answers:
Douglas MacArthur | Robert Howard McCard | Robert Howard McCard | George Lafayette Mabry Jr.