This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from United States. For other countries see List of World War II flying aces by country
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| Name | Branch | Victories | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W. Abernathy | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Fred T. Ackerman | USN | 5 | SS | |
| Burnell W. Adams | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Charles E. Adams Jr. | 6 | DFC | ||
| Fletcher E. Adams | 9 | DFC | KIA | |
| Robert H. Adams | 5 | DFC | MIA | |
| John M. Ainlay | 8 | SS | ||
| Donald N. Aldrich | USMC | 20 | NC, DFC | KIFA 3 May 1947 |
| Richard L. Alexander | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | POW 30 May 1944 |
| John R. Alison | USAAF | 6 | DSC, SS | |
| Calvin D. Allen Jr. | 7 | SS | ||
| David W. Allen | 8 | SS | ||
| William H. Allen | 5 | DFC | "Ace in a day" | |
| Stuart C. Alley Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Ernest J. Ambort | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Robert H. Ammon | 5 | DFC | ||
| Dudley Moore Amoss | 5.5 | SS | POW March 1945 | |
| Benjamin C. Amsden | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Leslie E. Andersen | USAAF | 5 | ||
| Alexander L. Anderson | USN | 5.5 | NC | "Ace in a day" 16 February 1945 |
| Charles F. Anderson Jr. | USAAF | 10 | LOM | KIA 19 April 1944 |
| Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson | 16.25 | DFC (5) | ||
| Richard H. Anderson | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 25 May 1945 | |
| Robert H. Anderson | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 14 December 1944. KIFA 5 June 1945 |
| William Y. Anderson | USAAF | 7 | SS | Born in Sweden, he is Sweden's only flying ace |
| Wyman D. Anderson | 6 | SS | ||
| Stephen W. Andrew | 9 | SS | POW 2 July 1944 | |
| Stanley O. Andrews | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Lester L. Arasmith | 6 | |||
| Lee A. Archer | 5 | DFC | ||
| David B. Archibald | 5 | "Ace in a day" and POW 18 December 1944 | ||
| William E. Aron | 5 | DFC | MIA 22 April 1945 | |
| Robert W. Aschenbrener | 10 | DSC | Shot down on 25 December 1944 and evaded capture for 27 days before rescue | |
| Abner M. Aust | 5 | |||
| Eugene D. Axtel | 5 | DFC | P-61 night fighter ace | |
| George C. Axtell | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 22 April 1945 |
| Donald A. Baccus | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Jack A. Bade | 5 | DSC | KIFA 2 May 1963 | |
| Oscar C. Bailey | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Robert Baird | USMC | 6 | NC, SS, DFC | Only Marine night fighter ace |
| Douglas Baker | USN | 16.33 | SS (2), DFC (4) | MIA 14 December 1944 |
| Ellis C. Baker Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Robert M. Baker | USMC | 7 | DFC | |
| Fred E. Bakutis | USN | 7.5 | NC, LOM, DFC (2) | Shot down October 1944 and spent one week adrift before rescue |
| Donald L. Balch | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Frank B. Baldwin | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Henry W. Balsiger | USN | 5.33 | DFC | |
| Raymond M. Bank | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 2 March 1945 |
| Ernest E. Bankey Jr. | 9.5 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 27 December 1944 | |
| John Lawrence Banks | USN | 8.5 | DFC (2) | |
| William M. Banks | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Bruce M. Barackman | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Rex T. Barber | USAAF | 5 | NC | |
| Frederic A. Bardshar | USN | 7.5 | SS, LOM, DFC (3) | |
| James D. Bare | ~5 | |||
| Robert M. Barkey | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Lloyd G. Barnard | USN | 8 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 15 June 1944 |
| James M. Barnes | 6 | NC | KIFA 2 July 1945 | |
| Truman S. Barnes | USAAF | 5 | ||
| Percy R. Bartelt | American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||
| William E. Bartling | 5 | |||
| John W. Bartol | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert L. Baseler | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Hugh N. Batten | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Harold W. Bauer | USMC | 11 | MOH | MIA 14 November 1942 |
| Aaron L. Bearden | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 3 September 1944 |
| Paul H. N. Beaudry | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Edward H. Beavers Jr. | USAAF | 5 | KIA 27 November 1944 | |
| Paul S. Bechtel | 5 | DFC | 5th kill claimed while temporarily assigned to USMC unit | |
| Robert H. Becker | 7 | DFC | ||
| Walter C. Beckham | 18 | DSC, SS (4) | POW 22 February 1944 | |
| Marshall U. Beebe | USN | 10.5 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 18 March 1945 |
| Don M. Beerbower | USAAF | 15.5 | DSC, SS (2), DFC (3) | KIA 9 August 1944 |
| Duane W. Beeson | 17.33 | DSC, SS | POW 5 April 1944 | |
| Louis Benne | 5 | SS | POW 14 June 1944 | |
| Joseph H. Bennett | 8.5 | DFC | ||
| Walter G. Benz Jr. | 8 | SS | ||
| Jack S. Berkheimer | USN | 7.5 | NC | MIA 16 December 1944 |
| Norman R. Berree | 9 | DFC (4) | ||
| Richard L. Bertelson | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| William R. Beyer | USAAF | 9 | SS | "Ace in a day" 27 September 1944 |
| Carl G. Bickel | 5.5 | SS | ||
| Edward F. Bickford | 5.5 | DFC | ||
| Hipolitus T. Biel | 5.33 | DFC | KIA 24 April 1944 | |
| Henry S. Bille | 6 | DFC | ||
| Walter D. Bishop | USN | 5 | DFC | KIFA 14 December 1944 |
| John T. Blackburn | 11 | NC, DFC | ||
| Samuel V. Blair | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| William K. Blair | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Donald J. M. Blakeslee | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 14.5 | DSC (2), SS (2), DFC (8), UK DFC | |
| Richard Buckner Blaydes | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Wayne K. Blickenstaff | USAAF | 10 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 24 March 1945 |
| Laurence E. Blumer | 6 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 25 August 1944 | |
| Robert L. Blyth | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Donald H. Bochkay | USAAF | 13.83 | DFC | |
| Hampton E. Boggs | 9 | DSC, SS | KIFA 1953 | |
| Alfred G. Bolduc | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| John F. Bolt | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | Claimed 6 additional victories and was awarded NC during Korean War. Only Marine to become an ace in two different wars and only Marine ace of Korean War |
| John W. Bolyard | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charlie R. Bond Jr. | American Volunteer Group | 7 | ||
| Richard I. Bong | USAAF | 40 | MOH, DSC, SS (2), DFC (7) | Top American ace in history. KIFA 6 August 1945 |
| William J. Bonneau | USN | 8 | SS, DFC | KIFA 3 October 1947 |
| Stephen J. Bonner | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Robert John Booth | 8 | SS | POW 8 June 1944 | |
| Clarence A. Borley | USN | 5 | NC, DFC (2) | Shot down in October 1944, spending 5 days adrift before rescue |
| Ernest O. Bostrom | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| George E. Bostwick | 8 | SS | ||
| Gregory "Pappy" Boyington | American Volunteer Group, USMC | 28 | MOH, NC | Top Marine ace in history. "Ace in a day" 16 September 1943. POW 3 January 1944 |
| Gerald F. Boyle | USN | 5.5 | DFC (2) | KIFA October 1944 |
| Jack T. Bradley | USAAF | 15 | DSC | |
| John L. Bradley | 5 | SS | ||
| Arthur J. Brassfield | USN | 6.33 | NC (2) | |
| Richard L. Braun | USMC | 5 | DFC (4) | |
| Charles W. Brewer | USN | 6.5 | NC, LOM, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" and MIA 19 June 1944 |
| Michael Brezas | USAAF | 12 | SS | KIFA 5 February 1954 |
| Johnie J. Bridges | USN | 6.25 | DFC (3) | |
| John G. Bright | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 6 | SS | First American ace to shoot down Japanese, German, and Italian aircraft. POW August 1943 |
| Mark K. Bright | USN | 9 | NC | KIA |
| Joseph E. Broadhead | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Samuel J. Brocato Jr. | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 9 June 1960 |
| James L. Brooks | USAAF | 13 | SS | |
| Carl A. Brown Jr. | USN | 10.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Gerald A. Brown | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | Shot down over France in September 1944, but evaded captivity. Shot down again over Korea and captured as POW 30 November 1950 |
| Harley L. Brown | 6 | DFC | ||
| Harry W. Brown | 6 | SS | Claimed first victory on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor | |
| Henry W. Brown | 14.2 | DSC | POW 3 October 1944 | |
| Meade M. Brown | 6 | SS | KIA 24 August 1950 | |
| Quince L. Brown | 12.33 | SS | POW and executed 6 September 1944 | |
| Robert H. Brown | 7 | SS | ||
| Samuel J. Brown | 15.5 | DSC | ||
| William P. Brown Jr. | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | Awarded a second NC during the Korean War. KIA 24 February 1952 |
| James W. Browning | USAAF | 7 | ||
| Lowell K. Brueland | 12.5 | DSC, SS, DFC | Claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War | |
| Carland E. Brunmier | USN | 6 | NC, DFC | |
| Donald S. Bryan | USAAF | 13.33 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 2 November 1944 |
| William E. Bryan Jr. | 7.5 | Awarded DSC during Korean War | ||
| James A. Bryce | USN | 5.25 | DFC (2) | KIFA 10 April 1945 |
| Robert L. Buchanan | 5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 16 October 1944 | |
| George T. Buck Jr. | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Paul D. Buie | USN | 9 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| William Eugene Burckhalter | 6 | SS (2) | KIA 11 June 1944 | |
| Clinton D. Burdick | USAAF | 5.5 | ||
| George T. Burgard | American Volunteer Group | 10 | ||
| Franklin N. Burley | USN | 7 | SS | |
| Robert L. Burnett III | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Roy O. Burnett Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC | |
| Howard M. Burriss | 7.5 | DFC | MIA 31 January 1944 | |
| Francis X. Bushner | 6 | DFC | ||
| Robert L. Buttke | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Robert J. Byrne | 6 | SS | ||
| Matthew S. Byrnes Jr. | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert C. Byrnes | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| James B. Cain | USN | 8.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Raymond L. Callaway | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Richard A. Campbell | 6 | DFC | ||
| Richard G. Candelaria | 6 | SS | POW 13 April 1945 | |
| John B. Carder | 7 | DFC | POW 12 May 1944, successfully escaped captivity. KIFA 1 October 1961 | |
| Raymond C. Care | 6 | DFC | POW 15 April 1944 | |
| Henry A. Carey Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Marion E. Carl | USMC | 18.5 | NC (2), DFC (3) | |
| Kendall E. Carlson | USAAF | 6 | DFC | POW 25 February 1945 |
| William A. Carlton | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Daniel A. Carmichael | USN | 13 | SS (2), DFC (5) | |
| George Carpenter | USAAF | 13.84 | DFC | POW |
| Bruce W. Carr | 15 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 2 April 1945 | |
| George R. Carr | USN | 11.5 | NC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 19 June 1944. KIFA 1967 |
| Charles H. Carroll | 6 | DFC (3) | ||
| Walter J. Carroll | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Leonard K. Carson | 18.5 | SS (2) | ||
| James R. Carter | 6 | SS | ||
| William N. Case | USMC | 8 | DFC (4) | |
| Nial K. Castle | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Dean Caswell | USMC | 7 | SS (2) | |
| Charles J. Cesky | USAAF | 8.5 | DFC | |
| George F. Ceuleers | 10.5 | DSC | ||
| Henry K. Champion | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Frederic F. Champlin | USAAF | 9 | DFC | |
| Creighton Chandler | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| George T. Chandler | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Van E. Chandler | 5 | DFC | Claimed 3 more victories during the Korean War | |
| Philip G. Chapman | 5 | DFC | KIA 28 March 1945 | |
| Levi R. Chase | 12 | DFC (4) | ||
| Leonard J. Check | USN | 12 | NC, SS, LOM, DFC (2) | KIFA January 1945 |
| Oscar I. Chenoweth | 8.5 | SS, DFC | ||
| Lewis W. Chick Jr. | USAAF | 6 | ||
| Arthur Chin | Canton Provincial Air Force | 8.5 | DFC | Born in Oregon, first American ace of war |
| Frederick J. Christensen | USAAF | 21.5 | SS | "Ace in a day" 7 July 1944 |
| James A. Clark | 10.5 | SS | ||
| Lawrence A. Clark | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (4) | |
| Robert A. Clark | 6 | DFC (3) | ||
| Walter E. Clarke | 7 | DFC (5) | ||
| Arthur B. Cleaveland | USAAF | 5 | SS | "Ace in a day" 18 April 1945 |
| Donald C. Clements | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert E. Clements | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Dallas A. Clinger Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Vivian A. Cloud | 5 | DFC | ||
| Robert C. Coats Jr. | USN | 9.33 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 18 March 1945 |
| Paul R. Cochran | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Oscar H. Coen | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 5.5 | DFC(UK), SS | Shot down over France and smuggled to Spain while with RAF |
| Robert L. Coffey | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA 20 April 1949 while serving as a Congressman from Pennsylvania |
| Thaddeus T. Coleman | USN | 10 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| Wilson M. Coleman | 6 | DFC (3) | ||
| Frank J. Collins | USAAF | 9 | SS | POW 12 July 1945 |
| William M. Collins | USN | 9 | NC, DFC (4) | |
| J. D. Collinsworth | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Philip E. Colman Jr. | 6 | DFC | Claimed 4 additional victories during the Korean War | |
| Gordon B. Compton | 5.5 | |||
| Harold E. "Bunny" Comstock | 5 | DFC | ||
| Arthur R. Conant | USMC | 6 | DFC (5) | |
| Edwin S. Conant | USN | ~5 | ||
| Henry L. Condon II | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA January 1945 |
| Jack E. Conger | USMC | 10 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Paul A. Conger | USAAF | 11.5 | DSC | |
