U.S. Navy MEDAL OF HONOR recipients from World War II
† indicates posthumous award
1941
- Mervyn S. Bennion Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - USS West Virginia †
- Francis C. Flaherty’s Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Samuel G. Fuqua Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Edwin J. Hill’s Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Isaac C. Kidd Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Thomas J. Reeves Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Cassin Young Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- James R. Ward Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Franklin Van Valkenburg Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Peter Tomich’s Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Robert R. Scott Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Donald K. Ross Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Jackson C. Pharris Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- Herbert C. Jones Medal of Honor citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- John W. Finn Medal of Honor Citation (12/7/1941) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
1942
- Edward H. O’Hare Medal of Honor citation (2/20/1942) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- John J. Powers Medal of Honor citation (5/4/1942) - Bombing Squadron FIVE †
- Oscar V. Peterson’s Medal of Honor Citation (5/7/1942) - The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of
- William E. Hall Medal of Honor citation (5/7/1942) - VS-2
- Milton E. Ricketts Medal of Honor citation (5/8/1942) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF
- Reinhardt J. Keppler’s Medal of Honor citation (11/12/1942) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
1943
- John J. Parle Medal of Honor citation (7/10/1943) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
1944
- Arthur M. Preston’s Medal of Honor citation (9/16/1944) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- David McCampbell Medal of Honor citation (10/24/1944) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
1945
- Rufus G. Herring Medal of Honor citation (2/17/1945) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pleasure in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- John H. Willis Medal of Honor citation (2/28/1945) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR
- William D. Halyburton Jr. Medal of Honor citation (5/10/1945) - The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR