For extraordinary heroism and achievement in aerial flight over enemy territory and in action against the enemy, 27 November 1944. On this date, he was leader of a flight of […]
Citations in World War II 1941-1945:
LTC Ray S Wetmore
LIEUTENANT COLONEL RAY SHUEY WETMORE (then Captain). United States Army Air Forces. For extraordinary heroism while serving as pilot of a P-51 airplane on a bomber escort mission over Germany, […]
BG Cecil B Whitcomb
BG. Whitcomb served in both WWI and WWII and resided in Indiana.
Arthur White
STAFF SERGEANT ARTHUR WHITE, Infantry, United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in action near Shuri, Okinawa Shima, Ryukyus Islands, on the 10th and 11th of May 1945. Sergeant White, leader […]
PFC George Oliver White
Private First Class GEORGE O. WHITE, United States Marine Corps Reserve, received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as a scout serving with the First Marine Division in action against […]
COL Lawrence K(Red) White
Colonel LAWRENCE K. WHITE, was granted the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary heroism during the Luzon campaign in the Philippines from the 2nd to the 15th of February 1945. […]
CAPT John A Whitehill Jr
Captain JOHN A. WHITEHILL, JR. recieved the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism on 24 December 1944, near Bastogne, Belguim, where he had three tanks knocked out from under him. […]
Walter Whitlow
WALTER WHITLOW (then Technical Sergeant, United States Army). For extraordinary heroism in action in the Southwest Pacific area on March 20, 1945. When heavy and accurate enemy fire from well-concealed […]
CMDR Edgar B Wicklander
COMMANDER EDGAR B. WICKLANDER, U.S. Navy, awarded the Navy Cross for actions during the assault on Okinawa Shima on May 18, 1945. CDR Wicklander was Commanding Officer of a ship […]
Paul J Wiedorfer
STAFF SERGEANT PAUL J. WIEDORFER (then Private), U.S. Army, Company G, 318th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division. Near Chaumont, Belgium, 25 December 1944. He alone made it possible for his ocmpany […]