| Thomas J. Conroy | USN | 7 | NC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Walter V. Cook | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Merle M. Coons | 5 | |||
| William E. Copeland | USN | 6 | SS | |
| Paul Cordray | 7 | DFC (2) | ||
| Richard L. Cormier | 8 | SS, DFC (5) | ||
| Leland B. Cornell | ~5 | |||
| Richard D. Cowger | 6 | DFC (3) | ||
| Ralph L. Cox | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Melvin Cozzens | USN | 6.5 | DFC | |
| Edward "Porky" Cragg | USAAF | 15 | DSC | MIA 26 December 1943 |
| Clement M. Craig | USN | 11.75 | NC (2), DFC | "Ace in a day" 21 January 1945 |
| Darrell S. Cramer | USAAF | 7 | ||
| Niven K. Cranfill | 5 | SS (2) | ||
| Ray Crawford | 6 | DFC | ||
| Claude J. Crenshaw | 7 | DSC | ||
| Harry C. Crim | 6 | SS | ||
| William F. Crombie | 5 | |||
| Donald F. Cronin | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| John T. Crosby | 5.25 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 April 1945 | |
| William E. Crowe | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (5) | KIFA 1 April 1960 |
| Arthur W. Cruikshank | USAAF | 8 | ||
| William J. Cullerton | 5 | DSC, SS | POW 5 April 1945 | |
| Donald M. Cummings | 6.5 | DFC | ||
| Arthur C. Cundy | 6 | DFC | MIA 11 March 1945 | |
| Daniel G. Cunningham | USN | 7 | NC, DFC | |
| James N. Cupp | USMC | 13 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Louis E. Curdes | USAAF | 9 | DFC (2) | POW 27 August 1943, escaped captivity April 1944 |
| John H. Curry | Royal Canadian Air Force | 7.33 | DFC(UK) | Born in Texas |
| Robert C. Curtis | USAAF | 14 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | |
| Warren D. Curton | 5 | DFC | ||
| Frank A. Cutler | 7.5 | SS (2) | KIA 13 May 1944 | |
| Edward J. Czarnecki | 6 | SS | Shot down 23 October 1943, evaded capture and was rescued in February 1944 | |
| Perry J. Dahl | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Kenneth H. Dahlberg | 14 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | POW 14 February 1945 | |
| Kenneth J. Dahms | USN | 7 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 6 April 1945 |
| James B. Dalglish | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Fernley H. Damstrom | 8 | SS | KIFA 11 April 1945 | |
| William A. Daniel | 5 | SS | ||
| Jack S. Daniell | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 26 November 1944 | |
| Merl W. Davenport | USN | 6.25 | DFC (2) | |
| George H. Davidson | 5.5 | DFC | ||
| Clarence E. Davies | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Barrie S. Davis | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Clayton E. Davis | 5 | DSC | ||
| George A. Davis Jr. | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | Claimed 14 additional victories and was awarded the MOH and DSC during the Korean War. KIA 10 February 1952 | |
| Glendon V. Davis | 7.5 | Evaded capture in France for 4 months before he was smuggled back to England | ||
| Leonard K. Davis | USMC | 5 | NC, DFC | |
| Ralph H. Davis | USN | 7.5 | ||
| Robert H. Davis | 5.5 | DFC (2) | ||
| George E. Dawkins Jr. | USMC | 5 | ||
| William C. Day Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Gregory A. Daymond | Royal Air Force | 5+ | DFC(UK) | |
| Richard S. Deakins | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA November 1944 |
| Cecil O. Dean | 6 | DFC | POW 2 July 1944 | |
| William A. Dean Jr. | USN | 11 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Zach W. Dean | USAAF | 7 | SS | POW 21 April 1951 |
| John W. Dear Jr. | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Jefferson J. DeBlanc | USMC | 9 | MOH, DFC | "Ace in a day" 31 January 1943 |
| Leslie Decew | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Edwin L. Degraffenreid | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Robert M. DeHaven | 14 | SS | ||
| George Della | 5 | DFC | ||
| Phillip C. DeLong | USMC | 11.66 | DFC (4) | Claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Anthony J. Denman | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Reuben H. Denoff | 5 | SS, DFC | ||
| Elliott E. Dent Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Richard O. Devine | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Lawrence A. Dewing | 5.5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Robert A. M. Dibb | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 29 August 1944 | |
| Frederick E. Dick | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Michael Dikovitsky | 5 | DFC | ||
| Joseph V. Dillard | USMC | 6.3 | DFC | |
| William J. Dillard | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Eugene Dillow | USMC | 6 | DFC | |
| John F. Dobbin | 8 | NC, DFC | ||
| George A. Doersch | USAAF | 10.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Archie G. Donahue | USMC | 14 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 12 April 1945 |
| I. B. Jack Donaldson | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Landis E. Doner | USN | 8 | DFC (3) | |
| Harry W. Dorris | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Jefferson D. Dorroh | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 22 April 1945 |
| Frederick J. Dorsch Jr. | USAAF | 8.5 | SS | |
| Paul P. Douglas Jr. | 8 | DSC (2) | ||
| Cecil J. Doyle | USMC | 5 | NC | MIA 7 November 1943 |
| Charles W. Drake | 5 | NC, DFC | ||
| Irwin H. Dregne | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Urban L. Drew | 6 | Air Force Cross, DFC (2) | First pilot to shoot down 2 jet aircraft | |
| William C. Drier | 6 | DSC | ||
| Daniel B. J. Driscoll | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Frank C. Drury | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | |
| Paul E. Drury | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Francis E. Dubisher | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Charles H. DuBois | 6 | |||
| James E. Duffy Jr. | 5.5 | DFC | ||
| James E. Duffy Jr. | USN | 5 | ||
| Richard E. Duffy | USAAF | 5 | SS | "Ace in a day" 18 April 1943 |
| Walter F. Duke | 10 | SS | MIA 6 June 1944 | |
| John S. Dunaway | 7 | DSC | MIA 22 November 1944 | |
| George Chamberlain Duncan | USN | 13.5 | NC, SS, DFC (6) | |
| Glenn E. Duncan | USAAF | 19.5 | DSC, SS | Shot down in July 1944, evaded capture and joined the Dutch underground |
| Robert W. Duncan | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Fred L. Dungan | 7 | NC, DFC | ||
| William D. Dunham | USAAF | 16 | DSC | |
| Richard W. Dunkin | 9 | SS | ||
| Bernard Dunn | USN | 5.33 | DFC (2) | |
| William R. "Poppy" Dunn | British Royal Air Force, USAAF | 6 | Serving in the RAF, he became the first American ace of World War II | |
| Parker Dupouy | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 6.5 | ||
| Dewey F. Durnford | USMC | 6.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Glenn T. Eagleston | USAAF | 18.5 | DSC, SS | Top ace in the 9th Air Force, claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Hoyt A. Eason | 6 | SS | MIA 3 March 1943 | |
| Clyde B. East | 13 | SS | ||
| David B. Eastham | 12 | |||
| Richard T. Eastmond | USN | 9 | NC, DFC | |
| Byron A. Eberts | 6 | DFC (2) | ||
| William G. Eccles | ~5 | |||
| Bert Eckard | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 11 May 1945 | |
| Billy C. Edens | USAAF | 7 | SS | POW 10 September 1944 |
| Willard E. Eder | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Selden R. Edner | Royal Air Force | 5 | ||
| Edward B. Edwards Jr. | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| William C. Edwards Jr. | USN | 7.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 February 1945 |
| Joseph L. Egan Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 17 July 1944 |
| Robert A. Elder | 5 | SS, DFC | "Ace in a day" 24 March 1945 | |
| Ralph E. Elliott | USN | 9.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Vincent T. Elliott | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Hugh M. Elwood | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Donald R. Emerson | USAAF | 7 | DFC | KIA 25 December 1944 |
| Warren S. Emerson | 6 | SS | ||
| Wallace N. Emmer | 14 | DSC, SS | POW 9 August 1944, died in captivity February 1945 | |
| Benjamin H. Emmert Jr. | 7 | SS | POW 1 September 1944. Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War | |
| Eugene H. Emmons | 9 | DFC | ||
| James W. Empey | 5 | SS | ||
| James J. England | 10 | |||
| John B. England | 17.5 | SS | KIFA 17 November 1954 | |
| Anthony J. Enman | USN | ~5 | ||
| Lyle A. Erickson | ~5 | |||
| Andrew J. Evans | USAAF | 8 | DFC | POW 27 March 1953 |
| Roy W. Evans | 6 | SS | POW 14 February 1945 | |
| Eric A. Evenson | USN | 8.25 | DFC (3) | |
| Lee R. Everhart | USAAF | 6 | DFC | MIA 12 October 1944 |
| Loren D. Everton | USMC | 12 | NC, DFC | |
| John W. Fair | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| David C. "Foob" Fairbanks | Royal Canadian Air Force | 12.5 or 13.5 | DFC(UK) | Born in New York |
| Grover E. Fanning | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Charles D. Farmer | USN | 7.25 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Robert A. Farnsworth | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| William Farrell | USMC | 5 | NC, DFC | |
| Robert P. Fash | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Richard D. Faxon | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Alfred J. Fecke | USN | 7 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 16 October 1944 |
| Edward L. Feightner | 9 | DFC (4) | ||
| Sylvan Feld | USSAF | 9 | SS | POW 13 August 1944, died in captivity 21 August 1944 |
| Marion C. Felts | 5 | DFC | KIFA 27 February 1963 | |
| Leopold M. Ferko | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| James E. Fenex Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Ernest C. Fiebelkorn | 9 | SS (2) | KIA 6 July 1950 | |
| Arthur C. Fiedler Jr. | 8 | SS | ||
| William F. Fiedler Jr. | 5 | DFC | Only P-39 ace in USAAF, KIFA 30 June 1943 | |
| Virgil C. Fields Jr. | 6 | DSC | KIA 2 February 1944 | |
| Howard J. Finn | USMC | 6 | DFC (5) | |
| Charles R. Fischette | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Don H. Fisher | USMC | 6 | DFC | |
| Edwin O. Fisher | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIFA 28 March 1947 |
| Rodney W. Fisher | 5 | DFC | ||
| Harry E. Fisk | 5 | SS | POW 13 January 1945 | |
| Jack A. Fisk | 7 | DFC | ||
| Nelson D. Flack Jr. | 5 | DFC | ||
| James H. Flatley | USN | 6 | NC, LOM, DFC (3) | |
| Richard H. Fleischer | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Francis M. Fleming | USN | 7.5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Patrick D. Fleming | 19 | NC, SS (2), DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 16 February 1945. KIFA 1956 | |
| Kenneth A. Flinn | 5 | DFC | POW 13 October 1944, died in captivity 24 July 1945 | |
| Frank E. Foltz | ~5 | NC | ||
| Ralph E. Foltz | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Paul J. Fontana | USMC | 5 | NC, DFC | |
| Kenneth M. Ford | 5 | DFC | ||
| George Formanek Jr. | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | KIA 23 April 1944 |
| Samuel W. Forrer | ~5 | NC, DFC | ||
| Joseph M. Forster | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| Norman J. Fortier | 5.83 | DFC | ||
| Joseph J. Foss | USMC | 26 | MOH, DFC | First Marine "Ace in a day" 25 October 1942. Second highest scoring Marine ace of the war, later served as Governor of South Dakota |
| Carl C. Foster | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 6 April 1945 |
| William B. Foulis Jr. | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| James M. Fowle | 8 | SS | ||
| Richard E. Fowler Jr. | USN | 6.5 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert W. Foy | USAAF | 15 | SS | KIFA 25 March 1950 |
| Marvin J. Franger | USN | 9 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| Dwaine R. Franklin | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| John M. Franks | USN | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Carl M. Frantz | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Robert B. Fraser | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | KIFA 18 June 1945 |
| Kenneth D. Frazier | 12.5 | NC, DFC (2) | ||
| Doris C. Freeman | USN | 9 | DFC (4) | KIA 11 May 1945 |
| William B. Freeman | USMC | 6 | DFC | |
| James B. French | USN | 11 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Alfred L. Frendberg | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Alfred C. Froning | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Earl R. Fryer | 7 | |||
| Harold N. Funk | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski | USAAF | 28 | DSC, SS (2), DFC (10) | Highest scoring American ace in Europe. POW 25 July 1944. Claimed 6.5 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Franklin T. Gabriel | USN | 8 | DFC | |
| Frank L. Gailer Jr. | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | POW 27 November 1944 |
| Robert E. Galer | USMC | 13 | MOH, DFC | |
| Charles S. Gallup | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Kenneth W. Gallup | 9 | SS | ||
| Dwight B. Galt | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John R. Galvin | 7 | DFC (4) | ||
| Warner F. Gardner | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| William A. Gardner | 8 | SS | ||
| Vermont Garrison | 7.33 | SS, DFC (2) | POW 3 March 1944. Claimed 10 additional victories and was awarded the DSC during the Korean War | |
| Frank L. Gaunt | 8 | SS | ||
| Noel A. M. Gayler | USN | 5 | NC (3) | |
| Dominic S. "Don" Gentile | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 21.83 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (8) | |
| Francis R. Gerard | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Steven Gerick | 5 | DFC | ||
| Grover D. Gholson | 5 | SS | ||
| Robert D. Gibb | 5 | DFC (3) | MIA 16 December 1951 | |
| John T. Gildea | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (5) | KIA 11 May 1945 |
| Clement D. Gile | 8 | DFC (4) | ||
| Roy F. Gillespie | 6 | SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Edward L. Gimbel | Royal Canadian Air Force | 5 | DFC(UK) | |
| William K. Giroux | USAAF | 10 | SS | |
| Cyrus R. Gladen | 5 | SS | ||
| Michael Gladych | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 17 | ||
| George W. Gleason | USAAF | 12 | DFC | |
