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List of Navy Cross recipients for World War II

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This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during World War II, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy.

World War II was a global military conflict, the joining of what had initially been two separate conflicts. The first began in Asia in July 1937 as the Second Sino-Japanese War; the other began in Europe in September 1939 with the German and Soviet invasion of Poland.^[1] This global conflict split the majority of the world's nations into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

The United States was drawn into World War II on December 8, 1941, a day after the Axis-member Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu.

While the U.S. Department of Defense website of Military Awards for Valor states that "Army Air Corps/Army Air Forces/U.S. Air Force members recognized for actions prior to 1 July 1948 are listed as Army members",^[2] the list here attempts to give the specific detail for members of the Army Air Forces, which existed during World War II.

As of July 2022^[update], this list is incomplete, showing 1,485 Navy Crosses awarded in all service branches for actions of valor during World War II: 489 to U.S. Navy recipients; 1,029 U.S. Marine Corps recipients; 11 U.S. Army Air Forces recipients; 6 U.S. Coast Guard recipients; 3 U.S. Army recipients; and 1 civilian recipient. By partial comparison, as of June 2022^[update], the U.S. Department of Defense shows 3,008 awarded to Navy recipients^[2] and 1,081 to Marines Corps recipients,^[3] for acts of valor during World War II.

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Official military histories in Commonwealth nations refer to the conflict as the Second World War, while the United States' official histories refer to the conflict as World War II. English translations of the official histories of other nations tend to resolve into English as Second World War also, for example zweite weltkrieg in German. See C.P. Stacey Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War, for example. "Official" usage of these terms is giving way to popular usage and the two terms are becoming interchangeable even in formal military history.

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Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Gordon Abbott	Navy	Commander	off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 6, 1945
William E. Abbott †	Navy	Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class	northwest Borneo	December 12, 1944
Brent M. Abel	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	off Cape Verde Islands	May 6, 1944
Rondo G. Abel	Marine Corps	Corporal	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 24, 1945
Mannert L. Abele †	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	off Alaska	June 30 – July 24, 1942
Laurence A. Abercrombie	Navy	Commander	Far East	December 24, 1941	First award
Laurence A. Abercrombie	Navy	Commander	off the Gilbert Islands	October 22, 1942	Second award
Laurence A. Abercrombie	Navy	Commander	South Pacific	February 17, 1943	Third award
William W. Abercrombie †	Navy	Ensign	Midway	June 4, 1942
Louis M. Abernathy	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Kure Harbor, Japan	July 24, 1945
Elmer P. Abernethy	Navy	Commander	off Christmas Island	March 1, 1942
Merlin F. Achor	Navy	Pharmacist's Mate Second Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 24, 1945
Lloyd E. Acree †	Navy	Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class	off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	October 11–12, 1942
Robert F. Adair	Navy	Lieutenant	off Samar, Philippine Islands	October 25, 1944
Frederick L. Adams	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant	Cape Gloucester, New Britain	December 26–28, 1943
John P. Adams	Navy	Ensign	Coral Sea	May 4 & 8, 1942	First award
John P. Adams	Navy	Ensign	Midway	June 4, 1942	Second award
John P. Adams †	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Cavite Naval Yard, Philippines	December 10, 1941	POW
Marvin E. Adams	Navy	Ensign	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 24, 1944
Russell M. Adams	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Philippine Sea	October 26, 1944
Samuel Adams	Navy	Lieutenant	New Guinea campaign	March 10, 1942	First award, "Adams and his squadron inflicted severe damage on the enemy, with probable destruction of three hostile ships"
Samuel Adams	Navy	Lieutenant	Tulagi Harbor & Battle of the Coral Sea	May 4 & 7–8, 1942	Second award, actions contributed to "the sinking or damaging of at least eight enemy Japanese vessels at Tulagi and the sinking of one carrier and the sinking or severe damaging of another in the Coral Sea"
Samuel Adams †	Navy	Lieutenant	Battle of Midway	June 4–6, 1942	Third award, "established contact with [the Hiryū] ... and, in the face of fighter opposition ... sent complete contact and amplifying reports which later enabled our forces to attack the last remaining enemy aircraft carrier."
Thomas B. Adams	Navy	Lieutenant	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 25, 1944
William L. Adams	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Philippine Sea	June 20, 1944
Clinton M. Adcock	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 21, 1945	Shielded two Marines from a hand grenade blast, and then killed two of the enemy despite losing his hand
James A. Adkins	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	off the Philippines	July 3 – August 25, 1944
Dwight M. Agnew	Navy	Commander	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 7 – October 25, 1942
Edward H. Ahrens †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Tulagi, Solomon Islands	August 7–8, 1942
William L. Aiken	Marine Corps	Corporal	Cape Gloucester, New Britain	January 1, 1944
John W. Ailes III	Navy	Commander	off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 12, 1945
Walden L. Ainsworth	Navy	Rear Admiral	Kula Gulf, Solomon Islands	July 5–6, 1943
Alfred H. Akers Jr. †	Navy	Electrician's Mate Third Class	Mindanao Sea, Philippines	December 11, 1944
Daniel S. Albaugh †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 20, 1945
John C. Alderman	Navy	Commander	off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 8 – October 18, 1942
Charles W. Aldrich	Navy	Commander	off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 2 – June 24, 1945
Donald N. Aldrich	Marine Corps	Captain	Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago areas	January 5 – February 15, 1944	Shot down 15 Japanese aircraft during this period
James H. Alexander Jr. †	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Bay of Biscay	September 4, 1943
Ralph C. Alexander	Navy	Captain	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 14–24, 1944
Samuel H. Alexander	Navy	Lieutenant	near Gela, Sicily	July 10, 1943
Bennett W. Alford	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 12, 1945
Robert V. Allard †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands	August 17–18, 1942
Augustus T. Allen Jr.	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Sicily	July 10–13, 1943
Edward H. Allen †	Navy	Lieutenant	Pacific Ocean	February 20, 1942	First award
Edward H. Allen †	Navy	Lieutenant	Coral Sea	May 7, 1942	Second award
James W. Allen	Navy	Hospital Apprentice First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 22, 1945
Russell B. Allen	Navy	Commander	off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 14, 1945
Thomas J. Allen †	Marine Corps	Staff Sergeant	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 23, 1945
Walter H. Allen	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 22, 1945
Richard G. Altmann	Navy	Ensign	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 25, 1944
John R. Alvord †	Marine Corps	Captain	Midway	June 4, 1942
John N. Ammen Jr.	Navy	Ensign	Coral Sea	May 7, 1942
Maurice R. Amundson †	Marine Corps	Captain	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 21–27, 1944
John R. Amussen	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Philippine Sea	June 20, 1944
Martin L. Anderberg †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 21, 1945
Clarence N. Andersen †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 9, 1945
Harvey M. Andersen	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Java Sea	February 4, 1942
Alexander L. Anderson	Navy	Lieutenant	over Tokyo, Japan	February 16, 1945	Personally shot down five enemy planes in a single action
Arthur Anderson †	Navy	Fireman First Class	Surigao Strait, Philippines	December 11, 1944
Arthur J. Anderson †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 25–26, 1944
Edward L. Anderson	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Midway	June 4–6, 1942
Elman A. Anderson †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Saipan, Marianas Islands	July 2, 1944
Ralph G. Anderson †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 27, 1944
Ralph R. Anderson	Navy	Lieutenant	Kure Harbor, Japan	July 28, 1945
Robert H. Anderson	Navy	Lieutenant	off the Philippines	December 14, 1944
William H. Anderson Jr.	Navy	Lieutenant	Philippine Sea	October 24, 1944
William L. Anderson	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	South Pacific	December 30, 1941 – February 26, 1942
William W. Anderson	Navy	Lieutenant	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 25, 1944
Grant G. Andreasen	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Normandy, France	June 6, 1944
Charles H. Andrews	Navy	Commander	Palau Islands	July 12–26, 1943	First award
Charles H. Andrews	Navy	Commander	Celebes Sea	April 16 – June 11, 1944	Second award
Thomas L. Andrews Jr.	Navy	Lieutenant	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 25, 1944
Clarence E. Angevine	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Cape Gloucester, New Britain	January 10, 1944
John W. Antonelli	Marine Corps	Major	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 16, 1945
Richard N. Antrim	Navy	Commander	Java Sea	March 1, 1942	Also awarded the Medal of Honor for actions as POW
Abel B. Aragon	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 22, 1944
James D. Arbes	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Philippine Sea	June 20, 1944
Raoul J. Archambault	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 23, 1945
Robert J. Archer	Navy	Captain	off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 11, 1945
Max M. Archiberque	Navy	Signalman First Class	Solomon Islands	November 12–13, 1942
Charles F. Ard	Marine Corps	Corporal	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	June 14, 1945
Rae E. Arison	Navy	Commander	Solomon Islands	November 13, 1942
Kirk Armistead	Marine Corps	Major	Midway	June 4, 1942
Thomas E. Armour	Navy	Ensign	Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands	October 25, 1944
John B. Armstrong †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Saipan, Marianas Islands	June 15–16, 1944
Henry J. Armstrong	Navy	Commander	off Bougainville, Solomon Islands	November 1–2, 1943	First award
Henry J. Armstrong	Navy	Commander	off Bougainville, Solomon Islands	November 24–25, 1943	Second award
Robert G. Armstrong	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	near New Guinea	March 10, 1942
George J. Arnett †	Navy	Pharmacist's Mate Third Class	West Pacific	January 21, 1945
Herman F. Arnold †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	September 13–14, 1942
Jackson D. Arnold	Navy	Commander	Philippine Sea	June 20, 1944
John S. Arnold II	Navy	Ensign	off Georgia, U.S.	June 10, 1943
Ralph J. Arnold	Navy	Commander	Midway	June 4 & 6, 1942
Frederick L. Arsenault	Navy	Shipfitter Second Class	French Morocco	November 8–11, 1942
Norman Arsenault †	Marine Corps	Private	Saipan, Marianas Islands	July 8, 1944
Robert O. Arthur	Marine Corps	Staff Sergeant	Wake Island	December 8–23, 1941	POW
Edward L. Asbill	Marine Corps	Major	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 21, 1945
Julian O. Aschenbach	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	near Dagua, New Guinea	May 13, 1944
James H. Ashley Jr.	Navy	Commander	off Formosa	September 23 – November 7, 1944	First award
James H. Ashley Jr.	Navy	Commander	off Japan	June 25 – August 13, 1945	Second award
John C. Atkeson	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	off Kamandorski Islands	March 26, 1943
Barry K. Atkins	Navy	Commander	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 24–25, 1944
Fitzgerald Atkinson Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	June 17, 1945
Melvin K. Atwell	Navy	Lieutenant	Solomon Islands	October 27, 1942
Arthur J. Atwood †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 21, 1942
William B. Ault †	Navy	Commander	Coral Sea	May 7–8, 1942
Joseph M. Auman †	Marine Corps	Private	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	November 11, 1942
Evan P. Aurand	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	off New Guinea	March 10, 1942
Bernard L. Austin	Navy	Commander	Solomon Islands	November 1–2, 1943	First award
Bernard L. Austin	Navy	Commander	off Bougainville, Solomon Islands	November 24–25, 1943	Second award
John A. Austin †	Navy	Chief Carpenter	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii	December 7, 1941
Marshall H. Austin	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Southwest Pacific	March 19 – May 2, 1944
Walton A. Austin	Navy	Ensign	Coral Sea	May 4–8, 1942
Howard M. Avery	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	South Atlantic	June 15, 1944
John E. Avery †	Navy	Ensign	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	October 25, 1944
George C. Axtell Jr.	Marine Corps	Major	off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 22, 1945	Shot down five enemy planes and probably down three more in a single action
Russell G. Ayers	Army	Colonel	Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands	February 19, 1944
Theodore C. Aylward	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Molucca Strait	February 3, 1942
John B. Azer	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Sea of Japan	October 9 – November 10, 1942	First award
John B. Azer	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	near Truk Atoll	January 3 – February 2, 1943	Second award

