List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

Columns: Name | Service | Rank | Place of action | Date of action | Notes
Harold W. Bauer † | Marine Corps | Lieutenant Colonel | South Pacific area | May 10 , 1942 - November 14 , 1942 | For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous courage as Squadron Commander of Marine Fighting Squadron TWO TWELVE in the South Pacific Area during the period May 10 to November 14 , 1942 | Lewis K. Bausell † | Marine Corps | Corporal | Peleliu Island , Palau Group | September 15 , 1944 | During combat at Peleliu , he covered an exploding Japanese hand grenade in order to protect his comrades , and died of his wounds three days later . Bausell was the only enlisted Marine from the Nation 's capital , Washington , D.C. to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II | Raymond O. Beaudoin † | Army | First Lieutenant | Hamelin , Germany | April 6 , 1945 | By his intrepidity , great fighting skill , and supreme devotion to his responsibility for the well-being of his platoon , 1st Lt. Beaudoin single-handedly accomplished a mission that enabled a messenger to secure help which saved the stricken unit and made possible the decisive defeat of the German forces | Bernard P. Bell | Army | Technical Sergeant | Mittelwihr , France | December 18 , 1944 | By his intrepidity and bold , aggressive leadership , T/Sgt . Bell enabled his 8-man squad to drive back approximately 150 of the enemy , killing at least 87 and capturing 42 . Personally , he killed more than 20 and captured 33 prisoners | Stanley Bender | Army | Staff Sergeant | near La Lande , France | August 17 , 1944 | He had sparked and led the assault company in an attack which overwhelmed the enemy , destroying a roadblock , taking a town , seizing intact 3 bridges over the Maravenne River , and capturing commanding terrain which dominated the area | George Benjamin , Jr. † | Army | Private First Class | Leyte , Philippines | December 21 , 1944 | He was severely wounded while leading an assault against a strongly defended Japanese position on the island of Leyte . After being evacuated to an aid station , he conveyed valuable information regarding the disposition of the Japanese emplacement to his superiors | Edward A. Bennett | Army | Corporal | Heckhuscheid , Germany | February 1 , 1945 | The fearless initiative , stalwart combat ability , and outstanding gallantry of Cpl . Bennett eliminated the enemy fire which was decimating his company 's ranks and made it possible for the Americans to sweep all resistance from the town

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11 Japanese aircraft | New Windsor , New York | August 1 , 1943 | February 11 , 1920 | The Silver Star Medal