| Maxwell H. Glenn | 7.5 | SS | ||
| Fred W. Glover | 10.33 | |||
| John T. Godfrey | 16.33 | SS (2), DFC (8) | POW 24 August 1944, escaped captivity | |
| Lindley W. Godson | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert J. Goebel | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Walter J. Goehausen Jr. | 10 | DFC | ||
| Robert E. Goodnight | 7.25 | SS | ||
| James A. Goodson | 15 | DSC, SS, DFC (UK), DFC (9) | POW 20 June 1944 | |
| Donald "Flash" Gordon | USN | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Edmond R. Goss | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Norman D. Gould | 5 | |||
| Gordon M. Graham | 7 | SS | ||
| Lindol F. Graham | 5.5 | DFC | ||
| Robert F. Graham | 5 | SS | ||
| Vernon E. Graham | USN | 5 | NC | |
| Marvin E. Grant | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| James S. Gray | USN | 6 | DFC (5) | |
| John F. Gray | 8.25 | NC, DFC | KIFA 3 June 1946 | |
| Lester E. Gray | 5.25 | DFC (2) | ||
| Rockford V. Gray | USAAF | 6.5 | DFC | KIFA 4 September 1944 |
| Herschel H. "Herky" Green | 18 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 30 January 1944 | |
| Lee O. Gregg | 7 | DFC | ||
| Hayden A. Gregory | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Billy M. Gresham | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIA 2 October 1944 |
| Joseph H. Griffin | 7 | SS | ||
| Richard J. Griffin | USN | 8 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert C. Griffith | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 24 July 1944 |
| Clayton Kelly Gross | 6 | SS | ||
| LeRoy V. Grosshuesch | 8 | SS | ||
| William Grosvenor Jr. | 5 | SS | ||
| Charles F. Gumm | 6 | SS | KIA 1 March 1944 | |
| Cheatham W. Gupton | 5 | DFC | ||
| Harlan I. Gustafson | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| Fred E. Gutt | USMC | 8 | DFC (2) | |
| Walter A. Haas | USN | ~5 | NC (2) | |
| Roger A. Haberman | USMC | 7 | NC | |
| Albert E. Hacking Jr. | 5 | DFC | ||
| Mayo A. Hadden Jr. | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| James P. Hagerstrom | USAAF | 6 | DSC, DFC | Claimed another 8.5 victories during the Korean War |
| George F. Hall | 6 | DFC | ||
| Sheldon O. Hall | USMC | 6 | ||
| William T. Halton | USAAF | 10.5 | SS | Awarded DSC in Korean War. MIA 21 May 1952 |
| Louis R. Hamblin | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Henry B. Hamilton | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | MIA 21 October 1942 |
| Robert M. Hamilton | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Samuel E. Hammer | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| John F. Hampshire | 13 | DFC | DOW 2 May 1943 | |
| William F. Hanes Jr. | 6 | SS | ||
| Eugene R. Hanks | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Harry T. Hanna | USAAF | 5 | DFC | "Ace in a day" 9 October 1943 |
| Chris J. Hanseman | 5 | DFC | KIA | |
| Herman Hansen Jr. | USMC | 5.5 | NC, SS (2), DFC (2) | |
| Robert M. Hanson | 25 | MOH, NC | "Ace in a day" 14 January 1944. KIA 3 February 1944 | |
| Willis E. Hardy | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC | |
| Everett C. Hargreaves | 8.5 | SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Walter R. Harman | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Raymond F. Harmeyer | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Archibald A. Harrington | 7 | |||
| Bill Harris | 16 | DFC | ||
| Cecil E. Harris | USN | 23 | NC, SS (2), DFC (3) | |
| Ernest A. Harris | USAAF | 10 | SS | KIFA 1949 |
| Frederick A. Harris | 8 | SS | KIFA 31 October 1943 | |
| Leroy E. Harris | USN | 9.25 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Thomas L. Harris | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 27 May 1944 |
| Thomas S. Harris | USN | 9 | DFC (6) | |
| Cameron M. Hart | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA 1946 |
| Kenneth F. Hart | 8 | SS | ||
| Raymond E. Hartley Jr. | 5 | DFC | ||
| Paul R. Hatala | 5.5 | DFC | ||
| Herbert B. Hatch | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 10 June 1944 | |
| Charles D. Hauver | 5 | DFC | ||
| Charles H. Haverland Jr. | USN | 6.5 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Fred R. Haviland Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Arthur R. Hawkins | USN | 14 | NC (3), DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 13 September 1944 |
| Russell C. Haworth | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Frank R. Hayde | USN | 6 | DFC | MIA 16 July 1944 |
| Thomas L. Hayes Jr. | USAAF | 8.5 | SS | |
| Thomas C. Haywood | American Volunteer Group | 5.25 | ||
| Cotesworth B. Head Jr. | USAAF | 14 | DFC | MIA 18 January 1943 |
| Frank C. Hearrell | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Horace W. Heath | 7 | DFC (2) | KIFA 8 July 1945 | |
| Robert Hedman | American Volunteer Group | 6 | ||
| Roger R. Hedrick | USN | 12 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Lloyd P. Heinzen | 6 | DFC (2) | KIFA 11 November 1945 | |
| Edwin L. Heller | USAAF | 5.5 | DSC, SS, DFC (5) | Claimed an additional 3.5 victories during the Korean War. POW 23 January 1953 |
| Paul M. Henderson Jr. | USN | 5 | SS | KIA 15 June 1944 |
| Randall W. Hendricks | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| William J. Hennon | 7 | SS | KIFA 1953 | |
| William E. Henry | USN | 9.5 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| John C. "Pappy" Herbst | USAAF | 18 | SS | KIFA 4 July 1946 |
| Edwin J. Hernan Jr. | USMC | 8 | DFC (3) | MIA 19 July 1951 |
| Samuel B. Hibbard | USN | 7.33 | DFC (3) | |
| Allen E. Hill | USAAF | 9 | SS | |
| David L. "Tex" Hill | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 18.75 | DSC | |
| Frank A. Hill | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Harry E. Hill | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| James E. Hill | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Donald E. Hillman | 5 | SS (2), DFC | POW October 1944 | |
| Hollis H. Hills | Royal Canadian Air Force, USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Kenneth G. Hippe | USN | 5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Edwin W. Hiro | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA 19 September 1944 |
| Howard D. Hively | 12 | DSC | ||
| Myron M. Hnatio | 5 | DFC | ||
| John B. Hoag | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| John J. Hockery | USAAF | 7 | DFC | POW 26 November 1944. Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| William R. Hodges | 5 | DFC | ||
| John H. Hoefker | 8.5 | SS | ||
| Ronald W. Hoel | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Ralph K. Hofer | USAAF | 15 | DFC (7) | KIA 2 July 1944 |
| Cullen J. Hoffman | 5 | DFC | ||
| James E. Hoffman Jr. | 6.5 | SS | MIA 22 August 1944 | |
| Roy B. Hogg | 6 | SS | ||
| Bruce K. Holloway | 13 | |||
| James D. Holloway | 6 | DFC | MIA 2 May 1945 | |
| George L. Hollowell | USMC | 8 | DFC (6) | |
| Besby F. Holmes | USAAF | NC | ||
| Cyril F. Homer | 15 | DSC, SS | ||
| William L. Hood | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Wallace E. Hopkins | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Francis W. Horne | 5.5 | DFC (4) | ||
| Herbert N. Houck | USN | 6 | NC (3), DFC (4) | |
| William J. Hovde | USAAF | 10.5 | DSC, SS | "Ace in a day" 5 December 1944. Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| James H. Howard | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 8.33 | MOH, DFC | |
| Robert L. Howard | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| David W. Howe | 6 | DFC | ||
| Bernard H. Howes | 6 | DFC | POW 3 March 1945 | |
| Edward R. Hoyt | 5 | DFC | Penultimate ace of the war | |
| Mark E. Hubbard | 6.5 | SS | POW 18 March 1944 | |
| Howard R. Hudson | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Charles W. Huffman | 7 | DFC (2) | ||
| Robert J. Humphrey | 5.33 | DFC (2) | KIA in Korea | |
| John C. Hundley | USMC | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Alvaro J. Hunter | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Edward E. Hunt | 6.5 | DFC | KIA 8 November 1944 | |
| Richard F. Hurd | 6 | DFC | Last and highest scoring American Spitfire ace | |
| Frank D. Hurlbut | 9 | DFC | ||
| Robert Hurst | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Joe W. Icard | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 8 March 1944 |
| Jack M. Ilfrey | 7.5 | SS | MIA 13 June 1944, evaded captivity and returned to his unit | |
| James C. Ince | 6 | SS | ||
| Julius W. Ireland | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Clayton M. Isaacson | USAAF | 5 | ||
| Michael J. Jackson | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Willie O. Jackson Jr. | 7 | SS | ||
| Gilbert L. Jamison | 7 | SS | ||
| Bruce Donald Jaques | USN | 5.5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Arthur F. Jeffrey | USAAF | 14 | SS | |
| Otto D. Jenkins | 8.5 | SS | KIFA 24 March 1945 | |
| Robert H. Jennings Jr. | USN | 9.5 | NC, SS, DFC (3) | KIFA 30 June 1954 |
| Alvin J. Jensen | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (4) | KIFA 20 May 1949 |
| Hayden M. Jensen | USN | 5 | NC (2), DFC | |
| Verl E. Jett | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| Arthur G. Johnson Jr. | 8.5 | SS | ||
| Byron M. Johnson | USN | 8 | DFC (3) | |
| Clarence O. Johnson | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIA 23 September 1944 |
| Evan M. Johnson V | 5 | DFC | ||
| Gerald R. Johnson | 22 | DSC (2), SS, LOM | KIFA 7 October 1945 | |
| Gerald W. Johnson | 16.5 | DSC | POW 27 March 1944 | |
| James K. Johnson | 1 | Claimed 10 additional victories during the Korean War | ||
| Robert S. Johnson | 27 | DSC | ||
| Wallace R. Johnson | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John M. Johnston | 8 | SS, DFC (4) | ||
| Robert D. Johnston | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Charles D. Jones | USMC | 6 | SS, DFC (3) | KIFA 5 March 1965 |
| Curran L. Jones | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Cyril W. Jones Jr. | 6 | DSC | MIA 12 September 1944 | |
| Frank Cazenove Jones | 5 | |||
| James M. Jones | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| John L. Jones | USAAF | 8 | SS | |
| Lynn F. Jones | 5 | DFC | ||
| Ripley O. Jones | Royal Air Force | 7.7 | Born in New York | |
| Warren L. Jones | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Wallace R. Jordan | 6 | SS | ||
| Alwin M. Juchheim | 9 | DSC | POW 28 May 1944 | |
| William H. Julian | 5 | DFC | ||
| Joseph Kaelin | USN | 5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| William R. Kane | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 5 February 1957 | |
| Dale E. Karger | USAAF | 7.5 | DFC | 3rd youngest ace of the war at 19 years old |
| Robert A. Karr | 6 | SS | ||
| Neel E. Kearby | 22 | MOH, SS (2), DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 11 October 1943. KIA 5 March 1944 | |
| Robert J. Keen | 7 | DSC | ||
| LeRoy W. Keith | USN | 5.5 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 April 1945 |
| William T. Kemp | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Charles Kendrick | USMC | 5 | DFC | KIA 2 October 1942 |
| Daniel Kennedy | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Ira C. Kepford | USN | 16 | NC (2), SS, DFC | |
| Leslie H. Kerr Jr. | ~5 | |||
| Robert R. Kidwell Jr. | 5 | DFC (4) | ||
| Donald D. Kienholz | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA 1973 |
| John R. Kincaid | USN | 5 | ||
| Robert A. Kincaid | 5 | NC, SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Benjamin H. King | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Charles W. King | 5 | SS | ||
| David L. King | 5 | DFC | ||
| William B. King | 5.5 | SS | ||
| William J. Kingston Jr. | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Claiborne H. Kinnard Jr. | USAAF | 8 | DSC | |
| James J. Kinsella | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Claude R. Kinsey | USAAF | 7 | DFC | POW 4 April 1943, escaped captivity October 1943 |
| Marion F. Kirby | 5 | SS | ||
| George N. Kirk | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Lenton F. Kirkland Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS | MIA 25 December 1944 |
| Floyd C. Kirkpatrick | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Phillip L. Kirkwood | USN | 12 | NC, DFC | |
| John A. Kirla | USAAF | 11.5 | SS | |
| George E. Kiser | 9 | DSC, SS | ||
| Frank W. Klibbe | 7 | |||
| Robert H. Knapp | 5 | DFC (3) | ||
| William M. Knight | USN | 7.5 | SS, DFC (2) | MIA 5 November 1944 |
| Carroll S. Knott | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles W. Koenig | 6.5 | DSC | ||
| Edward H. Kopsel | 5 | |||
| Walter J. Koraleski Jr. | 5.53 | |||
| William J. Kostik | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Joseph J. Kruzel | USAAF | 6 | SS (3) | |
| Henry B. Kucheman Jr. | 6 | |||
| Ward A. Kuentzel | 7 | DFC | KIFA 19 June 1944 | |
| Charles M. Kunz | USMC | 8 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Kenneth G. Ladd | USAAF | 12 | SS | |
| Dean S. Laird | USN | 5.75 | DFC | Only Navy ace to shoot down German and Japanese planes |
| Wayne W. Laird | USMC | 5 | DFC | KIFA 30 April 1943. Only Marine Corps ace to shoot down German and Japanese planes |
| Kenneth B. Lake | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| George M. Lamb | USAAF | 7.5 | SS (2) | |
| Robert A. Lamb | 7 | SS | ||
| William E. Lamb | USN | 5 | NC | Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War |
| William E. Lamoreaux | 5 | DFC | ||
| Richard C. Lampe | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| John D. Landers | 14.5 | SS (3) | ||
| John H. Lane | 6 | SS | ||
| Willis G. Laney | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (6) | |
| Joseph L. Lang | USAAF | 7.83 | DFC | KIA 14 October 1944 |
| Ned W. Langdon | USN | 5 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Thomas G. Lanphier | USAAF | 5.5 | NC, SS (2) | |
| Donald A. Larson | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 4 August 1944 | |
| Leland A. Larson | 6 | DFC | ||
| Charles W. Lasko | 7.5 | SS | ||
| Franklin C. Lathrope | 5 | |||
| Charles H. Laughlin | American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||
| John B. Lawler | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Frank L. Lawlor | American Volunteer Group, USN | 9 | DFC (3) | |