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Elden H. Cail	Marine Corps	Corporal
Frank C. Caldwell	Marine Corps	Captain
Frank Calvin	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Osborn Cammack	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Lewis J. Camp	Marine Corps	Sergeant Major
Kenneth O. Campion	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Lionel A. Canejo	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Clayton M. Canfield	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
William A. Cantrel	Marine Corps	Captain
Arlie G. Capps	Navy Reserve	Lieutenant	Near Okinawa, Japan	April 6, 1945
Eugene T. Card	Marine Corps	Sergeant
John F. Carey	Marine Corps	Captain
Marion E. Carl	Marine Corps	Captain	Midway	June 4, 1942	First award
Marion E. Carl	Marine Corps	Captain	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 24 – September 9, 1942	Second award, credited with shooting down 10.5 enemy planes during this period
Evans F. Carlson	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands	August 17–18, 1942	Second award (first was for Nicaragua 1930–1931, primarily July 8, 1930)
Evans F. Carlson	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	November 4 – December 4, 1942	Third award
Ted J. Carlton	Marine Corps	Private First Class
D. A. Carson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Joseph M. Carson	Navy	Captain	Leyte Gulf	October 24, 1944
Andrew J. Carter Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Dale V. Carter	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
David L. Carter	Navy	Lieutenant	Philippine Sea	June 20, 1944
John W. Carter	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Kyushu, Japan	April 7, 1945
Leo B. Case	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Victor L. Case	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Daniel F. Casey	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Donald H. Castle	Marine Corps	Captain
William R. Castle	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Gilbert E. Cathey	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Sea of Japan	July 24, 1945
G. B. Cearley	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Frank W. Celentano	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Richard L. Cevoli	Navy	Lieutenant	Leyte Gulf	October 24-26, 1944
Bradford W. Chaffin Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
James Chaisson Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William C. Chamberlin	Marine Corps	Major
John B. Chambers	Navy	Lieutenant	Philippine Islands	November 11, 1944
John S. Chambers	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Sea of Japan	July 24, 1945
Joseph D. R. Champagne	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John H. Chapman, Jr.	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	near Kure Harbor, Honshu, Japan	July 24, 1945
Melvin L. Chapman	Navy	Lieutenant	Leyte Gulf	October 25, 1944
Jason T. Charlton	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Donald A. Charpentier	Marine Corps	Corporal
Arthur L. Chauvel	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Philippine Sea	October 24, 1944
Tom F. Cheek	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Midway	June 4, 1942
Howell D. Chickering	Navy	Lieutenant	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 16, 1945
Alexander A. Christie	Navy	Ensign	Off the east coast of Luzon, Philippine Islands	October 24, 1944
Thomas A. Christopher	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Bismarck Sea	December 31, 1943 and January 22, 1944	First award
Thomas A. Christopher	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Bismarck Sea	January 15, 1944	Second award
Gordon Chung-Hoon	Navy	Commander	Battle of Okinawa	April 14, 1945	Commander of the destroyer USS Sigsbee when she was crippled by a kamikaze hit, kept her antiaircraft batteries firing against the continuing Japanese air attack, while simultaneously directing the damage control efforts that allowed her to make port under her own power
Lewis Cladin	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Joseph L. P. G. Claing	Marine Corps	Corporal
Robert L. Clancy	Navy	Lieutenant	Philippine Sea	October 25, 1944	Pilot in Bombing Squadron EIGHTEEN (VB-18), attached to the U.S.S. Intrepid (CV-11)
Charles R. Clark Jr.	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Sea of Japan	July 1, 1945 – August 9, 1945	Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Sennet (SS-408) during its FOURTH War Patrol
Henry E. Clark	Navy	Lieutenant	Kure Bay Area, Honshu, Japan	March 19, 1945	Attached to the U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12), Torpedo Bombing Squadron 17 (VTB-17)
Lawrence A. Clark	Navy	Ensign	Near Kyushu, Japan	March 19, 1945	Attached to the U.S.S. Essex (CV-9), Fighting Squadron 83 (VF-83)
Max Clark	Marine Corps	Major
Paul L. Clark	Coast Guard	Fireman First Class	French Morocco	November 8–11, 1942
Robert C. Clarke	Navy	Lieutenant	Near Samar, Philippines	October 25, 1944	Attached to the U.S.S. Marcus Island (CVE-77), Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21)
Thomas E. Clarke	Marine Corps	Captain
Cook Cleland	Navy	Lieutenant	Philippine Sea	June 20, 1944	Attached to the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16), Bombing Squadron 16 (VB-16)
William T. Clement	Marine Corps	Colonel	Philippines	December 7, 1941 – April 28, 1942
Irving Cleveland	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Robert L. Cliett	Navy	Lieutenant	Kure Naval Base, Japan	July 28, 1945	Attached to the U.S.S. Bennington (CV-20), Bombing Fighting Squadron 1 (VFB-1)
John K. Clifford	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Solomon Islands Area	August 24, 1942	Attached to the U.S.S. Saratoga (CV-3), Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3)
Robert J. Clinton	Navy	Lieutenant	Sea of Japan	July 24, 1945	Attached to the U.S.S. Randolph (CV-15), Bombing Squadron 16 (VB-16)
Richard H. Clive †	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Sibuyan Area	October 24, 1944
Richard L. Close	Marine Corps	Corporal
Philip W. Cobb	Navy	Ensign	Battle of Midway	June 4–6, 1942	First award, pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber
Philip W. Cobb	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Battle of the Eastern Solomons	August 24, 1942	Second award, pilot of a carrier-based Navy Dive Bomber, "a determined and vigorous attack against an enemy aircraft carrier, contributing effectively to the probable destruction of that vessel"
Ernest H. Cochran	Navy	Ensign	Leyte Gulf, Philippines	Oct 24, 1944	Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Combat Plane, for "a daring attack ... [which] resulted in serious damage to a major enemy warship"
Alvin C. Cockrell Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
George Codera	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
James W. Coe	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Southwest Pacific & Cam Ranh Bay	December 8, 1941 - March 1942 & April 14, 1942 - May 17, 1942
Doyle M. Coffee	Navy	Commander	Surigao Strait	October 24-25, 1944
Ralph E. Coffield	Marine Corps	Corporal
Albert P. Coffin	Navy	Lieutenant	Near Solomon Islands	November 13-15, 1942
Thomas J. Coghlan	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Kure Bay, Honshu, Japan	March 19, 1945
Cyrus C. Cole	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Near New Guinea	February 6, 1944 - March 19, 1945
Edward J. Coleman	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Roland H. Collins	Marine Corps	Captain
Angelo M. Cona	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Herbert E. Confer	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Jack E. Conger	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
George E. Conklin	Marine Corps	Private
Willard E. Conn	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Joseph E. Connolly	Marine Corps	Corporal
Odell M. Conoley	Marine Corps	Major	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	October 26, 1942
Carl E. Conron Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Edward Conroy	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Anthony J. P. Conti	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Andrew F. Cook Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Dallas H. Cook	Marine Corps	Sergeant
George E. Cook	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Albert D. Cooley	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	September 23 – December 18, 1942
John D. Coppedge	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Roy A. Corry Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Jimmy W. Corzine	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John J. Cosgrove Jr.	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Jack Cosley	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Russell M. Cox †	Navy	Supply officer (ensign)	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	November 13, 1942	Presumed dead when a Japanese submarine torpedoed and sank the USS Juneau (CL-52).^[5] The cancelled U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Russell M. Cox (DE-774) was named for Ensign Cox. Her construction was cancelled in 1944.
Howard L. Cousins Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Ralph H. Coyte	Marine Corps	Major
Edward A. Craig	Marine Corps	Colonel	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 21 – August 10, 1944
Francis S. Craig Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Jack R. Cram	Marine Corps	Major
Frederick W. Cramer	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Edgar J. Crane	Marine Corps	Captain
Howard R. Craven	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Lawrence N. Crawley	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William W. Creamer †	Navy	Ensign	Midway	June 4, 1942	Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 8 operating off the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) at the Battle of Midway, Creamer was killed attacking a Japanese aircraft carrier
Leonard B. Cresswell	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 21, 1942
Hubert D. Crotts	Marine Corps	Corporal
William L. Crouch	Marine Corps	Major
Henry P. Crowe	Marine Corps	Major	Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands	November 20–22, 1943
William E. Crowe	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert F. Crowton	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Billie J. Crumpton	Marine Corps	Private
Lloyd E. Crusan	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Daniel L. Cummings	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Narcissus G. Cunico	Marine Corps	Private
James N. Cupp	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert P. Curran	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Ralph H. Currin	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert E. Curtin	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert E. Cushman Jr.	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 21 – August 20, 1944
John W. Czaja	Marine Corps	Private First Class

