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World War II
(1941 - 1945)

Living Recipients of the

Medal of Honor
Listed In Alphabetical Order

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MOH Recipient

Branch

Date of Action

Place of Birth

MOH Accredited to

Current Residence

Vernon J. Baker

US Army

5-Apr-1945

Cheyenne, WY

Cheyenne, WY

ID

Van T. Barfoot

US Army

23-May-1944

Edinburg, MS

Carthage, MS

VA

Melvin E. Biddle

US Army

23-Dec-1944

Daleville, IN

Anderson, IN

IN

Mike Colalillo

US Army

7-Apr-1945

Hibbing, MN

Duluth, MN

MN

Charles H. Coolidge

US Army

24-Oct-1944

Signal Mtn., TN

Signal Mountain, TN

TN

Francis S. Currey

US Army

21-Dec-1944

Loch Sheldrake, NY

Hurleyville, NY

SC

Michael J. Daly

US Army

18-Apr-1945

New York, NY

Southport, CT

CT

Russell Dunham

US Army

8-Jan-1945

East Carondelet, IL

Brighton IL

IL

Walter D. Ehlers

US Army

9-Jun-1944

Junction City, KS

Manhattan, KS

CA

John W. Finn

US Navy

7-Dec-1941

Los Angeles, CA

Belle Vernon Acres, CA

CA

Barney F. Hajiro US Army

19-Oct-1944

Hawaii Hawaii HI

John D. Hawk

US Army

20-Aug-1944

San Francisco, CA

Bremerton, WA

WA

Daniel K. Inouye US Army

21-Apr-1945

Honolulu, HI Honolulu, HI HI

Arthur J. Jackson

USMC

18-Sep-1944

Cleveland, OH

Portland, OR

ID

Robert D. Maxwell

US Army

7-Sep-1944

Boise, ID

Larimer County, CO

OR

Vernon McGarity

US Army

16-Dec-1944

Right, TN

Model, TN

TN

Charles P. Murray

US Army

16-Dec-1944

Baltimore, MD

Wilmington, NC

SC

Robert B. Nett

US Army

14-Dec-1944

New Haven, CT

New Haven, CT

GA

Nicholas Oresko

US Army

23-Jan-1945

Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne, NJ

NJ

Everett P. Pope

USMC

19-Sep-1944

Milton, MA

Quincy, MA

FL

Wilburn K. Ross

US Army

30-Oct-1944

Strunk, KY

Strunk, KY

WA

Alejandro R. Ruiz

US Army

28-Apr-1945

Loving, NM

Carlsbad, NM

CA

George T. Sakato US Army

29-Oct-1944

. Denver, CO CO

James E. Swett

USMC

7-Apr-1943

Seattle, WA

San Mateo, CA

CA

George E. Wahlen

US Navy

3-Mar-1945

Odgen, UT

Ogden, UT

UT

Paul J. Wiedorfer

US Army

25-Dec-1944

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore, MD

MD

Hershel W. Williams

USMC

23-Feb-1945

Quiet Dell, WV

Fairmont, WV

WV

 

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