| Earl R. Lazear Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Richard J. Lee | 5 | SS | ||
| Marlow J. Leikness | 5 | DFC | ||
| Charles W. Lenfest | 5.5 | POW 3 October 1944 | ||
| Jack Lenox Jr. | 5 | SS | ||
| Francis J. Lent | 11 | SS (2) | KIFA 1 December 1944 | |
| William N. Leonard | USN | 6 | NC (2), DFC | |
| John A. Leppla | 5 | NC (2) | MIA 26 October 1942 | |
| Alfred Lerch | 7 | NC | "Ace in a day" 16 April 1945 | |
| Joseph J. Lesicka | USAAF | 9 | DFC | "Ace in a day" 15 July 1943 |
| William L. Leverette | 11 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 9 October 1943 | |
| Warren R. Lewis | 7 | DFC | ||
| William H. Lewis | 7 | DFC | "Ace in a day" 5 September 1944 | |
| Lawrence P. Liebers | 7 | DFC | KIFA 1946 | |
| Robert L. Liles | 5 | SS | ||
| Hugh D. Lillie | USN | 5 | ||
| Elvin L. Lindsay | 8 | NC, SS (2), DFC | ||
| Ted E. Lines | USAAF | 10 | DSC | |
| Raymond H. Littge | 10.5 | DSC | KIFA 20 May 1949 | |
| James W. Little | 7 | Claimed 1 additional victory during the Korean War | ||
| Robert L. Little | American Volunteer Group | 10 | ||
| Gregory. K. Loesch | USMC | 8.5 | NC, DFC | KIFA 27 September 1943 |
| John S. Loisel | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| John D. Lombard | 7 | SS | KIA 30 June 1943 | |
| Charles P. London | 5 | DSC | First USAAF ace in European Theater | |
| Herbert H. Long | 10 | DFC (7) | ||
| Maurice G. Long | 5.5 | SS | ||
| Donald S. Lopez | 5 | SS | ||
| Clifford Louie | ||||
| George G. Loving Jr. | USAAF | 5 | ||
| John H. Lowell | 7.5 | SS (2) | ||
| Wayne L. Lowry | 11 | SS | POW 7 October 1944 | |
| Marvin W. Lubner | 6 | DFC | ||
| Paul W. Lucas | 6 | DFC | KIA January 1945 | |
| Carl J. Luksic | 8.5 | DSC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 8 May 1944 | |
| James F. Luma | Royal Canadian Air Force, USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Walter A. Lundin | USN | 6.5 | DFC | |
| William M. Lundin | USMC | 5.5 | ||
| Stanley J. Lustic | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Lowell C. Lutton | 5 | SS | MIA 2 November 1943 | |
| Joseph P. Lynch | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| John J. Lynch | Royal Air Force | 13 | DFC(UK) & Bar | Born in California |
| Thomas J. Lynch | USAAF | 20 | DSC | KIA 8 March 1944 |
| John B. Maas Jr. | USMC | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Lewin A. Maberry | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Charles H. "Mac" MacDonald | USAAF | 27 | DSC (2), SS (2) | |
| John A. MacKay | 6 | DFC | ||
| Christopher L. Magee | USMC | 9 | NC | |
| Morton D. Magoffin | USAAF | 5 | DSC, SS, DFC | POW 10 August 1944 |
| William J. Maguire | 7 | SS | KIFA 11 August 1945 | |
| Jackson Barrett Mahon | Royal Air Force | 5 | Born in California. POW 19 August 1942 | |
| Keith Mahon | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Grant M. Mahony | 5 | DSC, SS | ||
| Walker M. "Bud" Mahurin | 21 | DSC, DFC (5) | Claimed 3.5 additional victories during the Korean War. POW 13 May 1952 | |
| Charles M. Mallory | USN | 10 | DFC | |
| Thomas E. Maloney | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Jack C. Mankin | 5 | SS | ||
| Lee P. Mankin jr. | USN | 5 | DFC | Only enlisted American to become an ace |
| Thomas H. Mann Jr. | USMC | 10 | NC | |
| Armand G. Manson | USN | 7 | DFC (5) | |
| Harry A. March Jr. | 5 | |||
| Gene E. Markham | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| William P. Marontate | USMC | 13 | NC | MIA 15 January 1943 |
| Lester C. Marsh | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Bert W. Marshall Jr. | 7 | SS | ||
| Albert E. Martin Jr. | USN | 5 | NC | |
| Kenneth R. Martin | USAAF | 5 | DSC | POW 11 February 1944 |
| Joe L. Mason | 5 | DSC | ||
| William J. Masoner Jr. | USN | 12 | NC, SS (2), DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| William H. Mathis | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Milden E. Mathre | 5 | DFC | ||
| Joseph Z. Matte | 5 | DSC | ||
| Chester K. Maxwell | 5 | SS | ||
| William R. Maxwell | USN | 7 | DFC | |
| Earl May | 8 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 22 October 1951 | |
| Richard H. May | 5 | DFC (5) | ||
| Ben I. Mayo Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Michele A. Mazzocco | USN | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Paul G. McArthur | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| T. H. McArthur | 5 | DFC | KIFA May 1943 | |
| David McCampbell | USN | 34 | MOH, NC, SS, LOM, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 19 June and 24 October 1944. Holds US record with most kills in a single mission at 9. Top Navy ace and highest scoring ace to survive the war. |
| Henry A. McCartney Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Frank E. McCauley | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| Thomas G. McClelland | USN | 7.33 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert W. McClurg | USMC | 7 | DFC | |
| Carroll W. McColpin | USAAF | 11 | ||
| Edward O. McComas | 14 | SS, LOM | "Ace in a day" 23 December 1944 | |
| Charles M. McCorkle | 11 | SS | ||
| William A. McCormick Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Leo B. McCuddin | 5 | NC, SS, DFC | ||
| Elbert S. McCuskey | 13.5 | NC (2), DFC (5) | "Ace in a day" 4 June 1942 | |
| Gordon H. McDaniel | USAAF | 6 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 14 March 1945 |
| Norman L. McDonald | 11.5 | DFC | ||
| William F. McDonough | 5 | SS | KIFA 22 April 1944 | |
| Donald McDowell | 8.5 | |||
| James N. McElroy | 5 | DFC | ||
| William D. McGarry | American Volunteer Group | 8 | ||
| Donald C. McGee | USAAF | 6 | SS (2) | |
| John L. McGinn | 5 | |||
| Selva E. McGinty | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward C. McGowan | USN | 6.5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Bernard L. McGrattan | USAAF | 8.5 | DFC | KIA 6 June 1944 |
| Thomas B. McGuire Jr. | 38 | MOH, DSC, SS (2), DFC (6) | KIA 7 January 1945 | |
| John W. McGuyrt | 5 | SS | ||
| Pierce W. McKennon | 11 | DFC | KIFA 18 June 1947 | |
| Joseph T. McKeon | 6 | SS | POW | |
| Donald J. McKinley | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| William W. McLachlin | 5.5 | |||
| Murray D. McLaughlin | USAAF | 7 | SS | |
| John McManus | USMC | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| George B. McMillan | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 8.5 | DFC | KIA 22 February 1944 |
| Evan D. McMinn | USAAF | 5 | MIA 6 June 1944 | |
| Donald M. McPherson | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Hamilton McWhorter III | 12 | DFC (5) | ||
| Nicholas Megura | USAAF | 11.83 | DSC | |
| Roger W. Mehle | USN | 13.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Henry H. Meigs | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Louis A. Menard | USN | 9 | SS, DFC | |
| Adolph Mencin | 6 | SS, DFC | ||
| Virgil K. Meroney | USAAF | 9 | SS | POW 8 April 1944, later escaped captivity |
| George L. Merritt Jr. | 5 | DFC | KIA 7 June 1944 | |
| Donald W. Meuten | 6 | SS | MIA 7 May 1944 | |
| John C. Meyer | 24 | DSC (3), SS (2) | Claimed 2 additional victories during the Korean War | |
| Frederick H. Michaelis | USN | 5 | NC, SS, DFC | |
| Henry J. Miklajcyk | USAAF | 7.5 | SS | KIA 2 November 1944 |
| Armour C. Miller | 6 | SS | ||
| Everett Miller | 5 | DFC | ||
| Johnnie G. Miller | USN | 8 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 6 April 1945 |
| Joseph E. Miller Jr. | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Thomas F. Miller | 5.25 | DFC | ||
| Willard W. Millikan | 13 | DSC | POW | |
| Robert C. Milliken | 5 | SS | ||
| Henry L. Mills | 6 | DFC | POW 6 March 1944, later escaped captivity | |
| Charles B. Milton | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert Mims | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| Leslie D. Minchew | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| Harris E. Mitchell | USN | 10 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Henry E. Mitchell | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 21 March 1945, KIA April 1945 | |
| John W. Mitchell | USAAF | 11 | DSC, NC | Claimed 4 additional victories during the Korean War |
| Sanford K. Moats | 8.5 | DSC, DFC (2) | ||
| Leland P. Molland | 10.5 | SS | KIA 16 May 1951 | |
| Norman W. Mollard | USN | 6 | DFC | |
| Arthur P. Mollenhauer | 5 | NC | "Ace in a day" 12 October 1944 | |
| William W. Momyer | USAAF | 8 | DSC | |
| Franklin H. Monk | 5 | DFC | ||
| John R. Montapert | USN | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| John T. Moore | USAAF | 7 | SS | MIA 8 October 1944 |
| Robert W. Moore | 12 | SS | ||
| Glennon T. Moran | 13 | SS | ||
| Horace B. Moranville | USN | 6 | DFC | POW 12 January 1945, only Navy ace to escape captivity during the war |
| James B. Morehead | USAAF | 7 | DSC, DFC (2) | |
| John L. Morgan Jr. | USMC | 8.5 | DFC | MIA 26 March 1945 |
| Stanley B. Morrill | USAAF | 9 | SS | KIFA 29 March 1944 |
| Bert D. (Wayne) Morris Jr. | USN | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| James M. Morris | USAAF | 7.33 | DSC | |
| Paul V. Morriss | 5 | DFC | ||
| Mark L. Moseley | 6.5 | DFC | ||
| William C. Moseley | USN | 5 | DFC | MIA 4 July 1944 |
| Robert C. Moss | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 7 | ||
| James D. Mugavero | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Douglas W. Mulcahy | USN | 8 | ||
| Robert F. Mulhollem | USAAF | 5 | ||
| Paul A. Mullen | USMC | 6.5 | DFC | KIFA 12 February 1946 |
| Arthur H. Munson | USN | 5 | ||
| Paul C. Murphey Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Alva C. Murphy | 6 | MIA 2 March 1945 | ||
| John B. Murphy | 6.75 | SS | ||
| Robert E. Murray | USN | 10.33 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Jennings L. Myers | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA December 1943 |
| Raymond B. Myers | 5.5 | |||
| Joseph L. Narr | USMC | 7 | NC | MIA 11 November 1942 |
| Robert H. "Bob" Neale | American Volunteer Group | 13 | ||
| H. A. Nelson | USN | 5.2 | ||
| Robert J. Nelson | 7 | DFC (2) | ||
| Robert K. Nelson | 6.66 | NC, DFC (3) | ||
| John V. K. Newkirk | American Volunteer Group | 7 | ||
| Franklin A. Nichols | USAAF | 5 | ||
| Myrvin E. Noble | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward M. Nollmeyer | USAAF | 5 | SS (2) | |
| Cornelius N. Nooy | USN | 19 | NC (3), SS (2), DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 21 September 1944 |
| Louis H. "Red Dog" Norley | USAAF | 10.33 | SS | |
| Marvin R. Novak | USN | ~5 | ||
| George P. Novotny | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Cleveland L. Null | USN | 9 | DFC (3) | KIFA 9 October 1952 |
| Gilbert M. O'Brien | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| William R. O'Brien | 5.5 | DFC | ||
| Frank Q. O'Connor | 10.75 | DSC | POW 5 November 1944 | |
| Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare | USN | 7 | MOH, NC | "Ace in a day" 20 February 1942. MIA 26 November 1943 |
| Jeremiah J. O'Keefe | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 22 April 1945 |
| Paul O'Mara Jr. | USN | 7 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| Eugene W. O'Neill | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| John G. O'Neill | 8 | SS | ||
| Lawrence F. O'Neill | 5 | DSC | ||
| Jack J. Oberhansly | 6 | DFC | ||
| Harvey G. Odenbrett | USN | 7 | NC | |
| Fred F. Ohr | USAAF | 6 | SS | |
| Edwin L. Olander | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles H. "Chuck" Older | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 18 | DFC | |
| Robin Olds | USAAF | 13 | SS (2), DFC (2) | Later claimed 4 more victories and was awarded the Air Force Cross during the Vietnam War. |
| Austin LeRoy Olsen | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Norman E. Olson | USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIA 8 April 1944 |
| Paul E. Olson Jr. | 5 | "Ace in a day" and POW 18 December 1944 | ||
| John Orth | USN | 6 | NC | |
| Ernest K. Osher | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Charles H. Ostrom | USN | 7 | ||
| Edward C. Outlaw | 6 | NC, LOM, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 29 April 1944 | |
| Robert J. Overcash | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Edmund F. Overend | American Volunteer Group, USMC | 8 | DFC | |
| Lloyd J. Overfield | USAAF | 11 | SS | |
| Edward W. Overton Jr. | USN | 5 | NC (2), DFC (2) | |
| Donald C. Owen | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Edward M. Owen | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Joel A. Owens | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Marion P. ”Dutch” Owens | 5 | DSC | ||
| Robert G. Owens Jr. | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Melvyn R. Paisley | USAAF | 8 | DSC, SS (2) | |
| Forrest F. Parham | 5 | DFC | ||
| Joel B. Paris III | 9 | SS | ||
| Harry A. Parker | 13 | SS (2) | KIA 22 April 1945 | |
| Elbert W. Parrish | USN | 6 | SS | |
| James J. Pascoe | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC | |
| Joseph J. Paskoski | USN | 6 | NC, SS | |
| Edsel Paulk | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Carl W. Payne | 6 | DFC | Only American ace to destroy Vichy French, German, Italian, and Japanese planes. KIFA 9 January 1956 | |
| Frederick R. Payne Jr. | USMC | 5.5 | NC, DFC | |
| James L. Pearce | USN | 5.25 | DFC (3) | |
| James E. Peck | British Royal Air Force, USAAF | 6 | DFC | KIFA |
| James G. Percy | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Oscar F. Perdomo | USAAF | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 13 August 1945. Last American ace of the war. |
| Chesley G. Peterson | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 10 | DSC | |
| Richard A. Peterson | USAAF | 5.5 | SS | |
| David P. Phillips | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Edward A. Phillips | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Hyde Phillips | USMC | 5 | DFC | KIFA 14 August 1952 |
| Harvey P. Picken | USN | 11 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Francis E. Pierce Jr. | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | |
| Joseph F. Pierce | USAAF | 7 | DFC | POW 21 May 1943, later executed. |
| Sammy A. Pierce | 7 | DSC | ||
| John Pietz Jr. | 6 | DFC | ||