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Alfred J. Daigle	Marine Corps	Corporal
John J. Dalton	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Cleo S. Danford Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Hugh S. Daniel	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Willard A. Darling	Marine Corps	Corporal
Clifford R. Dartt	Marine Corps	Private
Carl R. Davidson	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Ira Davidson	Marine Corps	Warrant Officer
Arthur V. Davis	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Cecil B. Davis Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Milton G. Davis	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Leonard K. Davis	Marine Corps	Major
Raymond G. Davis	Marine Corps	Major	Peleliu, Palau Islands	September 15–22, 1944	Later awarded the Medal of Honor in the Korean War.
Hector De Zayas	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Delmer C. Deckard	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Armond H. DeLalio	Marine Corps	Captain	Midway	June 4–5, 1942
Carmen Delia	Marine Corps	Corporal
Robert A. DeLong	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Weldon F. DeLong	Marine Corps	Corporal
Crescenzo P. DeMatteis	Marine Corps	Corporal
Hugh V. Denton	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Conrad C. DeRouen	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
James P. Devereux	Marine Corps	Major	Wake Island	December 7–22, 1941	POW
Leroy Diamond	Marine Corps	Corporal
One W. Dickens	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Anthony Dicristofaro	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Stanley Dierker	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Edward J. Dillon	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Emmett L. Dimon	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Clarence J. Dishmon	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James H. Dixon	Marine Corps	Corporal
John F. Dobbin	Marine Corps	Major
Howard W. Dodd	Marine Corps	Private First Class
David D. Doerr	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Camille J. Doiron	Marine Corps	Sergeant
David O. Dolan	Marine Corps	Corporal
Archie G. Donahue	Marine Corps	Major	over Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 12, 1945	Personally shot down five enemy planes in a single action
James C. Donnelly	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Jefferson D. Dorroh Jr.	Marine Corps	Major
Edmund J. Dorsogna	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Charles E. Douglas	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Cecil J. Doyle	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Charles W. Drake	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Joe R. Driskell	Marine Corps	Corporal
Billy J. Driver	Marine Corps	Corporal
Frank C. Drury	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Rea E. Duncan	Marine Corps	Captain
Edward H. Dunham	Marine Corps	Corporal
Harry Dunn Jr.	Marine Corps	Private
James Dunn Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Charles R. Durfee	Marine Corps	Captain
Julian D. Dusenbury	Marine Corps	Captain
Nicholas Dwornitski	Marine Corps	Corporal
Martin R. Dyer Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Wesley Eagle	Marine Corps	Private
William O. Eareckson	Army Air Forces	Colonel	Attu, Alaska	June – August 1942
Henry E. Eccles	Navy	Commander	Badoeng Straits	19-20 February 1942	Commanding USS John D. Edwards (DD 216)
William A. Eddy Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Charles R. Edgar	Marine Corps	Corporal
Merritt A. Edson	Marine Corps	Colonel	Tulagi, Solomon Islands	August 7–9, 1942	Second award (first was in Nicaragua, 1928), later awarded the Medal of Honor at Guadalcanal
Bruce H. Ek	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
William W. Eldridge Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Emil Elias	Marine Corps	Corporal
Ellsbury B. Elliott	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Theodore O. Erickson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Arthur B. Ervin	Marine Corps	Corporal
Charles J. Eusey	Marine Corps	Captain
Clarence L. Evans	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Raymond J. Evans	Coast Guard	Chief Signalman	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	September 27, 1942
Winfred L. Evans †	Navy	Chief Quartermaster	Near Savo Island, Solomon Islands	November 12-13, 1942
Loren D. Everton	Marine Corps	Captain	over Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August – October 1942	Shot down seven enemy planes during this period

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Francis L. Fagan	Marine Corps	Captain			First award
Francis L. Fagan	Marine Corps	Captain			Second award
Richard Fagan	Marine Corps	Major	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 24, 1945
Theodore C. Fajardo	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Hubert J. Faltyn	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Henry P. Farine	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William Farrell	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
James A. Faulkingham	Marine Corps	Corporal
James C. O. Faulkner	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Michael P. Fedorak	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Isidore Fessler	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Walter Fieguth	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Robert C. Filip	Marine Corps	Private
Byron E. Fisher	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William M. Fleming	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Eugene B. Fluckey	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Pacific War Area	May 21, 1944 - July 9, 1944	Also awarded Medal of Honor, First Award
Eugene B. Fluckey	Navy	Commander	Luzon Straits	August 4, 1944 - October 0, 1944	Second Award
Eugene B. Fluckey	Navy	Commander	East China Sea	October 27, 1944 - November 25, 1944	Third Award
Eugene B. Fluckey	Navy	Commander	East China Sea	June 8, 1945 - 2 August 2, 1945	Fourth Award
John G. Folsom	Marine Corps	Corporal
Paul J. Fontana	Marine Corps	Major	over Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	November 11–14, 1942
Raymond H. Forbus	Marine Corps	Corporal
Ralph W. Fordyce	Marine Corps	Corporal
Harold P. Forsythe	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Joseph A. L. Fournier	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Myles C. Fox	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert L. Frank	Marine Corps	Captain
William O. Franklin	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert Fransko	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Kenneth D. Frazier	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Eugene J. Frederick Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Neldon T. French	Marine Corps	Corporal
Herbert C. Freuler	Marine Corps	Captain
Hugh D. Fricks	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Julian N. Frisbie	Marine Corps	Colonel	Cape Gloucester, New Britain	December 26, 1943 – January 16, 1944
Raymond Frybarger Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Walter J. Fufidio	Marine Corps	Assistant Cook
Robert G. Fuller	Marine Corps	Private First Class

