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  2. List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II - Wikipedia

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    The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...

  3. List of Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia

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    American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (A–F). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (G–L). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009

  4. Medal of Honor - Wikipedia

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    On January 13, 1997, President Bill Clinton presented the Medal of Honor to seven of these World War II veterans, six of them posthumously and one to former Second Lieutenant Vernon Baker. [208] In 1998, a similar study of Asian Americans resulted in Clinton presenting 22 Medals of Honor in 2000. [209]

  5. List of military awards and decorations of World War II

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    The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II

  6. Category : World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor

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    Pages in category "World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 472 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) *

  7. List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Iwo Jima

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    During the two-month-long battle, 27 U.S. military personnel were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions. Of the 27 medals awarded, 22 were presented to Marines and five were presented to United States Navy sailors, four of whom were Hospital Corpsmen , a petty officer rank identified in the table by the WWII-era rating title Pharmacist's ...

  8. Frank Burke (United States Army officer) - Wikipedia

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    Francis Xavier Burke (September 29, 1918 – September 6, 1988) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II. First Lieutenant Frank Burke receiving the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman

  9. Alejandro R. Ruiz - Wikipedia

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    Sergeant Alejandro Renteria Ruiz [1] (June 26, 1923 – November 20, 2009) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, for his actions in the Battle of Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands during World War II.