| George W. Pigman Jr. | USN | 8.5 | DFC (3) | |
| Spiros N. Pisanos | USAAF | 10 | DFC | |
| Jack Pittman Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | KIFA 12 April 1966 |
| Hiram Clifford Pitts | USAAF | 6 | ||
| Claude W. Plant | USN | 8.5 | SS, DFC | MIA 12 September 1944 |
| James N. Poindexter | USAAF | 7 | SS | KIFA 3 March 1945 |
| Peter E. Pompetti | 5 | DFC (4) | POW 17 March 1944 | |
| Zenneth A. Pond | USMC | 6 | NC | MIA 10 September 1942 |
| Kenneth R. Pool | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Tilman E. Pool | USN | 6 | DFC (4) | |
| Albert J. Pope | 7.25 | DFC | ||
| Edward Popek | USAAF | 7 | DFC | |
| Philip B. Porter | 5 | |||
| Robert Bruce Porter | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | Only Marine pilot to score victories in F4U and F6F |
| George H. Poske | 5 | DFC | ||
| Nathan T. Post | 8 | DFC (3) | ||
| Ralston M. Pound Jr. | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Ernest A. Powell | USMC | 5 | NC | MIA July 1943 |
| Joe H. Powers Jr. | USAAF | 14.5 | SS | MIA 18 January 1951 |
| MacArthur Powers | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 7 | SS | "Ace in a day" 18 April 1943 |
| Luther D. Prater Jr. | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC | |
| George E. "Ratsy" Preddy Jr. | USAAF | 26.83 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 6 August 1944. KIA 25 December 1944 |
| Robert W. Prescott | American Volunteer Group | 5.5 | ||
| Frank H. Presley | USMC | 5 | NC | |
| Jack C. Price | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Melvin M. Prichard | USN | 5.25 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Royce W. Priest | USAAF | 5 | DSC | |
| Roger C. Pryor | 5 | DFC | POW 26 March 1943, escaped captivity 1 May 1945. | |
| John Forrest Pugh | 6 | DFC | ||
| John E. Purdy | 7 | DFC | ||
| Norwald R. Quiel | USN | 6 | SS | |
| Donald L. Quigley | USAAF | 5 | SS | POW 10 August 1944 |
| Michael J. Quirk | 11 | SS | POW 10 September 1944 | |
| Valentine S. Rader | USAAF | 6.5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 1950 |
| Orvin H. Ramlo | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | |
| Robert J. Rankin | USAAF | 10 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 12 May 1944 |
| C. B. Ray | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| James V. Reber Jr. | USN | 11 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Edward F. Rector | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 7.75 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Eugene D. Redmond | USN | 9.25 | DFC (3) | KIFA 3 June 1951 |
| William N. Reed | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 9 | SS, LOM, DFC (4) | KIFA 19 December 1944 |
| William C. Reese | USAAF | 5 | DFC | KIA 21 May 1944 |
| Horace B. Reeves | 6 | DFC | ||
| Leonard R. Reeves | 6 | DFC (4) | ||
| Francis R. Register | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | KIFA 16 May 1943 |
| Daniel R. Rehm Jr. | 13 | DFC (2) | ||
| Thomas H. Reidy | USN | 10 | NC, DFC (5) | |
| Joseph H. Reinburg | USMC | 7 | DFC (5) | |
| Russell L. Reiserer | USN | 9 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 19 October 1944 |
| Thomas J. Rennemo | 6 | DFC (3) | ||
| Joseph E. Reulet | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Glenn M. Revel | 5.75 | DFC (2) | ||
| Andrew J. Reynolds | USAAF | 9.33 | SS (2), DFC | |
| Robert P. Reynolds | 7 | SS, DFC | POW 12 September 1944 | |
| Thomas W. Rhodes | USN | 5 | ||
| Elmer W. Richardson | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert H. Riddle | 11 | SS, DFC | ||
| Vincent A. Rieger | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Alden P. Rigby | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| James F. Rigg | USN | 11 | NC, DFC (6) | "Ace in a day" 12 September 1944 |
| Elwyn G. Righetti | USAAF | 7.5 | DSC, SS, DFC (4) | MIA 17 April 1945 |
| Paul S. Riley | 6.5 | DFC (5) | POW 24 April 1944 | |
| Ben Rimerman | 5 | SS, DFC (4) | KIFA 11 August 1945 | |
| Andrew J. Ritchey | 5 | DSC, DFC (2) | ||
| Joe D. Robbins | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Jay T. Robbins | USAAF | 22 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (4) | |
| Arval J. Roberson | 6 | DFC (4) | ||
| Daniel T. Roberts Jr. | 14 | DSC, DFC (3) | KIA 9 November 1943 | |
| Eugene P. Roberts | 9 | DSC, SS, DFC (4) | ||
| Newell O. Roberts | 5 | DFC | ||
| LeRoy W. Robinson | USN | 5 | DFC (5) | |
| Ross F. Robinson | 5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 29 September 1946 | |
| Edward F. Roddy | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| F. Michael Rogers | 7 | SS, DFC | ||
| Franklin Rose Jr. | 5 | SS (2), DFC (2) | ||
| Ralph J. Rosen | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | |
| Herbert E. Ross | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | |
| Robert P. Ross | USN | 5.5 | NC, SS | |
| Herman J. Rossi Jr. | 6 | NC (2) | ||
| John R. Rossi | American Volunteer Group | 6 | DFC | |
| Gerald L. Rounds | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Robert R. Rowland | 8 | DFC | ||
| LeRoy A. Ruder | 5.5 | DFC (2) | KIA 6 June 1944 | |
| Henry S. Rudolph | 5 | SS, DFC | ||
| John W. Ruhsam | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC | |
| Donald E. Runyon | USN | 11 | NC, DFC | |
| Roy W. Rushing | USN | 13 | NC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| William A. Rynne | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 28 March 1944 |
| Robert J. Sandell | American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||
| Philip Sangermano | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| Donald H. Sapp | USMC | 10 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| John J. Sargent | USN | 5.25 | DFC (2) | KIA 11 May 1945 aboard USS Bunker Hill |
| Jimmie E. Savage | 7 | DFC (3) | ||
| Charles W. Sawyer | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 8 | ||
| Harrell H. Scales | USN | 6.25 | DFC (3) | |
| Hartwell V. Scarborough Jr. | USMC | 5 | DFC (6) | |
| Thomas D. Schank | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Gordon E. Schecter | USN | 5 | SS | MIA 18 March 1945 |
| Wilbur R. Scheible | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC | |
| John L. Schell | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Frank Schiel | American Volunteer Group | 7 | ||
| William J. Schildt | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| James E. Schiller | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| David C. Schilling | USAAF | 22.5 | DSC (2), SS (2), DFC (9) | "Ace in a day" 23 December 1944 |
| Glenn D. Schiltz Jr. | 8 | DSC, SS, DFC (4) | MIA in Korea | |
| Robert G. Schimanski | 6 | DFC | ||
| Albert L. Schlegel | Royal Air Force, USAAF | 8.5 | DFC (5) | KIA 28 August 1944 |
| Leroy A. Schreiber | USAAF | 12 | DSC, DFC (5) | KIA 15 April 1944 |
| Louis Schriber | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Duerr H. Schuh | 5 | DFC | ||
| Robert B. Schultz (Shoals) | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Robert L. Scott Jr. | 10 | SS | ||
| Alexander F. Sears | 5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 22 October 1951 | |
| Meldrum L. Sears | 7 | DFC (2) | ||
| Albert Seckel Jr. | USN | 6 | NC, SS, DFC | |
| Robert B. See | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Harold E. Segal | 12 | DFC (3) | ||
| Robert K. Seidman | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | KIA 14 April 1944 |
| Larry R. Self | USN | 8.5 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Robert W. Shackford | 5 | DFC (5) | ||
| Dale E. Shafer | USAAF | 7 | DFC (3) | |
| Courtney Shands | USN | 6 | NC | "Ace in a day" 7 August 1942 |
| Edward O. Shaw | USMC | 14.5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 1944 |
| Robert M. Shaw | USAAF | 8 | DFC (2) | |
| Hugh V. Sherrill | USN | 5.5 | NC, DFC | |
| Charles A. Shields | 5 | |||
| Ernest Shipman | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | POW 30 July 1944 |
| James A. Shirley | USN | 12.5 | NC, DFC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| William A. Shomo | USAAF | 8 | MOH, DFC | "Ace in a day" 11 January 1945 |
| Robert L. Shoup | 5.5 | DFC | POW 20 May 1944 | |
| Murray J. Shubin | 11 | DSC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 June 1943 | |
| Lucien B. Shuler | 7 | DFC (3) | ||
| Perry L. Shuman | USMC | 6 | DFC (8) | |
| Wallace E. Sigler | 5 | DFC | ||
| Sam L. Silber | USN | 7 | LOM, DFC (4) | |
| John M. Simmons | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC | KIFA 18 January 1961 |
| William J. Simmons | 6 | SS | MIA 25 April 1944 | |
| Arthur Singer Jr. | USN | 10 | DFC (5) | |
| Lester H. Sipes | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Frank Sistrunk | 5 | DFC (3) | MIA 3 September 1951 | |
| Norman C. Skogstad | USAAF | 12 | SS, DFC | |
| Warren A. Skon | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (4) | |
| Albert C. Slack | 6.5 | SS | ||
| William J. Sloan | USAAF | 12 | Air Force Cross, DFC | |
| Armistead B. Smith Jr. | USN | 10 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Carl E. Smith | 5 | DFC (4) | ||
| Carroll C. Smith | USAAF | 7 | SS | Top night fighter ace |
| Clinton L. Smith | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Cornelius M. Smith Jr. | USAAF | 11 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Daniel F. Smith Jr. | USN | 6 | NC, SS, LOM, DFC (4) | |
| Donovan F. Smith | USAAF | 5.5 | DSC, DFC (4) | |
| Jack R. Smith | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| John C. Smith | 6 | DFC | KIA 9 November 1943 | |
| John L. Smith | USMC | 19 | MOH, LOM, DFC | |
| John M. Smith | USN | 10 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| Kenneth Darwin Smith | 5 | |||
| Kenneth G. Smith | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | POW 21 March 1944. KIFA 20 October 1947 |
| Leslie C. Smith | 7 | DFC (5) | ||
| Meryl M. Smith | 9 | SS, DFC (3) | MIA 7 December 1944 | |
| Nicholas J. Smith | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Paul A. Smith | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Richard E. "Snuffy" Smith | 7 | SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Robert H. Smith | American Volunteer Group | 5 | ||
| Robert T. Smith | American Volunteer Group, USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC | |
| Virgil H. Smith | USAAF | 6 | DFC (3) | KIA 1 January 1943 |
| William N. Snider | USMC | 11 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Irl V. Sonner Jr. | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 22 March 1945 |
| James J. "Pug" Southerland | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 12 October 1949 | |
| Kenneth C. Sparks | USAAF | 11 | SS, DFC (4) | KIFA 5 September 1944 |
| Harold L. Spears | USMC | 15 | DFC | KIFA 6 December 1944 |
| Dale F. Spencer | USAAF | 9.5 | DSC, DFC (4) | |
| Clyde P. Spitler | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Richard E. Stambook | 10 | SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Paul M. Stanch | USAAF | 10 | SS, DFC (5) | |
| William J. Stangel | 5 | DFC | ||
| Gordon A. Stanley | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (4) | KIFA 19 April 1956 |
| Morris A. Stanley | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Arland Stanton | 8 | SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Walter E. Starck | 7 | DFC (4) | POW 27 November 1944 | |
| Carlton B. Starkes | USN | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| James R. Starnes | USAAF | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Edgar E. Stebbins | USN | 5 | ||
| Robert W. Stephens | USAAF | 13 | SS, DFC | KIFA 1960 |
| Everett W. Stewart | 7.83 | SS, DFC (4) | ||
| James C. Stewart | 11.5 | DSC, DFC (5) | ||
| James S. Stewart | USN | 10 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| John S. Stewart | USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| Charles R. Stimpson | USN | 16 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 14 October 1944 |
| John D. Stokes | 6.5 | SS, DFC | ||
| Carl V. Stone | 5 | DFC (3) | KIFA 13 March 1967 | |
| Robert J. Stone | USAAF | 7 | "Ace in a day" 10 June 1945 | |
| John A. Storch | 10.5 | SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Robert F. Stout | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC | KIA 4 March 1945 |
| Donald J. Strait | USAAF | 13.5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| William H. Strand | 7 | SS (2), DFC (6) | ||
| John R. Strane | USN | 13 | SS, DFC (7) | |
| Johnnie C. Strange | 5 | DFC | ||
| Frederick J. Streig | 5.5 | DFC (3) | ||
| Harvey W. Sturdevant | 6 | DFC (4) | ||
| John L. Sublett | USAAF | 8 | DFC | |
| Richard C. Suehr | 5 | SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Charles P. Sullivan | 5 | SS, DFC | ||
| Elliot Summer | 10 | SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Robert C. Sutcliffe | 5 | DFC (3) | ||
| John F. Sutherland | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| James E. Swett | USMC | 15.5 | MOH, DFC (6) | "Ace in a day" 7 April 1943 |
| Harryn W. Swinburne | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | First pilot to fly a helicopter in combat |
| James S. Swope | 9.66 | DFC (2) | ||
| William J. Sykes | USAAF | 5 | DFC | POW 25 December 1944 |
| John C. C. Symmes | USN | 11 | NC (2), DFC (2) | |
| Stanley T. Synar | USMC | 5 | DFC | |
| Gilbert F. Talbot | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| William F. Tanner | 5.5 | DFC (4) | ||
| James B. Tapp | 8 | DSC, DFC | ||
| Kenneth M. Taylor | 6 | DSC | First Army Air Forces pilot to be awarded DSC during war. Is officially only credited with 3 victories. | |
| Oliver B. Taylor | 5 | SS | ||
| Ralph G. Taylor Jr. | 6 | DFC | ||
| Ray A. Taylor Jr. | USN | 6.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Will W. Taylor | 6 | SS, DFC | ||
| Francis A. Terrill | USMC | 6.5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 12 January 1946 |
| John S. "Jimmy" Thach | USN | 6 | NC (2), SS, LOM | |
| W. Paul Thayer | 6.5 | DFC (3) | ||
| Robert H. Thelen | 6.5 | DFC | ||
| Franklin C. Thomas Jr. | USMC | 9 | NC | |
| Robert F. Thomas | USN | 5.25 | NC, DFC | |
| Wilbur J. Thomas | USMC | 18.5 | NC, DFC (2) | KIFA 28 January 1947 |