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Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Guy L. Gabaldon	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Saipan and Tinian, Marianas Islands	June 15 – August 1, 1944	Single-handedly captured over 1,000 enemy civilians and troops
Willard F. Gabriel	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Leo M. Gagnon	Marine Corps	Private
Frank J. Gambino	Marine Corps	Assistant Cook
Frank E. Garretson	Marine Corps	Captain
Nolen M. Garrett	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Charles R. Oates	Army Air Forces	First Lieutenant	Tokyo Bay	August 13, 1945
George H. Gay Jr.	Navy	Ensign	Battle of Midway	June 4, 1942	"Pilot of a carrier-based [USS Hornet] Navy Torpedo Plane of Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8)... without fighter protection, and with insufficient fuel to return to his carrier ... delivered an effective torpedo attack"
Roy M. Gay	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Gordon D. Gayle	Marine Corps	Major
Oswald J. Gaynier †	Navy	Ensign	Battle of Midway	June 4, 1942	In a detachment of six new Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft, assigned to join the existing Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) of USS Hornet, the detachment participated in the uncoordinated attack at Midway Island by USN, USMC, and USAAF aircraft on the morning of 4 June against the Japanese Carrier Striking Force. Lacking fighter protection and overwhelmed by Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero interceptors, Gaynier and most of the detachment were shot down and killed.
Wilbur J. Gehrke	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Roy S. Geiger	Marine Corps	Major General	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	September 3 – November 4, 1942	Second award (first was in World War I)
Martin L. Gelshenen	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
James L. Gerst	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Steve Gerycz	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Clifford R. Gilbert	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Warren C. Gill	Coast Guard	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Salerno, Italy	September 9, 1943
Richard R. Gill	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Theodore B. Gilliland	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Warren L. Givens	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Robert S. Glenn	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Elmer G. Glidden Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Elmer G. Glidden Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Edward R. Godwin	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Herbert B. Goff Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
William A. Goff	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Richard R. P. Goheen	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
James F. Goldman	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Victor E. Goslin	Marine Corps	Corporal
Angus R. Goss	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Andrew Govel	Marine Corps	Private First Class
George F. Grady	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Hugh E. Graham Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Everett B. Grassi	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Thomas J. Gratzek	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
John C. Gravitt	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Philip R. Gray	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert L. Gray	Marine Corps	Private
Steven T. Gray	Marine Corps	Private
George H. Grazier	Marine Corps	Private
Charles E. Green	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Daniel M. Green	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James H. Green	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Edgar G. Greene	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Thomas A. Gribbin II	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
George William Grider	Navy	Lieutenant Commander
William A. Griffin	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Samuel B. Griffith II	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	September 27, 1942
William H. Grissim III	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
John M. Gross	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Dominick J. Grossi	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Robert W. Grove	Marine Corps	Corporal
Guiseppe Guilano Jr.	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Roger A. Haberman	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Elmer Hacker	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Bruno P. Hagedorn	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Henry W. Hahn	Marine Corps	Corporal	Battle of Peleliu	September 15-6, 1944	On September 15, 1944, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division was in action against Japanese forces on Peleliu. Hahn was engaged as a Squad Leader of an assault platoon in Company K. He saw that the Japanese were installing a machine gun in a position that posed a serious threat to his squad, and so crawled to the Japanese gun location where he threw hand grenades and captured the gun after three of the four soldiers who were installing it were killed and the other fled. After capturing the gun, Hahn led his men in a running assault against Japanese defenses at the north end of the beach, winning new positions for the Marines. During the night of the September 15, and the following early morning, the Japanese troops launched strong counterattacks. Hahn directed his unit's fire and was instrumental in the defence of the new positions. Later on in the day of the 16th, Hahn received a shrapnel wound but continued to lead his squad in a reconnaissance patrol. During this they encountered superior enemy forces, but Hahn led his men in driving back the Japanese. He allowed his own evacuation only after the mission was accomplished and he had led the squad back behind US lines.^[6]
Orville P. Hahn	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Thomas E. Hailey	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Charles R. Gates	Army Air Forces	Major General	Nauru Island & Tarawa Atoll	April 20–23, 1943
Robert Hall	Army	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	October 24–25, 1942
William C. Hall	Marine Corps	Colonel
Delbert W. Halsey †	Navy	Ensign	Midway	June 4, 1942	Ensign Halsey was killed in the Battle of Midway when his Bombing Squadron 6 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber operating from USS Enterprise was shot down
Alex Haluchak	Marine Corps	Corporal
Henry B. Hamilton	Marine Corps	Gunner
Joseph F. Hankins	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Eugene R. Hanks	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Gilbert and Marshall Islands Areas	19 to 24 November 1943
Robert M. Hanna	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
William T. Hanna	Marine Corps	Private
Edward H. Hansberry	Marine Corps	Corporal
Chris M. R. Hansen	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Herman Hansen Jr.	Marine Corps	Major
Leslie E. Hansen	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Paul L. Hansen	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Richard O. Hansen	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert M. Hanson	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Lee H. Hardee	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Warren G. Harding	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Robert Harkness	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Harold E. Harper	Marine Corps	First Sergeant
Stewart E. Harrelson	Marine Corps	Corporal
Keith J. Harrer	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Boone T. Harris	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Henry A. Harrison Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Lawrence A. Harrison	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Franklin A. Hart	Marine Corps	Colonel	Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands	February 1–2, 1944
Colin C. Harvey	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Frederick B. Harvey Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Elton L. Hatler	Marine Corps	Private
Harold R. Hazelwood	Marine Corps	Technical Sergeant
James G. Headley	Marine Corps	Captain
James G. Headley	Marine Corps	Captain
Oswald J. Hedlund	Marine Corps	Corporal
Thomas M. Hegerty	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John D. Heim	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Ira E. Heinen	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Herbert Helpingstine	Marine Corps	Corporal
Charles W. Hemenway	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Don C. Hempstead Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Lofton R. Henderson	Marine Corps	Major
Daniel J. Hennessy	Marine Corps	Captain
Warren R. Herbst	Marine Corps	Corporal
Leo D. Hermle	Marine Corps	Brigadier General	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 26, 1945
Nicolas Hernandez	Marine Corps	Corporal
Raymon W. Herndon	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Robert J. Herwig	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Henry Kent Hewitt	Navy	Vice Admiral	Salerno, Allied invasion of Italy	September 1943	Second award, Commander of the Western Naval Task Force, conveying, protecting and landing the US Fifth Army at Salerno (first was in WWII)
George Heyliger	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Charles R. Hickox Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Charles C. Hill	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Eugene L. Hill	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Robert E. Hill	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Robert E. Hill	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Clifford C. Hills	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Robert J. Hilsky	Marine Corps	Private
John R. Himelrick	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Raymond K. Hine †	Army Air Forces	First Lieutenant	Solomon Islands	April 18, 1943
Harold L. Hiner	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
James A. Hirshfield	Coast Guard	Commander	Atlantic War area	February 22, 1943
Herbert J. Hodges	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Raymond G. Hoffman	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Fred Hofmann Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Wilbur E. Hofmann Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Arnold C. Hofstetter	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William F. Hogaboom	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Willard B. Holdredge	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Lawrence H. Holdren	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
John W. Holland	Marine Corps	Captain
Besby F. Holmes	Army Air Forces	Captain	Solomon Islands	April 18, 1943
Rommie L. Holt	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Russell E. Honsowetz	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas D. Hopkins Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Ernest W. Horak	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands	November 22, 1944	As a Member of an Assault Unit of Company H, Second Battalion, Twenty-Second Marines (Reinforced), First Provisional Marine Brigade, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Parry, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands, 22 February 1944. Assuming command of his squad when his corporal was hit during the initial phase of the assault, Private First Class Horak courageously led his men forward through heavy machine-gun and mortar fire and although momentarily knocked unconscious by a shell fragment, covered the squad's advance with a carbine until it was hot from his hands by machine-gun fire. Taking over the squad's machine gun when the operator was struck by mortar fire, he successfully silenced the enemy's automatic weapons in the area.
Thomas M. Horne	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Ralph L. Houser	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 21–23, 1944
Curtis W. Howard †	Navy	Lieutenant, junior grade	Midway	June 4, 1942	During the Battle of Midway his Torpedo Squadron 3 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber was shot down while attacking Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers.^[7]
Samuel L. Howard	Marine Corps	Colonel	Philippines	December 7, 1941 – May 6, 1942	POW
Stanley L. Howard	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Donald S. Howell	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Virgil Huddleston	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Lewis C. Hudson	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19–20, 1945
Daniel W. Hudspeth	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Stanley S. Hughes	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Cape Gloucester, New Britain	January 4, 1944	First award (Second was in Vietnam War, 1968)
Donald L. Hull	Marine Corps	Sergeant
William C. Humberd	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert J. Hund	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William J. Hunniford Jr.	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
George P. Hunt	Marine Corps	Captain
Wilfred A. Hunt	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James B. Hunter Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Kenneth E. Huntington	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Edward H. Hurst	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 18, 1945
Joseph Huszarik Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
George F. Hyland	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant

