List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II

Columns: Name | Service | Rank | Place of action | Date of action | Notes
Kenneth D. Bailey † | Marine Corps | Major | Henderson Field , Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands | September 12 , 1942 - September 13 , 1942 | For repelling enemy offensive maneuvers , holding the main line and upholding friendly morale while sustaining fire from superior enemy forces despite a severe head wound | Addison E. Baker † | Air Forces | Lieutenant Colonel | over Ploiești , Romania ( Operation Tidal Wave ) | August 1 , 1943 | For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on August 1 , 1943 . On this date he led his command , the 93d Heavy Bombardment Group , on a daring low-level attack against enemy oil refineries and installations at Ploiești , Romania | Thomas A. Baker † | Army | Private | Saipan , Mariana Islands | June 19 , 1944 - July 7 , 1944 | On Saipan in the Marianas Islands , he advanced ahead of his unit with a bazooka and destroyed a Japanese emplacement which was firing on his company . Several days later , he single-handedly attacked and killed two groups of Japanese soldiers . On July 7 , Baker 's position came under attack by a large Japanese force . Although seriously wounded early in the attack , he refused to be evacuated and continued to fight in the close-range battle until running out of ammunition . When a comrade was wounded while trying to carry him to safety , Baker insisted that he be left behind . At his request , his comrades left him propped against a tree and gave him a pistol , which had eight bullets remaining . When American forces retook the position , they found the pistol , now empty , and eight dead Japanese soldiers around Baker 's body | Vernon J. Baker | Army | Second Lieutenant | near Viareggio , Italy | April 5 , 1945 - April 6 , 1945 | Demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in destroying enemy installations , personnel and equipment during his company 's attack against a strongly entrenched enemy in mountainous terrain . One of seven African American soldiers who received their medals belatedly , after a 1993 study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time | Van T. Barfoot | Army | Technical Sergeant | near Carano , Italy | May 23 , 1944 | Carlton W. Barrett | Army | Private | near St. Laurent-sur-Mer , France | June 6 , 1944 | Joined the United States Army in Albany , New York , he was a member of , 18th Infantry , 1st Infantry Division . Barrett was one of four Medal of Honor recipients on D-Day , June 6 , 1944 | John Basilone | Marine Corps | Sergeant | Lunga area , Guadalcanal , Solomon Islands | October 24 , 1942 - October 25 , 1942 | On the night of October 24-25 , 1942 his unit engaged the Japanese in the Lunga area when their position came under attack by a regiment of approximately 3,000 soldiers . The Japanese forces began a frontal attack using machine guns , grenades and mortars against the American heavy machine guns . Basilone commanded two sections of machine guns that fought for the next 48 hours until only Basilone and two other men were still able to continue fighting . Basilone moved an extra gun into position and maintained continual fire against the incoming Japanese forces . He repaired another machine-gun and personally manned it , holding the defensive line until replacements arrived . With the continuous fighting , ammunition became critically low and supply lines were cut off . Basilone fought through hostile lines and returned with urgently needed ammunition for his gunners . He was killed on Iwo Jima on February 19 , 1945 . He was the first Enlisted Marine to receive The Medal of Honor , Purple Heart , and The Navy Cross

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