| Robert D. Thompson | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| John F. Thornell Jr. | 17.25 | DSC, DFC (6) | ||
| David F. Thwaites | 6 | DFC (3) | ||
| Harrison R. Thyng | 5 | SS | 5 additional victories during the Korean War | |
| Robert E. Tierney | 5 | |||
| John A. Tilley | 5 | DFC | ||
| Reade F. Tilley | Royal Canadian Air Force | 7 | DFC (UK) | Born in Florida. |
| Edward W. Toaspern | USN | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| John W. Topliff | 5 | DFC (3) | ||
| Harrison B. "Bud" Tordoff | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Ross E. Torkelson | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Philip E. Tovrea Jr. | USAAF | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| Eugene P. Townsend | USN | 5 | NC | "Ace in a day" 24 October 1944 |
| Frederick W. Tracey | 5 | NC, SS | ||
| Frederick O. Trafton Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| Franklin W. Troup | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Eugene A. Trowbridge | USMC | 6 | NC | |
| Clifton H. Troxell | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Myron M. Truax | USN | 7 | NC (2), DFC | |
| John H. Truluck | USAAF | 7 | DSC, DFC (4) | |
| Grant M. Turley | 6 | SS, DFC | KIA | |
| Charles H. Turner | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward B. Turner | 7 | NC | "Ace in a day" 18 October 1944 | |
| Richard E. Turner | USAAF | 11 | DFC (2) | |
| William L. Turner | 8 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Wendell V. Twelves | USN | 13 | NC, SS, DFC (6) | |
| Gerald E. Tyler | USAAF | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| James O. Tyler | 8 | DFC (2) | ||
| Vernon R. Ude | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Donald E. Umphres | 6 | DFC (3) | KIFA 4 June 1947 | |
| Eugene A. Valencia Jr. | USN | 23 | NC, DFC (6) | "Ace in a day" 17 April 1945 |
| Herbert J. Valentine | USMC | 6 | NC, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 25 May 1945 |
| Rudolph D. Van Dyke | USN | 5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 1 June 1953 |
| Peter J. Van der Linden Jr. | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| Arthur Van Haren Jr. | 9 | DFC (3) | ||
| George R. Vanden Heuvel | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| James S. Varnell Jr. | 17 | SS, DFC (3) | KIFA 9 April 1945 | |
| Harley C. Vaughn | 7 | DFC (2) | ||
| Robert H. Vaught | 5 | SS | ||
| Milton N. Vedder | USMC | 6 | DFC (2) | KIA 11 February 1944 |
| Stanley W. “Swede” Vejtasa | USN | 10.25 | NC (3) | "Ace in a day" 26 October 1942 |
| Clinton D. Vincent | USAAF | 6 | SS, LOM, DFC (3) | |
| Merriwell W. Vineyard | USN | 6 | DFC (6) | Also flew in Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Arnold E. Vinson | USAAF | 5.3 | DFC (3) | MIA 3 April 1943 |
| Herman W. Visscher | 5 | DFC | Shot down a sixth plane in Korean War | |
| Harold E. Vita | USN | 6 | SS (2), DFC (2) | |
| John E. Vogt | USAAF | 5 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 28 May 1945 |
| John W. Vogt Jr. | 8 | DFC (5) | ||
| John J. Voll | 21 | DSC, SS, DFC (2) | "Ace in a day" 16 November 1944 | |
| Roy M. Voris | USN | 7 | DFC | |
| Albert O. Vorse Jr. | 11.5 | NC, SS, DFC (2) | ||
| Alexander Vraciu | 19 | NC, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 19 June 1944 | |
| Lance C. "Wildcat" Wade | Royal Air Force | 23 | DFC(UK) & Bar | Born in Texas. KIFA 12 January 1944 |
| Robert Wade | USMC | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Horace Q. Waggoner | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Boyd D. "Buzz" Wagner | 8 | DSC, DFC | First Army Air Force ace of World War II. KIFA 29 November 1942 | |
| John W. Wainwright Jr. | 6 | DSC | "Ace in a day" 28 September 1944. KIFA 7 July 1945 | |
| Joe W. Waits | 5.5 | DFC | ||
| Thomas H. Walker | 6 | DFC | ||
| Walter B. Walker Jr. | 5 | DFC | ||
| Kenneth A. Walsh | USMC | 21 | MOH, DFC (7) | First F4U Corsair ace |
| Ralph H. Wandrey | USAAF | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| Lyttleton T. Ward | USN | 5 | NC, SS, DFC | |
| Victor E. Warford | USAAF | 8 | SS (2) | POW 11 October 1944 |
| Arthur T. Warner | USMC | 8 | NC, DFC | |
| Jack R. Warren | USAAF | 5 | DFC | MIA March 1944 |
| Edward T. Waters | 7 | DFC | ||
| James A. Watkins | 12 | DSC | ||
| Ralph J. Watson | 5 | LOM, DFC (4) | ||
| Charles E. Watts | USN | 8.75 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Oran S. Watts | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Sidney W. Weatherford | 5 | DFC (2) | MIA 11 August 1952 | |
| Charles E. Weaver | 8 | |||
| Claude Weaver III | Royal Canadian Air Force | 12.5 | DFC (UK) | Born in Oklahoma. Youngest Allied ace of the war. POW 9 September 1942, later escaped captivity. DOW 28 January 1944. |
| Wilbur B. Webb | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (2) | |
| Willard J. Webb | USAAF | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Gregory J. Weissenberger | USMC | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Darrell G. Welch | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | |
| George S. Welch | 16 | DSC, DFC (3) | First Army Air Force pilot to shoot down an enemy plane during the war. KIFA 12 October 1954 | |
| Robert E. Welch | 6 | SS, DFC | KIFA 23 March 1951 | |
| Robert D. Welden | 6.25 | DFC | ||
| Albert P. Wells | USMC | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Edward G. Wendorf | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Arthur E. Wenige | USAAF | 6 | SS, DFC (2) | |
| John M. Wesolowski | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Warren M. Wesson | USAAF | 5 | DFC | |
| Richard L. West | 14 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | ||
| Robert G. West | USN | 5 | DFC (3) | |
| Robert B. Westbrook | USAAF | 20 | DSC, DFC (2) | MIA 22 November 1944 |
| Raymond S. Wetmore | 21.25 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (5) | KIFA 14 February 1951 | |
| William E. Whalen | 6 | SS, DFC | ||
| Elmer M. Wheadon | 7 | SS, DFC | "Ace in a day" 1 July 1943 | |
| William T. Whisner | 15.5 | DSC (2), SS, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 21 November 1944. Scored 6.5 additional victories with U.S. Air Force and award third DSC during Korean War. | |
| Henry S. White | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| John H. White | USAAF | 5 | DFC (2) | KIFA 5 October 1945 |
| Robert H. White | 9 | SS, DFC (4) | ||
| Thomas A. White | 6 | DFC (2) | ||
| Roy E. Whittaker | 7 | DFC (4) | ||
| Samuel J. Wicker | 7 | SS, DFC | ||
| David C. Wilhelm | 6 | DFC (2) | ||
| Paul H. Wilkins | 5 | DFC (3) | ||
| James W. Wilkinson | 6 | DSC, DFC (3) | KIFA 4 June 1944 | |
| Bruce W. Williams | USN | 7 | NC, DFC (3) | |
| Gerard M. H. Williams | USMC | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| James M. Williams | USAAF | 6 | DFC | |
| Russell D. Williams | 5 | DFC (3) | ||
| Felix D. Williamson | 13 | DSC, DFC (4) | "Ace in a day" 14 January 1945. KIFA 24 February 1947 | |
| Robert C. Wilson | USN | 6 | DFC (2) | |
| William F. Wilson | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC | KIFA 12 November 1947 |
| Murray Winfield | USN | 8 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Robert P. Winks | USAAF | 5.5 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert A. Winston | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Theodore H. Winters Jr. | 8 | NC (2), SS (3), DFC | ||
| Calvin C. Wire | USAAF | 7 | DFC (4) | |
| Ralph L. Wire | 5 | DFC (2) | ||
| John L. Wirth | USN | 14 | NC, SS (2), DFC | KIFA 13 April 1945 |
| Lee V. Wiseman | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Lynn E. Witt Jr. | 6 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | ||
| John T. Wolf | USN | 7 | DFC (2) | |
| Judge E. Wolfe | USAAF | 9 | SS, DFC (2) | KIFA 24 November 1948 |
| John L. Wolford | 5 | DFC | MIA 20 May 1943 | |
| Walter A. Wood | USN | 5.5 | SS | |
| Sidney S. Woods | USAAF | 7 | DSC, SS, DFC (3) | "Ace in a day" 22 March 1945. POW 16 April 1945 |
| Robert E. Woody | 7 | DSC, DFC | ||
| Millard Wooley Jr. | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Robert C. Woolverton | 6 | DFC (3) | ||
| Malcolm T. Wordell | 7 | NC (2), DFC (3) | ||
| George L. Wrenn | 5.25 | NC, DFC | ||
| Ellis W. Wright Jr. | USAAF | 6 | DSC | |
| Max J. Wright | 5 | SS | ||
| Robert R. Yaeger Jr. | USAAF | 5 | SS, DFC (4) | |
| Charles Elwood Yeager | 13 | SS, DFC | "Ace in a day" 12 October 1944. First man to break the sound barrier 14 October 1947 | |
| Harold Yeremain | USN | 6 | DFC (3) | KIFA 13 August 1951 |
| Robert M. York | USAAF | 5 | SS | |
| Donald K. Yost | USMC | 8 | SS, DFC | |
| Michael R. Yunck | 5 | SS, DFC | ||
| Earling W. Zaeske | USN | 5 | DFC (2) | |
| Hubert "Hub" Zemke | USAAF | 17.75 | DSC, SS, DFC (8) | POW 30 October 1944 |
| John A. Zink | USN | 5 | DFC | |
| Daniel J. Zoerb | USAAF | 7 | SS, DFC (3) | |
| Charles J. Zubarik | 8 | DFC | POW 24 May 1943 |
Notes
Abbreviations
- "DOW" in Notes means Died of Wounds which, in some cases, may have occurred months later.
- "KIA" in Notes means Killed in action (dates are included where possible).
- "KIFA" in Notes means Killed in Flying Accident.
- "MIA" in Notes means Missing in action.
- "POW" in Notes means Prisoner of War.
- "USAAF" means United States Army Air Forces
- "USMC" means United States Marine Corps
- "USN" means United States Navy
Awards
| Award | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DFC | Distinguished Flying Cross | The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight". |
| DFC(UK) | Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) | Awarded to Royal Air Force commissioned officers and Warrant Officers for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy". |
| DSC | Distinguished Service Cross | The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest medal for gallantry awarded to any member of the Army and Army Air Force for "extraordinary heroism not justifying the Medal of Honor". |
| LOM | Legion of Merit | The Legion of Merit is a medal awarded to members of the Uniformed Services of the United States and members of allied armed forces for "exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements". |
| MOH | Medal of Honor | The Medal of Honor is the highest and most prestigious military decoration awarded to any member of the US Armed Forces for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty". |
| NC | Navy Cross | The Navy Cross is the second highest medal for gallantry awarded to any member of the Navy and the Marine Corps who "distinguishes himself or herself in action by extraordinary heroism in combat not justifying the Medal of Honor." |
| SS | Silver Star | The Silver Star is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself by "gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States" |
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- "Robert Harold Davis". Military Times.
- "William Charles Day". Military Times.
- "Gregory Augustus Daymond". American Air Museum in Britain.
- "Richard S. Deakins". Military Times.
- "Cecil Oree Dean". Military Times.
- "William Arthur Dean". Military Times.
- "Zach Wesley Dean". Military Times.
- "John William Dear". Military Times.
- "Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc". Military Times.
- "Leslie DeCew". Military Times.
- "Edwin Lafayette DeGraffenreid". Military Times.
- "Robert Marshall DeHaven". Military Times.
- "George Della". Military Times.
- "Phillip Cunliffe DeLong". Military Times.
- "Anthony John Denman". Military Times.
- "Reuben Henry Denoff". Military Times.
- "Elliott Estill Dent". Military Times.
- "Richard Oakley Devine". Military Times.
- "Lawrence Albert Dewing". Military Times.
- "Robert Allen Murray Dibb". Military Times.
- "Frederick Emil Dick". Military Times.
- "Michael Dikovitsky". Military Times.
- "Joseph Vallentine Dillard". Military Times.
- "William Jefferson Dillard". Military Times.
- "Eugene Dillow". Military Times.
- "John Francis Dobbin". Military Times.
- "George Albert Doersch". Military Times.
- "Archie Glenn Donahue". Military Times.
- "Landis Earl Doner". Military Times.
- "Harry William Dorris". Military Times.
- "Jefferson David Dorroh". Military Times.
- "Frederick J. Dorsch". Military Times.
- "Paul Page Douglas". Military Times.
- "Cecil John Doyle". Military Times.
- "Charles William Drake". Military Times.
- "Irwin Hendrick Dregne". Military Times.
- "Urban Leonard "Ben" Drew". Military Times.
- "William Charles Drier". Military Times.
- "Daniel Borland James Driscoll". Military Times.
- "Frank Carl Drury". Military Times.
- "Paul Eugene Drury". Military Times.
- "Francis Edward Dubisher". Military Times.
- "Charles Henry DuBois". Military Times.
- "James Edward Duffy". Military Times.
- "James Edward Duffy". Military Times.
- "Richard E. Duffy". Military Times.
- "Walter Francis Duke". Military Times.
- "John Samuel Dunaway". Military Times.
- "George Chamberlain Duncan". Military Times.
- "Glenn Emile Duncan". Military Times.
- "Robert Wayne Duncan". Military Times.
- "Fred Leroy Dungan". Military Times.
- "William Douglas Dunham". Military Times.
- "Richard William Dunkin". Military Times.
- "Bernard Dunn". Military Times.
- "William Robert Dunn". Military Times.
- "Dewey Foster Durnford". Military Times.
- "Glenn Todd Eagleston". Military Times.
- "Hoyt A. Eason". Military Times.
- "Clyde Bennett East". Military Times.
- "Richard Taylor Eastmond". Military Times.
- "Byron Arthur Eberts". Military Times.
- "Bert Eckard". Military Times.
- "Billy Gene Edens". Military Times.
- "Willard Ernest Eder". Military Times.
- "Selden R Edner". American Air Museum in Britain.
- "Edward Burke Edwards". Military Times.
- "William Clarence Edwards". Military Times.
- "Joseph Leo Egan". Military Times.
- "Robert Alexander Elder". Military Times.
- "Ralph Earle Elliott". Military Times.
- "Vincent Thomas Elliott". Military Times.
- "Hugh McJunkin Elwood". Military Times.
- "Donald R Emerson | American Air Museum".
- "Warren Stanley Emerson". Military Times.
- "Wallace Nathan Emmer". Military Times.
- "Benjamin Harrison Emmert". Military Times.
- "Eugene Hughes Emmons". Military Times.
- "James William Empey". Military Times.
- "James John England". Military Times.
- "John Brooks England". Military Times.
- "Andrew Julius Evans". Military Times.
