List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

Columns: Name | Service | Rank | Place of action | Date of action | Notes
George E. Wahlen | Navy | Pharmacist 's Mate Second class | Iwo Jima , Volcano Islands group | March 3 , 1945 | Although seriously wounded he risked his life to save the lives of several Marines | Francis B. Wai † | Army | Captain | Leyte , Philippines | October 20 , 1944 | Deliberately exposed himself to fire from Japanese pillboxes and led men on the beachhead ; was killed in assault on last pillbox . One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000 , after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time | Jonathan M. Wainwright , IV | Army | Lieutenant General | Philippines | March 12 , 1942 - May 7 , 1942 | Wainwright commanded the doomed Allied garrison of Corregidor and ordered its surrender to Japanese forces in 1942 . He was the highest ranking U.S. officer in captivity during his three years as a prisoner of war . The general would witness the surrender of the Japanese forces aboard the USS Missouri that brought about the end of the war . Wainwright was nominated for the Medal of Honor early in his captivity , but it was rejected due to the opposition of General Douglas MacArthur , who felt that Corregidor should not have been surrendered . MacArthur did not oppose the renewed proposal in 1945 | Kenneth N. Walker † | Air Forces | Brigadier General | Rabaul , New Britain | January 5 , 1943 | For Conspicuous Leadership above and beyond the call of Duty | Herman C. Wallace † | Army | Private First Class | near Prümzurlay , Germany | February 27 , 1945 | Kenneth A. Walsh | Marine Corps | First Lieutenant | Solomon Islands area | August 15 , 1943 and August 30 , 1943 | One of the top Marine fighter aces of the war with 21 kills | William G. Walsh † | Marine Corps | Gunnery Sergeant | Iwo Jima , Volcano Islands | February 27 , 1945 | For leading his Marines in a fierce assault on an enemy held ridge before he sacrificed his life by smothering a grenade with his body

Example questions:
For what WWII battle did the Army Lieutenant with initial W who fought in May 1944 receive the Medal of Honor ? | In what city was the Army Private First Class who fought near Prümzurlay , Germany during WWII buried ? | What division was the man in the Air Force in 1943 during WWII assigned to shortly before the US joined WWII ? | In what month was the Gunnery Sergeant who served during WWII born ?

Answers:
Monte Cassino | Lubbock | Air War Plans | April