Name	Service	Rank
John G. Ioanna	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Toivo H. Ivary	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Ivan B. Iversen	Marine Corps	Corporal
Daniel Iverson	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action
Thomas E. Jabour	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Whitney W. Jacobs	Marine Corps	Private
Robert J. Jamison	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Michael M. Janic	Marine Corps	Corporal
Melvin L. Jarvis	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Charles O. Jeanes	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Vincent Jendeski	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Alvin J. Jensen	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
George E. Jerue	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Maurice D. Jester	Coast Guard	Lieutenant Commander	off North Carolina	May 9, 1942
Robert W. Johnsmiller	Marine Corps	Corporal
Chandler W. Johnson	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 2, 1945
Charles E. Johnson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Donald W. Johnson	Marine Corps	Corporal
John G. Johnson	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Roy W. Johnson	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Wallace W. Johnson	Marine Corps	Corporal
Samuel D. Johnston	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Harold B. Jones	Marine Corps	Private
Louis R. Jones	Marine Corps	Colonel	Saipan and Tinian, Marianas Islands	June 15 – August 2, 1944
Robert E. Jones	Marine Corps	Private
William K. Jones	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Saipan and Tinian, Marianas Islands	June 15 – August 1, 1944
Donald R. Jordan	Marine Corps	Private First Class
George C. Jovanovich	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Jesse P. Julian	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Cedric Jurgens	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Frank W. Justice	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Roland F. Kachinsky	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Lauren H. Kahn	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William E. Kail	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Demosthenes V. Katsulis	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Willis L. Kay	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Charles P. Keane	Marine Corps	Private
Edward C. Keeley	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Jack Keiningham	Marine Corps	Corporal
Willard W. Keith Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Clarence O. Kelley	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Maynard C. Kelley	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Frederick A. Kellogg	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Donald J. Kelly	Marine Corps	Private
Edward F. Kelly	Marine Corps	Corporal
C. J. Kelton	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Charles R. Kennedy	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Howard N. Kenyon	Marine Corps	Colonel
John I. Kerns	Marine Corps	Private
William T. Ketcham Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Eugene M. Key	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Dixie Kiefer	Navy	Commander	Battle of Midway	June 7, 1942	For heroism and service as Executive Officer of the USS Yorktown (CV-5)
Charles J. Kimmel	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
John O. Kincaid Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Luke A. Kingsley Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Emmett F. Kirby	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Harry Kizirian	Marine Corps	Private First Class
George S. Klatt	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Robert R. Klingman	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John Klunk	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Frank P. Knoll	Marine Corps	Captain	Peleliu, Palau Islands	September 15 – October 6, 1944
Daniel Koll	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Charles E. Kollmann	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Louis Komnenich	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William O. Koontz	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Stanley D. Kops	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Michael R. Kost	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Anthony B. Kouma	Marine Corps	Corporal
George E. Koutelas	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
John Koval	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Leonard Krenzer	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Victor H. Krulak	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Choiseul Island, Solomon Islands	October 28 – November 3, 1943
Charles M. Kunz	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Robert M. La Prade †	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Guadalcanal campaign	January 20, 1943	The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Second Lieutenant Robert M. LaPrade (MCSN: 0-9775), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service while serving with the SECOND Marine Division during action against enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 20 January 1943. Operating behind the enemy lines, Lieutenant LaPrade, in command of a combat patrol which wiped out one enemy machine gun position, was critically wounded twice and his second in command incapacitated by enemy machine-gun fire. Despite his insistence that they leave him behind, First Lieutenant LaPrade was carried back to our lines where, with unfaltering disregard for his own ebbing strength, he continued to give orders concerning directions and formations until he lost consciousness. His indomitable fighting spirit and inspiring devotion to the accomplishment of an important mission were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his life in the service of his country.^[8]
Charles T. Lamb	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Lawrence A. Lang	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
N. J. Langford	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
John R. Lanigan	Marine Corps	Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 16, 1945
Thomas G. Lanphier Jr.	Army Air Forces	Captain	Solomon Islands	April 18, 1943
James J. Laquintano	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Leor B. Larsen	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Donald Lasco	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Darius W. Latch	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Claude E. Lauderdale	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Willard R. Laughon	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Java–Celebes Sea	19 February 1944 to 4 April 1944	The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander [then Lieutenant Commander] Willard Ross Laughon, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. RASHER (SS-269), on the THIRD War Patrol of that submarine during the period 19 February 1944 to 4 April 1944, in the Celebes. Vigilant and determined in his search for enemy shipping, Commander Laughon penetrated hazardous Japanese-infested waters and, upon contact with the enemy struck swiftly and with tremendous force to sink five hostile ships totaling 28,502 tons and damage seriously a 7,064-ton vessel. Unfaltering in the fulfillment of his hazardous assignment, he executed a daring reconnaissance mission in the face of intense hostile anti-submarine measures and, handling his ship with swift, evasive tactics succeeded in bringing the RASHER safe to port without injury to ship or crew. Commander Laughon's staunch courage, professional skill and indomitable fighting spirit throughout a perilous mission reflect great credit upon himself, his valiant command and the United States Naval Service.
Willard R. Laughon	Navy	Commander	Makassar Strait-Celebes Sea	30 April 1944 to 23 June 1944	The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross to Commander Willard Ross Laughon, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. RASHER (SS-269), on the FOURTH War Patrol of that submarine during the period 30 April 1944 to 23 June 1944, in enemy controlled waters in the Celebes. Skillfully employing all resources at his command against enemy shipping in his area of operation, Commander Laughon executed several well-planned and highly aggressive attacks and, despite severe enemy countermeasures, succeeded in sinking five Japanese vessels totaling 24,410 tons and in damaging five others totaling 20,900 tons. His expert seamanship, daring initiative and unfaltering devotion to duty in the face of grave danger reflect the highest credit upon Commander Laughon and the United States Naval Service.
Alvin W. Lawley	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Henry G. Lawrence Jr.	Marine Corps	Major
Wilfred S. Le Francois	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
John W. Leaper	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Joseph G. LeBlanc	Marine Corps	Corporal
Marcel LeHardy †	Navy	Lieutenant commander	Guadalcanal	November 12–13, 1942	Awarded for actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Killed on 1 April 1943 while serving as communications officer on the USS San Francisco.
John W. Lee	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Julius O. Lemcke	Marine Corps	Captain
Dale M. Leslie	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Kenna M. Lester	Army	Staff Sergeant	Bougainville, Solomon Islands	December 18, 1943
Milton Lewis †	Marine Corps	Corporal	Tulagi, Solomon Islands	August 7, 1942	Killed during the Battle of Tulagi while leading his squad against a Japanese machine gun position. The United States Navy destroyer escort USS Milton Lewis launched in 1944 but never completed, was named for him.^[9]
Wray C. Lewis	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Ernest M. Lidenberg	Marine Corps	Private
George Lilja	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Carl J. Lindblad	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Elwood Q. Lindsay	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Eugene E. Lindsey †	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Battle of Midway	June 4, 1942	"The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant Commander Eugene Elbert Lindsey (NSN: 0-61684), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Torpedo Plane and Squadron Commander of Torpedo Squadron SIX (VT-6), attached to the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), during the "Air Battle of Midway," against enemy Japanese forces on 4 June 1942. Participating in a vigorous and intensive assault against the Japanese invasion fleet, Lieutenant Commander Lindsey pressed home his attack with relentless determination in the face of a terrific barrage of anti-aircraft fire. The unprecedented conditions under which his squadron launched its offensive were so exceptional that it is highly improbably the occasion may ever recur where other pilots of the service will be called upon to demonstrate an equal degree of gallantry and fortitude. His extreme disregard of personal safety contributed materially to the success of our forces and his loyal conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country."^[10]
James T. Little	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Harry B. Liversedge	Marine Corps	Colonel	New Georgia, Solomon Islands	July 5 – August 29, 1943	First award: The Navy Cross is presented to Harry Bluett Liversedge, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Regiment and the Third Battalions of the 145th and 148th Infantries, U.S. Army, during operations on New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands, from July 5 to August 29, 1943. Gallantly leading his troops through dense jungle into combat against a fanatic enemy long experienced in jungle warfare and well-entrenched in strong positions, Colonel Liversedge commanded the assault with cool and courageous determination. Although handicapped by extremely adverse weather conditions, constant enemy fire and the difficult problems of supply, he skillfully coordinated his forces and those of cooperating units and, relentlessly forced the Japanese to withdraw. Colonel Liversedge's aggressive fighting spirit and brilliant leadership contributed immeasurably to the success of the New Georgia Campaign and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Harry B. Liversedge	Marine Corps	Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 27, 1945	Second award: The Navy Cross is presented to Harry Bluett Liversedge, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of the Twenty-Eighth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, from 19 February to 27 March 1945. Landing on the fire-swept beaches twenty-two minutes after H-Hour, Colonel Liversedge gallantly led his men in the advance inland before executing a difficult turning maneuver to the south preparatory to launching the assault on Mount Suribachi. Under his inspiring leadership, his Regiment effected a partial seizure of a formidable Japanese position consisting of caves, pillboxes and blockhouses, until it was halted by intense enemy resistance which caused severe casualties. Braving the heavy hostile fire, he traversed the front lines to reorganize his troops and, by his determination and aggressiveness, enabled his men to overrun the Japanese position by nightfall. By his fighting spirit and intrepid leadership, Colonel Liversedge contributed materially to the capture of Mount Suribachi, and his unwavering devotion to duty throughout was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
Benjamin R. Livesey	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Glen B. Loeffel	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Gregory K. Loesch	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John R. Logan Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Michael Longazel	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Harold L. Louth	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John D. Lucas	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
George T. Lumpkin	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
George F. Lutchkus	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Hubert C. Luther	Marine Corps	Corporal
Robert C. Lyman	Marine Corps	Corporal
Richard J. Lynes	Marine Corps	Corporal
Dale C. Lyth	Marine Corps	Private First Class

