List of World War II Bronze Star Medal recipients
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The following is a listing of noteworthy individuals who received the Bronze Star Medal for valor or meritorious service during World War II. Although the Bronze Star was not established until February 1944, it could be retroactively awarded to December 7, 1941. In 1947, the Bronze Star was retroactively awarded to all U.S. Army soldiers who had received the Combat Infantryman Badge during World War II.
List of recipients[edit]
- Creighton Abrams - Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
- Spiro Agnew - Vice President of the United States.
- Vernon Baker - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Omar Bradley - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Edward A. Carter Jr. - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Mark W. Clark - Commander of the 15th Army Group.
- J. Lawton Collins - Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
- Jacob L. Devers - Commander of the 6th Army Group.
- Bob Dole - U.S. Senator.
- Jimmy Doolittle - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Desmond Doss - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Robert L. Eichelberger - Commander of the Eighth United States Army.
- Annie Fox (nurse)
- Leonard A. Funk Jr. - Medal of Honor recipient.
- David Grange - Commander Sixth United States Army.
- Ernest Hemingway - Writer.
- Courtney Hodges - Commander of the First United States Army.
- Daniel K. Inouye - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Harold K. Johnson - Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
- Frederick J. Kroesen - Commander, U.S. Army Europe.
- Frederick Lippitt - Philanthropist.
- Douglas MacArthur - Legendary general.
- Charles Andrew MacGillivary - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Audie Murphy - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Alexander Patch - Commander of the Seventh United States Army.
- George S. Patton - Commander of the Third United States Army.
- Lawson P. Ramage - Medal of Honor recipient.
- Mickey Rooney - Actor.
- Matthew Ridgeway - Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
- Clay Shaw
- John K. Singlaub
- Maxwell Taylor - Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
- John L. Throckmorton
- Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. - Commander of the Fifth United States Army.
- Matt Urban - Medal of Honor recipient.
- James Van Fleet - U.S. Army Commander in Korea.
- John William Vessey Jr. - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Edwin Walker
- William Westmoreland - Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
- Frederick C. Weyand - Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.
- Louis Wilson
- Earle Wheeler - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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