- "Roy William Evans". Military Times.
- "Eric Alvin Evenson". Military Times.
- "Lee R. Everhart". Military Times.
- "Loren Dale Everton". Military Times.
- "John Warren Fair". Military Times.
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- "Grover Eugene Fanning". Military Times.
- "Charles Davis Farmer". Military Times.
- "Robert Atwell Farnsworth". Military Times.
- "William Farrell". Military Times.
- "Robert Paul Fash". Military Times.
- "Richard Dike Faxon". Military Times.
- "Alfred John Fecke". Military Times.
- "Edward Lewis Feightner". Military Times.
- "Sylvan Feld". Military Times.
- "Marion Cleveland Felts". Military Times.
- "Leopold Martin Ferko". Military Times.
- "James Edward Fenex". Military Times.
- "Ernest Charles Fiebelkorn". Military Times.
- "Arthur Charles Fiedler". Military Times.
- "Bell's P-39 Was the Fighter US Pilots Despised, but an 'Ally' Wanted Every One They Could Get". 6 April 2017.
- "William Frederick Fiedler". Military Times.
- "Virgil Cephus Fields". Military Times.
- "Howard James Finn". Military Times.
- "Charles Ralph Fischette". Military Times.
- "Alphabetical List of WW2 Marine Aces". Acepilots.com.
- "Edwin Oratio Fisher". Military Times.
- "Rodney Wayne Fisher". Military Times.
- "Harry Edward Fisk". Military Times.
- "Jack Alan Fisk". Military Times.
- "Nelson DeCoursey Flack". Military Times.
- "James Henry Flatley". Military Times.
- "Richard Henry Fleischer". Military Times.
- "Francis M. Fleming". Military Times.
- "Patrick Dawson Fleming". Military Times.
- "Kenneth Ashton Flinn". Military Times.
- "Franklin Edward Foltz". Military Times.
- "Ralph Emmett Foltz". Military Times.
- "Paul John Fontana". Military Times.
- "Kenneth Murray Ford". Military Times.
- "George Formanek". Military Times.
- "Samuel White Forrer". Military Times.
- "Joseph Morelle Forster". Military Times.
- "Norman John Fortier". Military Times.
- "Joseph Jacob Foss". Military Times.
- Foss' "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the third chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "Carl Clifford Foster". Military Times.
- "William Bell Foulis". Military Times.
- "James Moore Fowle". Military Times.
- "Richard Edward Fowler". Military Times.
- "Robert William Foy". Military Times.
- "Marvin James Franger". Military Times.
- "Dwaine Robert Franklin". Military Times.
- "John Marion Franks". Military Times.
- "Carl Mason Frantz". Military Times.
- "Robert Buchan Fraser". Military Times.
- "Kenneth DeForrest Frazier". Military Times.
- "Doris Clyde Freeman". Military Times.
- "William B. Freeman". Military Times.
- "James Barber French". Military Times.
- "Alfred Lynn Frendberg". Military Times.
- "Alfred Charles Froning". Military Times.
- "Harold Nathan Funk". Military Times.
- "Francis Stanley Gabreski". Military Times.
- Gabreski's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the sixth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "Franklin Taylor Gabriel". Military Times.
- "Frank Lewis Gailer". Military Times.
- "Robert Edward Galer". Military Times.
- "Charles Steven Gallup". Military Times.
- "Kenneth Woodrow Gallup". Military Times.
- "Dwight Beebe Galt". Military Times.
- "John Roderick Galvin". Military Times.
- "Warner Franklin Gardner". Military Times.
- "William Alfred Gardner". Military Times.
- "Vermont Garrison". Military Times.
- "Frank Leon Gaunt". Military Times.
- "Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler". Military Times.
- "Dominic "Don" Salvatore Gentile". Military Times.
- "Francis Robert Gerard". Military Times.
- "Steven Gerick". Military Times.
- "Grover Durell Gholson". Military Times.
- "Robert D. Gibb". Military Times.
- "John Turner Gildea". Military Times.
- "Clement Dexter Gile". Military Times.
- "Roy Francis Gillespie". Military Times.
- "Edward Lester "Ed" Gimbel". acesofww2.
- "William Kenneth Giroux". Military Times.
- "Cyrus Raymond Gladen". Military Times.
- "George Wilson Gleason". Military Times.
- "Maxwell Henry Glenn". Military Times.
- "John Trevor Godfrey". Military Times.
- Godfrey's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the seventh chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "Lindley William Godson". Military Times.
- "Robert John Goebel". Military Times.
- "Walter John Goehausen". Military Times.
- "Robert E. Goodnight". Military Times.
- "James Alexander Goodson". Military Times.
- Goodson's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the fourth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "Donald Gordon". Military Times.
- "Edmond Robert Goss". Military Times.
- "Gordon Marion Graham". Military Times.
- "Lindol French Graham". Military Times.
- "Robert F. Graham". Military Times.
- "Vernon Earl Graham". Military Times.
- "Marvin Eugene Grant". Military Times.
- "James Seton Gray". Military Times.
- "John Floyd Gray". Military Times.
- "Lester Eric Gray". Military Times.
- "Rockford Vance Gray". Military Times.
- "Herschel Harper Green". Military Times.
- "Lee Ozbun Gregg". Military Times.
- "Hayden Alvin Gregory". Military Times.
- "Billy Moore Gresham". Military Times.
- "Joseph Henry Griffin". Military Times.
- "Richard Joseph Griffin". Military Times.
- "Robert Clayton Griffith". Military Times.
- "Clayton Kelly Gross". Military Times.
- "Leroy Victor Grosshuesch". Military Times.
- "William Grosvenor". Military Times.
- "Charles Francis Gumm". Military Times.
- "Cheatham Winston Gupton". Military Times.
- "Harlan Iver Gustafson". Military Times.
- "Fred Ernst Gutt". Military Times.
- "Walter Albert Haas". Military Times.
- "Roger Anthony Haberman". Military Times.
- "Albert Edward Hacking". Military Times.
- "Mayo Addison Hadden". Military Times.
- "James Philo Hagerstrom". Military Times.
- "George Finley Hall". Military Times.
- "Sheldon Otho Hall". Military Times.
- "William Timothy Halton". Military Times.
- "Louis Roberts Hamblin". Military Times.
- "Henry Bernard Hamilton". Military Times.
- "Robert Morrill Hamilton". Military Times.
- "Samuel Eugene Hammer". Military Times.
- "John Frederick Hampshire". Military Times.
- "William Fred Hanes". Military Times.
- "Eugene Ralph Hanks". Military Times.
- "Harry Troy Hanna". Military Times.
- "Christopher Junior Hanseman". Military Times.
- "Herman Hansen". Military Times.
- "Robert Murray Hanson". Military Times.
- "Willis Everett Hardy". Military Times.
- "Everett Carleton Hargreaves". Military Times.
- "Walter Robert Harman". Military Times.
- "Raymond Frederick Harmeyer". Military Times.
- "Bill Harris". Military Times.
- "Cecil Elwood Harris". Military Times.
- "Ernest Arnold Harris". Military Times.
- "Frederick A. Harris". Military Times.
- "Leroy Eugene Harris". Military Times.
- "Thomas Lynn Harris". Military Times.
- "Thomas Switzer Harris". Military Times.
- "Cameron MacDonald Hart". Military Times.
- "Kenneth Franklin Hart". Military Times.
- "Raymond Ellis Hartley". Military Times.
- "Paul Robert Hatala". Military Times.
- "Herbert Brooks Hatch". Military Times.
- "Charles Donald Hauver". Military Times.
- "Charles Henry Haverland". Military Times.
- "Fred R. Haviland". Military Times.
- "Arthur Ray Hawkins". Military Times.
- "Russell Carroll Haworth". Military Times.
- "Frank Richard Hayde". Military Times.
- "Thomas Lloyd Hayes". Military Times.
- "Cotesworth Bradway Head". Military Times.
- "Frank Clint Hearrell". Military Times.
- "Horace Walker Heath". Military Times.
- "Roger Richards Hedrick". Military Times.
- "Lloyd Paul Heinzen". Military Times.
- "Edwin Lewis Heller". Military Times.
- "Paul McRae Henderson". Military Times.
- "Randall William Hendricks". Military Times.
- "William J. Hennon". Military Times.
- "William Earl Henry". Military Times.
- "John Coleman Herbst". Military Times.
- "Edwin James Hernan". Military Times.
- "Samuel Bushnell Hibbard". Military Times.
- "Allen Elbert Hill". Military Times.
- "David Lee "Tex" Hill". Military Times.
- "Frank Ackerman Hill". Military Times.
- "Harry Edward Hill". Military Times.
- "James Erskine Hill". Military Times.
- "Donald Edison Hillman". Military Times.
- "Hollis Harry Hills". Military Times.
- "Kenneth George Hippe". Military Times.
- "Edwin Walfred Hiro". Military Times.
- "Howard Davis Hively". Military Times.
- "Myron Mack Hnatio". Military Times.
- "John Bannatyne Hoag". Military Times.
- "John Joseph Hockery". Military Times.
- "William R. Hodges". Military Times.
- "John Herman Hoefker". Military Times.
- "Ronald William Hoel". Military Times.
- "Cullen Jenkins Hoffman". Military Times.
- "James Edward Hoffman". Military Times.
- "Roy Burton Hogg". Military Times.
- "Bruce Keener Holloway". Military Times.
- Holloway's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the third chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "James Davis Holloway". Military Times.
- "George Lindley Hollowell". Military Times.
- "Besby Frank Holmes". Military Times.
- "Cyril Filcher Homer". Military Times.
- "William Leslie Hood". Military Times.
- "Wallace Eugene Hopkins". Military Times.
- "Francis W. Horne". Military Times.
- "Herbert Norman Houck". Military Times.
- "William Johnston Hovde". Military Times.
- "James Howell Howard". Military Times.
- "Robert L. Howard". Military Times.
- "David Wayne Howe". Military Times.
- "Bernard Harte Howes". Military Times.
- "Edward Roland Hoyt". Military Times.
- "Mark Everett Hubbard". Military Times.
- "Howard Randolph Hudson". Military Times.
- "Charles Wood Huffman". Military Times.
- "Robert Jay Humphrey". Military Times.
- "John Calloway Hundley". Military Times.
- "Alvaro Jay Hunter". Military Times.
- "Edward Earl Hunt". Military Times.
- "Richard F. Hurd". Military Times.
- "Frank Damon Hurlbut". Military Times.
- "Robert Hurst". Military Times.
- "Joe Walter Icard". Military Times.
- "Jack Milton Ilfrey". Military Times.
- "James Childs Ince". Military Times.
- "Julius Wirth Ireland". Military Times.
- "Clayton Merlin Isaacson". Military Times.
- "Michael Jason Jackson". Military Times.
- "Willie Otto Jackson". Military Times.
- "Gilbert Leroy Jamison". Military Times.
- "Bruce Donald Jaques". Military Times.
- "Arthur Ferdinand Jeffrey". Military Times.
- "Otto DeVillbiss Jenkins". Military Times.
- "Robert Harvey Jennings". Military Times.
- "Alvin Julius Jensen". Military Times.
- "Hayden Martin Jensen". Military Times.
- "Verl Erwin Jett". Military Times.
- "Arthur George Johnson". Military Times.
- "Byron Milton Johnson". Military Times.
- "Clarence Oscar Johnson". Military Times.
- "Evan Malbone Johnson". Military Times.
- "Gerald Richard Johnson". Military Times.
- "Gerald Walter Johnson". Military Times.
- "James Kenneth Johnson". Military Times.
- "Robert Samuel Johnson". Military Times.
- Johnson's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the eighth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "Wallace Robert Johnson". Military Times.
- "John Mitchell Johnston". Military Times.
- "Robert Donald Johnston". Military Times.
- "Charles David Jones". Military Times.
- "Curran Littleton Jones". Military Times.
- "Cyril William Jones". Military Times.
- "James Murrell Jones". Military Times.
- "John Lewis Jones". Military Times.
- "Lynn Frank Jones". Military Times.
- "Warren Leslie Jones". Military Times.
- "Wallace Robert Jordan". Military Times.
- "Alwin Max Juchheim". Military Times.
- "William H. Julian". Military Times.
- "William Richard Kane". Military Times.
- "William Richard Kane". Military Times.
- "Dale Ernest Karger". Military Times.
- "Robert Adelbert Karr". Military Times.
- "Neel Ernest Kearby". Military Times.
- "Robert James Keen". Military Times.
- "LeRoy William James Keith". Military Times.
- "William Thomas Kemp". Military Times.
- "Neel Ernest Kearby". Military Times.
- "Daniel Kennedy". Military Times.
- Kepford's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the sixth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "Ira Cassius Kepford". Military Times.
- "Robert Riffle Kidwell". Military Times.
- "Donald David Kienholz". Military Times.
- "Robert Alexander Kincaid". Military Times.
- "Benjamin Hardin King". Military Times.
- "Charles William King". Military Times.
- "David Lee King". Military Times.
- "William Bolin King". Military Times.
- "William John Kingston". Military Times.
- "Claiborne Holmes Kinnard". Military Times.
- "James Joseph Kinsella". Military Times.
- "Claude Ross Kinsey". Military Times.
- "Marion Franklin Kirby". Military Times.
- "George Nathan Kirk". Military Times.
- "Lenton Foy Kirkland". Military Times.
- "Floyd Claude Kirkpatrick". Military Times.
- "Philip Leroy Kirkwood". Military Times.
- "John A Kirla". Military Times.
- "George Edward Kiser". Military Times.
- "Frank William Klibbe". Military Times.
- "Robert Harold Knapp". Military Times.
- "William Marshall Knight". Military Times.
- "Carroll S. Knott". Military Times.
- "Charles Wilbert Koenig". Military Times.
- "William John Kostik". Military Times.
- "Joseph John Kruzel". Military Times.
- "MAJOR GENERAL HENRY B. KUCHEMAN JR". af.mil.
- "Ward Albert Kuentzel". Military Times.
- "Charles Murphy Kunz". Military Times.
- "Kenneth George Ladd". Military Times.
- "Dean Samuel Laird". Military Times.
- "Wayne Willis Laird". Military Times.
- "Kenneth B. Lake". Military Times.
- "George Max Lamb". Military Times.
- "Robert Alexander Lamb". Military Times.
- "William Emerson Lamb". Military Times.
- "William Edward Lamoreaux". Military Times.
- "Richard Charles Lampe". Military Times.
- "John Dave Landers". Military Times.