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Duncan C. MacMillan	Navy	Commander	East China Sea	December 27, 1943 – February 18, 1944	First award
Duncan C. MacMillan	Navy	Commander	Luzon Strait	June 14, 1944 – July 27, 1944	Second award, for the patrol of the U.S.S. Thresher
Eugene P. Madole	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Christopher L. Magee	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Solomon Islands	September 12 – October 22, 1943	Shot down seven enemy planes during this period
Victor Maghakian	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant	Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands	August 17–18, 1942
Martin E. Mahannah	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Thomas G. Mahoney	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John B. Makstutis	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Anthony P. Malanowski Jr.	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Donald L. Mallory	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Merle E. Manahan	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Richard C. Mangrum	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 20 – September 15, 1942
Thomas H. Mann Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Robert L. Manning	Marine Corps	Gunner
Gordon Maples	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Daniel J. Marini	Marine Corps	Sergeant
James H. Marmande	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
William P. Marontate	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Ettore J. Marsolo	Marine Corps	Private First Class
David W. Martin	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Glenn E. Martin	Marine Corps	Captain
Glen E. Marvin	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Milton C. Marvin	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Leonard M. Mason	Marine Corps	Major
John Lowery Mason	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Battle off Cape Engaño, Philippines	October 25, 1944	First award, Avenger pilot (VC-75) off USS San Jacinto
John Lowery Mason	Navy	Lieutenant Junior Grade	SW of Nagasaki; East China Sea	April 7, 1945	Second award, Avenger pilot (VC-75) off USS San Jacinto; sinking of destroyer escort of IJN Yamato
Russell J. Massaro	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James M. Masters Sr.	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 10–12, 1945
Thomas C. Mather	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Delbert D. Maupin	Marine Corps	Private
Thomas J. Mayers	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James P. McAlarnis	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
John T. McAuliffe	Marine Corps	Corporal
Joseph P. McCaffery	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
David S. McCampbell	Navy	Commander	Luzon, Philippine Islands	October 25, 1944	Also awarded Medal of Honor
Howard P. McCarstle Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Francis P. McCarthy	Marine Corps	Captain
William S. McCarver	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Clyde H. McComas	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Bobby G. McCracken	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Charles E. McCune	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Jacob H. McDaniel	Marine Corps	Corporal
Stanley C. McDaniel	Marine Corps	Captain
James S. McDermott	Marine Corps	Captain
Harold M. McGaughey †	Navy Reserve	Lieutenant Commander	Puerto Princessa, Palawan Island, Philippines	January 29, 1945
Addies S. McGinn Jr.	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Edward W. McGloin	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
James E. McGreevey	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Kenneth R. McGuire	Marine Corps	Private First Class
George W. McHenry	Marine Corps	Colonel
Walter S. McIlhenny	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Walter C. McKay	Marine Corps	Corporal
William N. McKelvy Jr.	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Paul F. McLellan	Marine Corps	Captain
Noyles McLennan	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Kenneth F. McLeod	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Maynard M. McLeod	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
James J. McPoland	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
George H. Mead Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Dwayne E. Mears	Marine Corps	Captain
Fenton J. Mee	Marine Corps	Captain
Fenton J. Mee	Marine Corps	Major
Edward Melnitsky	Marine Corps	Corporal
Max E. Melville	Marine Corps	Private
Petero Melzoni	Marine Corps	Private
Charles E. Mentch	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Herbert T. Merrill	Marine Corps	Captain
Charlie D. Merritt	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Albert W. Meyers	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Wilfred V. Michaud	Marine Corps	Sergeant
William J. Micklick	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John W. Mielke	Marine Corps	Private
Harold H. Millar Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Frank J. Miller	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Jack Miller	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
James D. Miller	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Raymond Miller	Marine Corps	Private
Vernon H. Miller	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Charles L. Mills	Marine Corps	Captain
James T. Mitchell	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Saipan. Marianna Islands	July 4-9, 1944	The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Sergeant James T. Mitchell (MCSN: 254161), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as a Squad Leader, serving with Company F, Second Battalion, Twenty-fourth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division, during operations against enemy Japanese forces on Saipan, Marianas Islands, from 15 June to 9 July 1944. Leading a small combat patrol into an enemy-infested wooded draw on 4 July, Sergeant Mitchell aided his men in the annihilation of seven of the enemy. Obtaining more Marines as resistance increased, he continued to push forward and, despite two saber wounds sustained during his action, succeeded in annihilating additional Japanese and in gaining valuable information as to the extent and strength of enemy positions. When his company had become dangerously pinned down by hostile enfilade rifle and machine-gun fire and had suffered ten casualties, six of whom were lying in an exposed position pleading for help on 9 July, he volunteered to lead a group of six Marines to administer first aid and evacuate the men to safety. Wounded in the leg while performing this act, he refused evacuation and, during the hazardous five hours that followed skillfully assisted in the almost insurmountable task of slowly transporting the casualties over a jagged coral on improvised litters to safety on high ground to the rear. Again refusing treatment or evacuation until his comrades had been taken to the aid station, he was instrumental in saving at least six lives, and served as an inspiration to the men of his company. Sergeant Mitchell's courage, initiative and devotion to duty throughout this period of grave peril enhanced and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
John W. Mitchell	Army Air Forces	Major	Solomon Islands	April 18, 1943
Marc Mitscher	Navy	Vice Admiral	Range of actions around, and in, Battle of Leyte Gulf	October 22–30, 1944	Second award, Commander of successful Fast Carrier Task Force operating as TF 38 (first was for May 1919 attempt at first Transatlantic flight)
Marc Mitscher	Navy	Vice Admiral	Range of actions around, and in, the Battle of Iwo Jima and Battle of Okinawa	January 27 – May 27, 1945	Third award, Commander of successful Fast Carrier Task Force operating as TF 58
Charles Momsen	Navy	Captain	East China Sea	February 1943 – June 1944	Devising "a doctrine of attack" and commanding the US Navy's first Coordinated Attack Group of submarines
Charles R. Monarch	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Charles J. Monges	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Elmer F. Montgomery	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Paul Moore Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Ralph E. Moore Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Thomas F. Moore Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
William E. Moore Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Rivers J. Morrell	Marine Corps	Major
Emmett R. Morris	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Joshua Morris	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Richard E. Morrow	Marine Corps	Corporal
Ralph C. Morse Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Gilbert L. Morton	Marine Corps	Sergeant Major
Earl J. Mowery	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Bernhardt L. Mueller	Marine Corps	Corporal
Jesse E. Murphree	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Francis J. Murphy	Marine Corps	Chief Warrant Officer
John J. Murphy Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Michael F. Murray Jr.	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Raymond L. Murray	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Saipan, Marianas Islands	June 15, 1944	First award (second was in Korean War)
Hollis U. Mustain	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Edward Myers	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Thomas J. Myers	Marine Corps	Major

Name	Service	Rank
John J. Nagazyna	Marine Corps	Sergeant Major
Joseph L. Narr	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Horace A. Narveson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James L. Neefus	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert M. Neiman	Marine Corps	Major
Edward C. Nelson Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Harold E. Nelson	Marine Corps	Captain
James J. Nelson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Quinten G. Nelson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Louis C. Nero	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Gerard B. Nevle	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Joseph E. Newman	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Clarence T. Nicholas	Marine Corps	Corporal
Ralph H. Niehaus	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Winfield R. Nisbet Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
John R. Norman	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Benjamin W. Norris	Marine Corps	Major
John Nosarzewski	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Stephen Nowak	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Joseph E. Nugent	Marine Corps	Private First Class

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Wilcie A. O'Bannon	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Martin J. O'Brien	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Edward O'Hare †	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Airspace of Tarawa Atoll	November 26, 1943	When the overwhelmed Japanese had taken to launching nighttime air attacks against USN vessels, O'Hare helped develop, and then led, the USN's first-ever nighttime fighter attack launched from an aircraft carrier. Previously won Medal of Honor for February 1942 Action off Bougainville
Jeremiah J. O'Keefe	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Richard N. Olbert	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Jesse B. Oldendorf	Navy	Rear Admiral	Battle of Surigao Strait	October 24–25, 1944	Planning and leadership as Commander of Task Group 77.2, which defeated the Japanese Southern Force
Bruno Oribiletti	Marine Corps	Private First Class
George E. Orme	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Peter J. Ortiz	Marine Corps	Major	France	January 8 – May 20, 1944	First award
Peter J. Ortiz	Marine Corps	Major	France	August 1, 1944 – April 27, 1945	Second award, POW
Robert M. Ortiz	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Stanley E. Osborn	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Robert J. Oswald Jr.	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Robert G. Owens Jr.	Marine Corps	Major

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Frank L. Palmer	Marine Corps	Private
Osbaldo R. Paredes	Marine Corps	Corporal
Edward N. Parker	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Battle of Balikpapan	January 24–25, 1942	First award ^[11]
Edward N. Parker	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Battle of Badung Strait	February 19–20, 1942	Second award ^[11]
Edward N. Parker	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	November 12–13, 1942	Third award ^[11]
Raymond D. Parker	Marine Corps	Private
Walter G. Parker	Marine Corps	Corporal
Floyd B. Parks †	Marine Corps	Major	Battle of Midway	June 4, 1942	First award
Verrill G. Parks	Marine Corps	Corporal
Robert L. Parrot	Marine Corps	Corporal
Chester Pauley Jr.	Marine Corps	Private
Jim J. Paulos	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Frederick R. Payne Jr.	Marine Corps	Major
Harry P. Pearce	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Oscar F. Peatross	Marine Corps	Captain	Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands	August 17–18, 1942
Edward S. Pennell	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Fred B. Penninger	Marine Corps	Sergeant
George A. Percy	Marine Corps	Major
Gilbert Percy	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Howard E. Perrault	Marine Corps	Corporal
John W. Perry	Marine Corps	Corporal
Dale L. Peters	Marine Corps	Corporal
Clarence E. Petrie	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Francis C. Pettus	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Orville E. Pfannkuch	Marine Corps	Corporal
William L. Piaseczny	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William Pinckney	Navy	Cook	Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands	October 26, 1942
Francis E. Pierce Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Harold G. Pierce	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Warren H. Pierce †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Battle of Iwo Jima	February 19, 1945
David W. Pinkerton Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Alphons A. Pinter	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Merwyn C. Plumley	Marine Corps	Captain
Casimir R. Polakowski	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Harold E. Polk	Marine Corps	Private
Daniel C. Pollock	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Edwin A. Pollock	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 20–21, 1942
Zenneth A. Pond	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Charles J. Pottersnak	Marine Corps	Private First Class
David M. Pottorff	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Andrew V. Poulin	Marine Corps	Corporal
Henry T. Pound	Marine Corps	Private
Ernest A. Powell	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert F. Powell	Marine Corps	Corporal
James J. Powers	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Robert A. Powers	Marine Corps	Corporal
James F. Prendergast	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Frank H. Presley	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Benjamin S. Preston Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Benjamin F. Pritchett Jr.	Marine Corps	Private
Gilbert G. Prosek	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Bruce Prosser	Marine Corps	Captain
Lewis B. Puller	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	October 24–25, 1942	Third award (first two were in Occupation of Nicaragua)
Lewis B. Puller	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Cape Gloucester, New Britain	December 26, 1943 – January 19, 1944	Fourth award
Paul A. Putnam	Marine Corps	Major

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action
John Quattrone	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Martin J. Queeney †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Iwo Jima	March 8, 1945
Brian J. Quirk	Marine Corps	Corporal

