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Military personnel of the Second Sino-Japanese War (2 C, 34 P) Solomon Islands military personnel of World War II (1 P) South African military personnel of World War II (3 C, 133 P) Southern Rhodesian military personnel of World War II (2 C, 16 P) Soviet military personnel of World War II (8 C, 1,074 P) Spanish military ...
Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) [ 1] was an American soldier, actor, and songwriter. He was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, [ 4] and has been described as the most highly decorated soldier in U.S. history. [ 5][ 6] He received every military combat award for valor available from ...
Chinese-American service in World War II. Ross T. Christensen. Al Christy. Alex Clark (politician) W. H. Clatworthy. Betty Clements. Bill Cody Jr. G. Pat Collins. Michael Collins (American author)
The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Last survivors This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2024) Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December ...
On October 30, 1945, United States Army Officer Freeman V. Horner was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II. During the second World War, Sergeant Freeman Horner and his company were stationed in Nazi Germany. On November 16, 1944, Sergeant Horner and his company were attacking Wurselen, Germany, and were ...
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 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for the American Civil War (A–L). United States Army Center of Military History.
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
The battle where Mexico entered World War II, contributing pilots to help the United States and the Philippines defeat Japan in the South Pacific, with a loss of 37,870 Allied soldiers and 217,000 Japanese soldiers; an Allied victory • Battle of Corregidor: Spectacular combined U.S. and Philippine assault retakes island bastion from Japanese ...