Alexander Ramsey Nininger, Jr.


Infantry

Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1941
Appointed From Florida

Born:  October 20, 1918 at Gainesville, GA
Date/Place of MOH Action:  January 12, 1942 - Abucay, Bataan, P.I.
Unit:  Philippine Scouts, Company A, 1st Bn, 57th Infantry
Presentation:  Presented  At Third Air Force Headquarters, Tampa, FL 
     By Major General Walter H. Frank on February 10, 1942
Date of Death:  January 12, 1942 (Killed In Action)
Buried At:  Abucay Church - Manila, Philippine Islands

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, IV


Cavalry

General, US Army
Class of 1906
Appointed At Large

Born:  August 23, 1883 at Fort Walla Walla, WA
Date/Place of MOH Action:  March 12 - May 07, 1942 - Philippine Islands
Unit:  US Army Forces in the Philippine Islands
Presentation:  Presented  At the White House 
     By President Harry S Truman on September 10, 1945
Date of Death:  September 02, 1953
Buried At:  Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA

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