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Bernard S. Radomski	Marine Corps	Corporal
Maurice A. Ragland	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John E. Rairigh	Army Air Forces	First Lieutenant	Sea of Japan	July 30, 1945
Orvin H. Ramlo	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Haakon B. Rasmussen	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Leland Rawls	Navy		Battle of Leyte, Pacific	Oct 25, 1944
James R. Ray	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert D. Raysbrook	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Amedeo Rea	Marine Corps	Major
William F. Reckus	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert S. Reed	Marine Corps	Private		James R. Reid Jr.	Navy GM3C
Donald A. Remington	Marine Corps	Corporal
Joseph N. Renner	Marine Corps	Major
Kenneth L. Reusser	Marine Corps	Captain	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 10, 1945	First award (second was in Korean War)
Harold P. Reynolds	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Terrence J. Reynolds Jr.	Marine Corps	Corporal
Gerald M. Rich	Marine Corps	Corporal
Harold E. Richardson	Marine Corps	Private
Obert C. Richardson	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William F. Richey	Marine Corps	Private
Walter J. Ridlon Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
James E. Riegel	Marine Corps	Private
Francis D. Rineer	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Allan H. Ringblom	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Charles F. Ringgold	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William B. Rippee	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John Rivers	Marine Corps	Private
William G. Robb	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Franklin C. Robbins	Marine Corps	Corporal
Donald R. A. Roberton	Marine Corps	Private
Francis E. Roberts	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Harold C. Roberts	Marine Corps	Colonel
Donn J. Robertson	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 23, 1945
Lawrence D. Rogers	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Neil L. Rogers	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Raymond D. Rogers	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Claude G. Rollen	Marine Corps	Captain
Jesse D. Rollow Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
James Roosevelt	Marine Corps	Major
Maier J. Rothschild	Marine Corps	Corporal
Benjamin C. Rountree	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Edward Ruess	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John W. Ruhsam	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Edward J. Ruiz	Marine Corps	Corporal
William H. Rupertus	Marine Corps	Brigadier General	Solomon Islands	August 7–9, 1942
Jesse Rutherford Jr.	Marine Corps	Private
Alvin O. Rutledge	Marine Corps	Private
James S. Ryan	Marine Corps	Corporal			The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Corporal James S. Ryan (MCSN: 820401), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving as a Demolitions Group Leader of Company I, Third Battalion, Twenty-Eighth Marines, FIFTH Marine Division, during action on enemy Japanese-held Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 20 February 1945. When two attacking companies were held up by heavy machine-gun and rifle fire from six supporting pillboxes at the base of Mount Suribachi, Corporal Ryan placed his demolitions group to deliver covering fire and, acting on his own initiative, went forward alone in the midst of heavy hostile cross-fire to the enemy positions. Placing and igniting the demolition charges, he went from pillbox to pillbox, throwing explosive charges inside and entering the fortifications after each explosion to kill the remaining Japanese in hand-to-hand combat. In this matter, he completely destroyed five pillboxes and annihilated all occupants. He remained exposed to Japanese fire, reconnoitering a route to the sixth, until he fell, mortally wounded by an enemy mortar shell. By his daring initiative and fearless devotion to duty, Corporal Ryan enabled the two assault companies to continue their advance and thereby contributed materially to the capture of Mount Suribachi. His courageous conduct was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.^[12]
Michael P. Ryan	Marine Corps	Major

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
John A. Sabini	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Joseph Sailer Jr.	Marine Corps	Major
Edward E. Salzman	Marine Corps	Sergeant
William H. Sanders II	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Gordon T. Sandison	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William B. Sandoval	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Charles S. Sands	Marine Corps	Captain
James E. Sands	Marine Corps	Private
Donald J. Sandy	Marine Corps	Private
Silvio Sanguedolce	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Laverne G. Saunders	Army Air Forces	Brigadier General	Solomon Islands	November 18, 1942
Merritt M. Savage	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Irving Schechter	Marine Corps	Captain
Cedric J. Scheidleman	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Harold G. Schlendering	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Albert A. Schmid	Marine Corps	Private	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 21, 1942
Donald E. Schmille	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Merlin F. Schneider	Marine Corps	Colonel	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 21 – August 10, 1944
Robert G. Schneider	Marine Corps	Private
Harold G. Schrier	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 23, 1945	Led a patrol and captured Mount Suribachi and raised the American flag
Joseph O. Schulte	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Conrad A. Schultz	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Thomas A. Schultz	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William E. Schwerin	Marine Corps	Captain
James B. Seaman	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Joseph Sebock	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Langdon R. Secrest	Marine Corps	Corporal
William Bernard Sieglaff	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Pacific War Area	December 15, 1942 - April 19, 1943	First Award
William Bernard Sieglaff	Navy	Commander	Pacific War Area	March 5-25, 1944	Second Award
William F. Seiverling Jr.	Marine Corps	Private
Robert B. Selby	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Howard D. Self	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Jack L. Selk	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Mike E. Sergo	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Joseph T. Sganga	Marine Corps	Corporal
Walter F. Shaffner	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Albert J. Shaheen	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Conrad F. Shaker	Marine Corps	Corporal
Lawton E. Shank †	Civilian	Doctor	Battle of Wake Island	December 9, 1941	Only civilian to ever be awarded the Navy Cross: "during an intensive bombing and strafing attack in ... which the hospital was completely destroyed and several persons therein killed ... remained at his post and supervised the evacuation of the patients and equipment ... was thus enabled to save those still living and to establish a new hospital in an empty magazine."
James V. Shanley	Marine Corps	Captain
James V. Shanley	Marine Corps	Captain
William L. Shannon	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Alan Shapley	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Guam, Marianas Islands	July 21 – August 10, 1944
Joseph W. Shawn	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Charles M. Sheehan	Marine Corps	Private
Joseph D. Sheehan	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Robert G. Sheipe	Marine Corps	Corporal
Charles W. Shelburne	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel
Charles M. Shepperd	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Allen E. Shively	Marine Corps	Sergeant
William G. Shoemaker	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William G. Shoemaker	Marine Corps	Captain
Charles R. Shootman	Marine Corps	Private
Charles W. Shriver	Marine Corps	Private
Frank E. Shumann Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Nicholas Sileo	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James T. Simmers	Marine Corps	Corporal
Wesley P. Simmonds	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Clyde A. Simmons	Marine Corps	Corporal
Harvey L. Simonson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Carter B. Simpson	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert E. Simpson	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Robert M. Singleton	Marine Corps	Corporal
James L. Sizemore	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John W. Slagle	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Orvan S. Slaughter	Marine Corps	First Sergeant
LeRoy M. Sleeper	Marine Corps	Private
John H. Slusser	Marine Corps	Captain
George H. Smallwood	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	March 6th 1945	After his company had been halted by a hostile emplacement containing snipers, machine guns and knee mortars and which was covered with mutually supporting fire from another enemy position, Sergeant Smallwood courageously moved forward armed with grenades to neutralize the position. Running out of grenades and ammunition before completing his mission, he returned to his own lines and, after obtaining a fresh supply, again made his way forward to resume his hazardous mission and succeeded in eliminating the hostile strong point before he was wounded. By his valiant action, Sergeant Smallwood enabled his company to continue the advance and eventually occupy the position so fiercely defended by the Japanese.
Alex B. Smith	Marine Corps	Corporal
Edward L. Smith Jr.	Marine Corps	Private
George O. Smith	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Howard E. Smith	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Ivan T. Smith	Marine Corps	Sergeant
James T. Smith	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John J. Smith	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Roger E. Smith	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Edward W. Snedeker	Marine Corps	Colonel	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	June 2–22, 1945
Bronislow A. Snieckus	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Thomas J. Snyder	Marine Corps	Corporal
John A. Spazzafero	Marine Corps	Corporal
Lyle E. Specht	Marine Corps	Captain
John J. Spillane	Marine Corps	Corporal
Melvin J. Spotts	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Clifton Sprague	Navy	Rear Admiral	Battle off Samar	October 25, 1944	Leadership of escort carrier Task Unit 77.4.3 against the vastly superior IJN Center Force, preventing it from attacking the allied invasion ships involved in the Battle of Leyte
Raymond A. Spruance	Navy	Admiral	Iwo Jima campaign, Okinawa campaign	January – May 1945	Heroism and service as Commander of United States Fifth Fleet, including preparations for and capture of Iwo Jima, Okinawa and other positions in the Ryukyu Islands
Clement J. Stadler	Marine Corps	Captain
Jack R. Stambaugh	Marine Corps	Private
Clyde H. Stamps	Marine Corps	Technical Sergeant
Norman R. Stanford	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Henry W. Stankus	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Donald H. Stapp	Marine Corps	Major
Anthony J. Stea	Marine Corps	Private First Class
David S. Stear^[13]	Navy	Lieutenant (Junior Grade)	Battle of the Philippine Sea	20 June 1944	Attack on Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō
Harlan S. Steffen	Marine Corps	Corporal
Donald B. Steinaker	Marine Corps	Private First Class
James L. Stephenson	Marine Corps	Corporal
Barney Sterling	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Robert E. Stevenson	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
William D. Stevenson	Marine Corps	Captain
Frederic A. Stott	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert F. Stout	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
James A. Stranahan Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Stanley A. Strantz	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Bernard M. Strean	Navy	Vice Admiral	Battle of the Philippine Sea
George L. Street III	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	East China Sea	May 20 – July 19, 1945	For leadership and heroism as Commanding Officer (CO) of USS Tirante (SS-420)'s second war patrol. Also awarded Medal of Honor for an action as CO on Tirante's first war patrol, for which XO Edward L. Beach Jr. received the Navy Cross, and the entire crew received a Presidential Unit Citation.
Edmund J. Stulce	Navy	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Kure Harbor, Japan	July 24, 1945
Jack Sugarman	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Richard E. Sullivan	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Walter W. Swanberger	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
John B. Sweeney	Marine Corps	Captain
William H. Swisher	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Oral L. Tankersley	Marine Corps	Private
Karl Tanner	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Clifton E. Taylor	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Harold K. Taylor	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
James E. Taylor Jr.	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Morris L. Terry	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Joseph A. Terzi	Marine Corps	Captain
J. D. Thaxton	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Dennis F. Thomas	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Ernest I. Thomas	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Franklin C. Thomas Jr.	Marine Corps	Captain
Harold C. Thomas	Navy	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal	October 11–12, 1942	Killed during the Battle of Cape Esperance while working with damage control parties to keep the USS Boise in the battle
Wilbur J. Thomas	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John A. Thompson	Army Air Forces	Captain	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	August 27 – September 25, 1942
Woodrow R. Thompson †	Marine Corps	Sergeant	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	October 9, 1942	Killed in action at the Matanikau River. The United States Navy destroyer escort USS Woodrow R. Thompson (DE-451) was named for him but construction was cancelled in 1944. The destroyer USS Woodrow R. Thompson (DD-721) then was named in honor of Thompson. Launched in 1946 its construction was also cancelled and was sold for scrap in 1955.^[14]^[15]
Thorborn M. Thostenson	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Leo A. Ticconi	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Max E. Timmons	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Calvin Tipton	Marine Corps	Private
James W. Tobey	Marine Corps	Private
Robert C. Toler	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Cecil R. Tolley	Marine Corps	Private
Mark Tomlinson	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Rathvon M. Tompkins	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Saipan, Marianas Islands	June 17, 1944
Paul T. Torian	Marine Corps	Captain
Harry Towne	Marine Corps	Corporal
Warren H. Tracey	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Louis W. Trafton	Marine Corps	Private
Eugene A. Trowbridge	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Frank A. Tucker	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Allen H. Turnage	Marine Corps	Major General	Bougainville, Solomon Islands	November 1–27, 1943
Robert B. Turnbull	Marine Corps	Captain
Albert W. Tweedy Jr.	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Marshall A. Tyler	Marine Corps	Major

