World War II Medal of Honor recipients buried at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery located in Arlington County, Virginia near The Pentagon and directly across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial. The cemetery has graves for thousands of casualties and deceased veterans of the nation's conflicts, beginning with the American Civil War but includes reinterred dead from earlier wars as well. It was established during the Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, which had been the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna (Custis) Lee (a great-granddaughter of Martha Washington).

The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States. Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously.

Recipients

Image	Name	Service	Rank	Death date	Burial location	Comments
—	Anderson, Beauford T.Beauford T. Anderson	Army	E-07 !Technical Sergeant	7 Nov 1996	Section 44, Grave 292	Risked his life to save several of his fellow soldiers and repel an enemy attack single-handedly.
	Antrim, Richard N.Richard N. Antrim	Navy	O-03 !Lieutenant	March 7, 1969	Section 35, Grave 2613	During the early part of his imprisonment at Makassar in April 1942, he saw a Japanese guard brutally beating a fellow prisoner of war and successfully intervened, at great risk to his own life. For his conspicuous act of valor, Antrim later received the Medal of Honor.
	Baker, Vernon J.Vernon J. Baker	Army	O-01 !Second Lieutenant	July 13, 2010	Section 59, Grave 4408	Demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in destroying enemy installations, personnel and equipment during his company's attack against a strongly entrenched enemy in mountainous terrain. One of seven African American soldiers who received their medals belatedly, after a 1993 study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
	Basilone, JohnJohn Basilone	Marine Corps	E-05 !Sergeant	February 19, 1945	Section 12, Grave 384	On the night of October 24–25, 1942 his unit engaged the Japanese in the Lunga area when their position came under attack by a regiment of approximately 3,000 soldiers. The Japanese forces began a frontal attack using machine guns, grenades and mortars against the American heavy machine guns. Basilone commanded two sections of machine guns that fought for the next 48 hours until only Basilone and two other men were still able to continue fighting. Basilone moved an extra gun into position and maintained continual fire against the incoming Japanese forces. He repaired another machine-gun and personally manned it, holding the defensive line until replacements arrived. With the continuous fighting, ammunition became critically low and supply lines were cut off. Basilone fought through hostile lines and returned with urgently needed ammunition for his gunners. He was killed on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. He was the first Enlisted Marine to receive The Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, and The Navy Cross.
—	Bell, Bernard P.Bernard P. Bell	Army	E-07 !Technical Sergeant	January 8, 1971	Section 25, Site 3840	By his intrepidity and bold, aggressive leadership, T/Sgt. Bell enabled his 8-man squad to drive back approximately 150 of the enemy, killing at least 87 and capturing 42. Personally, he killed more than 20 and captured 33 prisoners.
	Boyington, PappyPappy Boyington	Marine Corps	O-04 !Major	January 11, 1988	Section 7A, Grave 150	Fighter pilot with 26 victories.
—	Brown, Bobbie E.Bobbie E. Brown	Army	O-03 !Captain	November 8, 1971	Section 46, Grave 1021-17
	Bulkeley, John D.John D. Bulkeley	Navy	O-04 !Lieutenant Commander	April 6, 1996	Section 5, Grave 129-9
	Chambers, Justice M.Justice M. Chambers	Marine Corps	O-05 !Lieutenant Colonel	July 29, 1982	Section 6, Grave 5813-A-9
75px	Davila, Rudolph B.Rudolph B. Davila	Army	E-06 !Staff Sergeant	January 26, 2002	Section 67, Grave 3458	One of 22 Asian American soldiers who received their medals in 2000, after a study revealed discrimination that caused them to be overlooked at the time.
—	Davis, Charles W.Charles W. Davis	Army	O-03 !Captain	January 18, 1991	Section 7A, Lot 170
	Doolittle, JimmyJimmy Doolittle	Army Air Forces	O-05 !Lieutenant Colonel	September 27, 1993	Section 7A, Grave 110	For leading the Doolittle Raid over the Japanese mainland.
	Edson, Merritt A.Merritt A. Edson	Marine Corps	O-06 !Colonel	August 14, 1955	Section 2, Lot 4960-2
	Elrod, Henry T.Henry T. Elrod†	Marine Corps	O-03 !Captain	December 23, 1941	Section 12, Grave 3246
—	Everhart, Forrest E.Forrest E. Everhart	Army	E-07 !Technical Sergeant	August 30, 1986	Section 60, Grave 7516
—	Fisher, Almond E.Almond E. Fisher	Army	O-01 !Second Lieutenant	January 7, 1982	Section 6, Grave 8751-2
	Foss, Joseph J.Joseph J. Foss	Marine Corps	O-03 !Captain	January 1, 2003	Section 7A, Grave 162	For shooting down 26 aircraft as leader of the Flying Circus. Later became a Governor of South Dakota. First commissioner of the American Football League.
—	Gerstung, Robert E.Robert E. Gerstung	Army	E-07 !Technical Sergeant	June 17, 1979	Section 66, Grave 6152
—	Funk, Jr., Leonard A.Leonard A. Funk, Jr.	Army	E-08 !First Sergeant	November 20, 1992	Section 35, Grave 2373-4
	Fuqua, Samuel G.Samuel G. Fuqua	Navy	O-04 !Lieutenant Commander	January 27, 1987	Section 59, lot 485	For heroism aboard the USS Arizona.
—	Horner, Freeman V.Freeman V. Horner	Army	E-06 !Staff Sergeant
	Howard, James H.James H. Howard	Army Air Forces	O-04 !Major			Was the only fighter pilot in the European Theater of Operations in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor
	Jacobson, Douglas T.Douglas T. Jacobson	Marine Corps	E-02 !Private First Class
	Johnson, Leon W.Leon W. Johnson	Army Air Forces	O-06 !Colonel
—	Kane, John R.John R. Kane	Army Air Forces	O-06 !Colonel
75px	Kelly, Thomas J.Thomas J. Kelly	Army	E-04 !Corporal
—	Kingsley, David R.David R. Kingsley†	Army Air Forces	O-01 !Second Lieutenant
	Leims, John H.John H. Leims	Marine Corps	O-01 !Second Lieutenant
—	MacGillivary, Charles A.Charles A. MacGillivary	Army	E-05 !Sergeant			Immigrant from Canada.
	McCampbell, DavidDavid McCampbell	Navy	Commander			Top Navy flying ace. 34 kills.
	McCarthy, Joseph J.Joseph J. McCarthy	Marine Corps	O-03 !Captain
	McGuire, Jr., Thomas B.Thomas B. McGuire, Jr.†	Army Air Forces	Major			The second leading air ace in World War II before being killed in action in January 1945. McGuire Air Force Base is named for him.
—	Meagher, John W.John W. Meagher	Army	E-07 !Technical Sergeant
75px	Morgan, John C.John C. Morgan	Army Air Forces	O-01 !Second Lieutenant
	Murphy, Audie L.Audie L. Murphy	Army	O-01 !Second Lieutenant			Highest number of decorations for US combatant. Second Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by six tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to a prepared position in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, one of the tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. 2d Lt. Murphy continued to direct artillery fire, which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infantry. With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, 2d Lt. Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer, which was in danger of blowing up at any moment, and employed its .50 caliber machine gun against the enemy. He was alone and exposed to German fire from three sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back. For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate 2d Lt. Murphy, but he continued to hold his position and wiped out a squad that was trying to creep up unnoticed on his right flank. Germans reached as close as 10 yards, only to be mowed down by his fire. He received a leg wound, but ignored it and continued his single-handed fight until his ammunition was exhausted. He then made his way back to his company, refused medical attention, and organized the company in a counterattack, which forced the Germans to withdraw. His directing of artillery fire wiped out many of the enemy; he killed or wounded about 50. 2d Lt. Murphy's indomitable courage and his refusal to give an inch of ground saved his company from possible encirclement and destruction, and enabled it to hold the woods which had been the enemy's objective
	Murray, Jr., Charles P.Charles P. Murray, Jr.	Army	O-02 !First Lieutenant
—	Ogden, Carlos C.Carlos C. Ogden	Army	O-02 !First Lieutenant
	Okane, Richard H.Richard H. O'Kane	Navy	Commander			For submarine operations against two Japanese convoys.
—	Pharris, Jackson C.Jackson C. Pharris	Navy	Gunner
	Pope, Everett P.Everett P. Pope	Marine Corps	O-03 !Captain
	Preston, Arthur M.Arthur M. Preston	Navy	Lieutenant
	Ramage, Lawson P.Lawson P. Ramage	Navy	Commander			Sunk enemy ships in gallant action.
—	Roeder, Robert E.Robert E. Roeder†	Army	O-03 !Captain
—	Schonland, Herbert E.Herbert E. Schonland	Navy	Commander			Took command of USS San Francisco after captain had been killed, fought ship and led her to safety.
	Shoup, David M.David M. Shoup	Marine Corps	Colonel			Wrote battle plan for Tarawa assault, directed assault from trench on Betio beach as first waves came ashore.Twenty-second Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (January 1, 1960 – December 31, 1963)
	Sigler, Franklin E.Franklin E. Sigler	Marine Corps	E-01 !Private
—	Silk, Edward A.Edward A. Silk	Army	O-02 !First Lieutenant
	Skaggs, Jr., LutherLuther Skaggs, Jr.	Marine Corps	E-02 !Private First Class
	Smith, John L.John L. Smith	Marine Corps	Major
—	Street, III, George L.George L. Street, III	Navy	Lieutenant Commander			For torpedoing three enemy ships while captain of USS Triante.
	Thomason, Clyde A.Clyde A. Thomason†	Marine Corps	E-05 !Sergeant
—	Tominac, John J.John J. Tominac	Army	O-02 !First Lieutenant
—	Urban, MattMatt Urban	Army	O-03 !Captain	March 4, 1995	Section 7a, Grave 40	For bravery as a company commander during combat operations.
	Vandegrift, Alexander A.Alexander A. Vandegrift	Marine Corps	Major General			Later became the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps.
	Wainwright, IV, Jonathan M.Jonathan M. Wainwright, IV	Army	Lieutenant General
	Walsh, Kenneth A.Kenneth A. Walsh	Marine Corps	O-02 !First Lieutenant
	Walsh, William G.William G. Walsh†	Marine Corps	E-07 !Gunnery Sergeant
	Ware, Keith L.Keith L. Ware	Army	O-05 !Lieutenant Colonel
—	Whittington, Hulon B.Hulon B. Whittington	Army	E-05 !Sergeant
—	Wigle, Thomas W.Thomas W. Wigle†	Army	O-01 !Second Lieutenant
	Wilson, Jr., Louis H.Louis H. Wilson, Jr.	Marine Corps	O-03 !Captain			Later Became Commandant of the Marine Corps
	Zeamer, Jr., JayJay Zeamer, Jr.	Army Air Forces	O-03 !Captain	March 22, 2007	Section 34, Site 809-4	Volunteered as pilot of a bomber on an important photographic mapping mission covering the formidably defended area in the vicinity of Buka, Solomon Islands

Bibliography

• "Medal of Honor recipients". Listing of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who received the Medal of Honor during World War II. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html. Retrieved December 27, 2010.