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Ralph W. Vahle	Marine Corps	Corporal
Herbert J. Valentine	Marine Corps	Captain	off Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	May 25, 1945	Shot down five enemy planes and probably down a sixth in a single action
William H. Van Beest	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John J. Van Buren †	Navy	Lieutenant (j.g.)	Midway	June 4, 1942	Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot with operating from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise his aircraft disappeared after attacking Japanese ships during the Battle of Midway. The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS John J. Van Buren (DE-753), launched in 1944 but never completed was named after him.^[16]
George Van Daele	Marine Corps	Private First Class
George O. Van Orden	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Bougainville, Solomon Islands	November 1, 1943
Eugene S. Vance	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Alexander A. Vandegrift	Marine Corps	Major General	Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo	August 7, 1942	Commander of 1st Marine Division and its successful landings on multiple islands on first day of the Guadalcanal campaign. Later awarded the Medal of Honor, for Guadalcanal campaign actions throughout August 7 to December 9, 1942.
William H. Vandyke	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Salvador Vargas	Marine Corps	Private
Orville O. Vaught	Marine Corps	Corporal
Robert W. Vaupell	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Midway	June 4–5, 1942	First award
Robert W. Vaupell	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant	Solomon Islands	August 30 – October 8, 1942	Second award
George T. Veneri	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Albert M. Villa	Marine Corps	Sergeant
James K. Vincent	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Hugh A. Vogel	Marine Corps	Corporal
Albert O. Vorse Jr.	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Formosa	February 1, 1944	Commanding officer of the USS Ticonderoga Air Group, himself piloting a F6F-5 Hellcat of VF-80, led a contingent of 21 fighters and bombers against shipping off Formosa, in which he persevered through bad weather and heavy enemy anti-aircraft fire to deliver a direct hit on a destroyer from 200 feet (61 m)
Clair H. Voss	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Robert Wade	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Gordon K. Walker	Marine Corps	Private
Paige D. Walker	Marine Corps	Generalissimo
John T. Walker	Marine Corps	Colonel	Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands	February 18 & 22, 1944
Fred M. Wallace	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Edward J. Wallof	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Quentin R. Walsh	Coast Guard	Lieutenant Commander	Cherbourg, France	June 26–27, 1944
Lewis W. Walt	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Cape Gloucester, New Britain	January 10, 1944	First award
Lewis W. Walt	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Peleliu, Palau Islands	September 15–30, 1944	Second award
Merritt C. Walton	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
John J. Wantuck	Marine Corps	Private
Maurice A. Ward	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Frederick B. Warder	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Waters of Java	February 25 – April 1, 1942	First award, for the fourth patrol of USS Seawolf (SS-197)
Frederick B. Warder	Navy	Lieutenant Commander	Waters of Davao Gulf	October 7 – December 1, 1942	Second award, for the seventh patrol of USS Seawolf (SS-197)
Arthur T. Warner	Marine Corps	Captain
Gordon Warner	Marine Corps	Captain
Forest B. Warren	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John E. Watson	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Thomas A. Watson	Marine Corps	Corporal
Dale E. Watts	Marine Corps	Private
George A. Weber	Marine Corps	Private First Class
John F. Weber	Marine Corps	Captain
Carl W. Weiss	Marine Corps	Sergeant
George L. Weiss	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Charles E. Welch	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Warren W. Welch	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Dean A. Wells	Marine Corps	Corporal
Erskine W. Wells	Marine Corps	Captain
John K. Wells	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Robert E. Wellwood	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Walter W. Wensinger	Marine Corps	Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 16, 1945
Charles A. West	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Theodore G. West	Marine Corps	Private
William R. West	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Joseph J. Whalen	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
Dale W. Whaley	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William J. Whaling	Marine Corps	Colonel	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands	April 15 – June 21, 1945
Algie J. Wheeler	Marine Corps	Sergeant
John H. Wherry	Marine Corps	Gunnery Sergeant
George O. White	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Philip R. White	Marine Corps	Captain
J. W. Whitley	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Forest Whitt	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Sumner H. Whitten	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Charles F. Widdecke	Marine Corps	Captain
Vincent H. Wiehardt	Marine Corps	Sergeant
Richard S. Wilcox	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Philip A. Wilheit	Marine Corps	Captain
Harry B. Williams	Marine Corps	First Sergeant
James B. Williams III	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Maxie R. Williams	Marine Corps	Captain
Robert H. Williams	Marine Corps	Lieutenant Colonel	Gavutu, Solomon Islands	August 7, 1942
Leon M. Williamson	Marine Corps	Captain
Jasper Willis	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William L. Willis	Marine Corps	Second Lieutenant
Nicholas A. Willox	Marine Corps	Private
Ray E. Wilson Jr.	Marine Corps	Private First Class
William W. Wilson Jr.	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Augustus H. Winchester	Marine Corps	First Sergeant
Albert H. Winius	Marine Corps	Platoon Sergeant
Andrew N. Winsor	Marine Corps	Corporal
Junior H. Wirth	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Charles L. Wise	Marine Corps	Private
Millard H. Wiser	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Henry J. Witkowski	Marine Corps	Corporal
William J. Wlasiuk	Marine Corps	Sergeant
John J. Woerner	Marine Corps	Corporal
Donald W. Wolf	Marine Corps	Sergeant
William H. Wolvington	Marine Corps	Corporal
Joseph E. Wood	Marine Corps	Private
Ralph K. Wood	Marine Corps	Private First Class
George R. Woosley	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Thomas A. Wornham	Marine Corps	Colonel	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands	February 19 – March 27, 1945
Barney V. Wright	Marine Corps	Corporal
Frank J. Wright	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
John D. Wright	Marine Corps	Corporal
Edward R. Wygal	Marine Corps	Corporal

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
John T. Yaksich	Marine Corps	Private
John Yancey	Marine Corps	Corporal	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	November 30, 1942	First award (second was in Korean War)
Roscoe L. Yarbrough	Marine Corps	Corporal
James C. Yeaple	Marine Corps	Private First Class
Cassin Young	Navy	Captain	near Savo Island	November 12-13, 1942	Also awarded Medal of Honor
Walter X. Young	Marine Corps	First Lieutenant
Dennis E. Youngblood	Marine Corps	Private First Class

Name	Service	Rank	Place of action	Date of action	Notes
Lawrence N. Zamor	Marine Corps	Corporal	Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Empire of Japan	May 6, 1945	The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Corporal Lawrence N. Zamor (MCSN: 419643), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving as a Squad Leader of Company F, Second Battalion, First Marines, FIRST Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, 6 May 1945. Although sustaining a wound which later necessitated the amputation of one of his legs, Corporal Zamor led his squad during an attack on a fanatically-defended enemy hill and crawling forward in the face of intense artillery, mortar and machine-gun fire, destroyed a fieldpiece and annihilated eight Japanese soldiers. By his aggressive fighting spirit and courage, Corporal Zamor contributed materially to the successful advance of his company, and his unwavering devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.^[17]
James R. Zarillo †	Marine Corps	Private First Class	Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands	January 31, 1944	The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Private First Class James R. Zarillo (MCSN: 451610), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism as a light machine gunner serving with the Third Battalion, Twenty-Fourth Marines, FOURTH Marine Division in action against enemy Japanese forces during the battle of Namur island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1 February 1944. Directed to bring the fire of his gun on a hostile pillbox which had pinned down his assault team in an exposed position in front of the lines, Private First Class Zarillo attempted to carry out these orders but, due to the nature of the terrain, was unable to fire effectively on the enemy emplacement. With utter disregard for his own personal safety, he took his machine gun in his arms and daringly launched a lone attack against the Japanese position, destroying it before he was fatally wounded. Private First Class Zarillo's valiant spirit of self-sacrifice and extreme bravery were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.^[18]