- Landers' "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the second chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "John Harvey Lane". Military Times.
- "Willis Geral Laney". Military Times.
- "Joseph Leo Lang". Military Times.
- "Ned William Langdon". Military Times.
- "Thomas George Lanphier". Military Times.
- "Donald Arthur Larson". Military Times.
- "Leland Alson Larson". Military Times.
- "Charles William Lasko". Military Times.
- "Franklin Charles Lathrope". Military Times.
- "John Barry Lawler". Military Times.
- "Frank Lindsay Lawlor". Military Times.
- "Earl R. Lazear". Military Times.
- "Richard John Lee". Military Times.
- "Marlow John Leikness". Military Times.
- "Charles William Lenfest". Military Times.
- "Jack Lenox". Military Times.
- "Francis Joseph Lent". Military Times.
- "William Nicholas Leonard". Military Times.
- "John Arthur Leppla". Military Times.
- "Alfred Lerch". Military Times.
- "Joseph J. Lesicka". Military Times.
- "William Lawrence Leverette". Military Times.
- "Warren Russell Lewis". Military Times.
- "William Henry Lewis". Military Times.
- "Lawrence P. Liebers". Military Times.
- "Robert Lee Liles". Military Times.
- "Elvin Lester Lindsay". Military Times.
- "Ted Elvan Lines". Military Times.
- "Raymond Henry Littge". Military Times.
- "James Walter Little". Military Times.
- "Gregory Kasson Loesch". Military Times.
- "John Simon Loisel". Military Times.
- "John Dariel Lombard". Military Times.
- "Charles Pershing London". Military Times.
- "Herbert Harvey Long". Military Times.
- "Maurice George Long". Military Times.
- "Donald Sewell Lopez". Military Times.
- "George Gilmer Loving". Military Times.
- "John Harlan Lowell". Military Times.
- "Wayne Leon Lowry". Military Times.
- "Marvin Lubner". Military Times.
- "Paul Woodrow Lucas". Military Times.
- "Carl John Luksic". Military Times.
- "James Forrest Luma". Military Times.
- "Walter Axel Lundin". Military Times.
- "Stanley Joseph Lustic". Military Times.
- "Lowell C. Lutton". Military Times.
- "Joseph Paul Lynch". Military Times.
- "John Joseph "Johnny" Lynch Jr". acesofww2.
- "Thomas Joseph Lynch". Military Times.
- "John Bernard Maas". Military Times.
- "Lewin Ardell Maberry". Military Times.
- "Charles Henry MacDonald". Military Times.
- MacDonald's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the tenth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "John Alexander MacKay". Military Times.
- "Christopher Lyman Magee". Military Times.
- "Morton David Magoffin". Military Times.
- "William J. Maguire". Military Times.
- ^ "American Aces of WW2". acesofww2.
- "Keith Mahon". Military Times.
- "Grant M. Mahony". Military Times.
- "Walker Melville Mahurin". Military Times.
- "Charles Mitchell Mallory". Military Times.
- "Thomas Edward Maloney". Military Times.
- "Jack Cyril Mankin". Military Times.
- "Lee Paul Mankin". Military Times.
- "Thomas Henry Mann". Military Times.
- "Armand G. Manson". Military Times.
- "Gene Edward Markham". Military Times.
- "William Pratt Marontate". Military Times.
- "Lester Cecil Marsh". Military Times.
- "Bert Wilder Marshall". Military Times.
- "Albert Edward Martin". Military Times.
- "Kenneth Ray Martin". Military Times.
- "Joe Lennard Mason". Military Times.
- "William John Masoner". Military Times.
- "William Henry Mathis". Military Times.
- "Milden Eyrle Mathre". Military Times.
- "Joseph Zannet Matte". Military Times.
- "Chester Kenneth Maxwell". Military Times.
- "William Robert Maxwell". Military Times.
- "Earl May". Military Times.
- "Richard Hobbs May". Military Times.
- "Michele Albert Mazzocco". Military Times.
- "Paul Graham McArthur". Military Times.
- "T. H. McArthur". Military Times.
- "David S. McCampbell". Military Times.
- McCampbell's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the tenth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "Henry Allen McCartney". Military Times.
- "Frank Edward McCauley". Military Times.
- "Thomas Gilbert McClelland". Military Times.
- "Robert Wesley McClurg". Military Times.
- "Carroll W. McColpin". Military Times.
- "Edward O. McComas". Military Times.
- "Charles Milton McCorkle". Military Times.
- "William Ambrose McCormick". Military Times.
- "Leo Bob McCuddin". Military Times.
- "Elbert Scott McCuskey". Military Times.
- "Gordon Howard McDaniel". Military Times.
- "Norman Leroy McDonald". Military Times.
- "William F. McDonough". Military Times.
- "James Newton McElroy". Military Times.
- "Donald Charles McGee". Military Times.
- "John Leon McGinn". Military Times.
- "Selva Eugene McGinty". Military Times.
- "Edward Charles McGowan". Military Times.
- "Bernard J. McGrattan". Military Times.
- "Thomas Buchanan McGuire". Military Times.
- "John William McGuyrt". Military Times.
- "Pierce Winningham McKennon". Military Times.
- "Joseph Thomas McKeon". Military Times.
- "Donald Joseph McKinley". Military Times.
- "Murray David McLaughlin". Military Times.
- "John McManus". Military Times.
- "George Bray McMillan". Military Times.
- "Evan DeVon McMinn". Military Times.
- "Donald Melvin McPherson". Military Times.
- "Hamilton McWhorter". Military Times.
- "Nicholas Megura". Military Times.
- "Roger William Mehle". Military Times.
- "Henry Meigs". Military Times.
- "Louis Arthur Menard". Military Times.
- "Adolph Mencin". Military Times.
- "Virgil Kersh Meroney". Military Times.
- "George L. Merritt". Military Times.
- "Donald W. Meuten". Military Times.
- "John Charles Meyer". Military Times.
- Meyer's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the eleventh chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "Frederick Hayes Michaelis". Military Times.
- "Henry J. Miklajcyk". Military Times.
- "Armour Conway Miller". Military Times.
- "Everett Miller". Military Times.
- "Johnnie Gamble Miller". Military Times.
- "Joseph Ewing Miller". Military Times.
- "Thomas Frederick Miller". Military Times.
- "Willard Wesley Millikan". Military Times.
- "Robert Carl Milliken". Military Times.
- "Henry L. Mills". Military Times.
- "Charles Baynard Milton". Military Times.
- "Robert Mims". Military Times.
- "Leslie David Minchew". Military Times.
- "Harris Edlow Mitchell". Military Times.
- "Henry Earl Mitchell". Military Times.
- "John William Mitchell". Military Times.
- "Sanford Kenneth Moats". Military Times.
- "Leland Phelps Molland". Military Times.
- "Norman Wesley Mollard". Military Times.
- "Arthur Paul Mollenhauer". Military Times.
- "William Wallace Momyer". Military Times.
- "Franklin Herman Monk". Military Times.
- "John Robert Montapert". Military Times.
- "John Taylor Moore". Military Times.
- "Robert Wilson Moore". Military Times.
- "Glennon Timothy Moran". Military Times.
- "Horace Blake Moranville". Military Times.
- "James Bruce Morehead". Military Times.
- "John Luther Morgan". Military Times.
- "Stanley B. Morrill". Military Times.
- "Bert DeWayne Morris". Military Times.
- "James Madison Morris". Military Times.
- "Paul Vernon Morriss". Military Times.
- "Mark Lesley Moseley". Military Times.
- "William Crawford Moseley". Military Times.
- "James Dennis Mugavero". Military Times.
- "Robert Frank Mulhollem". Military Times.
- "Paul Anthony Mullen". Military Times.
- "Paul Chesley Murphey". Military Times.
- "Alva Cochran Murphy". Military Times.
- "John Byrd Murphy". Military Times.
- "Robert Edward Murray". Military Times.
- "Jennings Leary Myers". Military Times.
- "Joseph Lawson Narr". Military Times.
- "Robert Joseph Nelson". Military Times.
- "Robert Kolden Nelson". Military Times.
- "Franklin Allen Nichols". Military Times.
- "Myrvin Elias Noble". Military Times.
- "Edward Max Nollmeyer". Military Times.
- "Cornelius Nicholas Nooy". Military Times.
- "Louis H. Norley". Military Times.
- "George Peter Novotny". Military Times.
- "Cleveland LeRoy Null". Military Times.
- "Gilbert Mouzon O'Brien". Military Times.
- "William Ross O'Brien". Military Times.
- "Frank Quinn O'Connor". Military Times.
- "Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare". Military Times.
- "Gilbert Mouzon O'Brien". Military Times.
- "Paul O'Mara". Military Times.
- "Eugene Walter O'Neill". Military Times.
- "John G. O'Neill". Military Times.
- "Lawrence Frederick O'Neill". Military Times.
- "Jack Junior Oberhansly". Military Times.
- "Harvey George Odenbrett". Military Times.
- "Fred F. Ohr". Military Times.
- "Edwin Lawrence Olander". Military Times.
- "Charles Herman Older". Military Times.
- "Robin Olds". Military Times.
- "Austin LeRoy Olsen". Military Times.
- "Norman E. Olson". Military Times.
- "Paul Edward Olson". Military Times.
- "John Orth". Military Times.
- "Ernest Kermit Osher". Military Times.
- "Edward Cobb Outlaw". Military Times.
- "Robert Johnson Overcash". Military Times.
- "Edmund Fryer Overend". Military Times.
- "Lloyd J. Overfield". Military Times.
- "Edward White Overton". Military Times.
- "Donald Cook Owen". Military Times.
- "Edward Morgan Owen". Military Times.
- "Joel Amos Owens". Military Times.
- "Marion Pope "Dutch" Owens". Military Times.
- "Robert Gordon Owens". Military Times.
- "Melvyn Robert Paisley". Military Times.
- "Forrest F. Parham". Military Times.
- "Joel Benjamin Paris". Military Times.
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- "Hyde Phillips". Military Times.
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- "John Pietz". Military Times.
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- "Kenneth Reed Pool". Military Times.
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- "Albert James Pope". Military Times.
- "Edward Stanley Popek". Military Times.
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- "Nathan Topliff Post". Military Times.
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- "Joe Harry Powers". Military Times.
- "MacArthur Powers". Military Times.
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- "George Earl Preddy". Military Times.
- "Frank Helen Presley". Military Times.
- "Jack Clayton Price". Military Times.
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- "Roger Carothers Pryor". Military Times.
- "John Forrest Pugh". Military Times.
- "John Edgar Purdy". Military Times.
- "Norwald R. Quiel". Military Times.
- "Donald Loring Quigley". Military Times.
- "Michael Joseph Quirk". Military Times.
- "Valentine Simpson Rader". Military Times.
- "Orvin Herbert Ramlo". Military Times.
- "Robert James Rankin". Military Times.
- "C. B. Ray". Military Times.
- "James Valentine Reber". Military Times.
- "Edward Franklin Rector". Military Times.
- "Eugene Daniel Redmond". Military Times.
- "William Norman Reed". Military Times.
- "William Clayton Reese". Military Times.
- "Horace Bickley Reeves". Military Times.
- "Leonard Randolph Reeves". Military Times.
- "Francis Roland Register". Military Times.
- "Daniel Robert Rehm". Military Times.
- "Thomas Hamil Reidy". Military Times.
- "Joseph Hunter Reinburg". Military Times.
- "Russell Lawrence Reiserer". Military Times.
- "Thomas James Rennemo". Military Times.
- "Joseph Edwin Reulet". Military Times.
- "Glenn Meredith Revel". Military Times.
- "Andrew Jackson Reynolds". Military Times.
- "Robert P. Reynolds". Military Times.
- "Elmer Winston Richardson". Military Times.
- "Robert Edgar Riddle". Military Times.
- "Vincent Arthur Rieger". Military Times.
- "Alden P. Rigby". Military Times.
- "James Francis Rigg". Military Times.
- "Elwyn Guido Righetti". Military Times.
- "Paul S. Riley". Military Times.
- "Ben Rimerman". Military Times.
- "Andrew Jackson Ritchey". Military Times.
- "Joe Draper Robbins". Military Times.
- "Jay Thorpe Robbins". Military Times.
- Robbins' "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the fifth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1958 book American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II.
- "Arval James Roberson". Military Times.
- "Daniel Tipton Roberts". Military Times.
- "Eugene Paul Roberts". Military Times.
- "Newell Orville Roberts". Military Times.
- "LeRoy Walker Robinson". Military Times.
- "Ross Forest Robinson". Military Times.
- "Edward Frances Roddy". Military Times.
- "Felix Michael Rogers". Military Times.
- "Franklin Rose". Military Times.
- "Ralph John Rosen". Military Times.
- "Herbert Erskine Ross". Military Times.
- "Robert Page Ross". Military Times.
- "Herman Joseph Rossi". Military Times.
- "John R. Rossi". Military Times.
- "Gerald Lynn Rounds". Military Times.
- "Robert Richard Rowland". Military Times.
- "Leroy Alvin Ruder". Military Times.
- "Henry Smith Rudolph". Military Times.
- "John William Ruhsam". Military Times.
- "Donald Eugene Runyon". Military Times.
- "Roy Warrick Rushing". Military Times.
- "William Aloysius Rynne". Military Times.
- "Philip Sangermano". Military Times.
- "Donald Hooten Sapp". Military Times.
- "John Joseph Sargent". Military Times.
- "Jimmie Eldon Savage". Military Times.
- "Harrell Henry Scales". Military Times.
- "Hartwell V. Scarborough". Military Times.
- "Thomas Daniel Schank". Military Times.
- "Gordon Eugene Schecter". Military Times.
- "Wilbur Roy Scheible". Military Times.
- "John Leroy Schell". Military Times.
- "William John Schildt". Military Times.
- "James Edwin Schiller". Military Times.
- "David Carl Schilling". Military Times.
- "Glenn Dale Schiltz". Military Times.
- "Robert Gustav Schimanski". Military Times.
- "Albert Louis Schlegel". Military Times.
- "Leroy Adolph Schreiber". Military Times.
- "Louis Schriber". Military Times.
- "Duerr H. Schuh". Military Times.
- "Robert Bruce Schultz (Shoals)". Military Times.
- "Robert Lee Scott". Military Times.
- "Alexander Franklin Sears". Military Times.
- "Meldrum Lewis Sears". Military Times.
- "Albert Seckel". Military Times.
- "Robert Byron See". Military Times.
- "Harold Edward Segal". Military Times.
- "Robert Kronson Seidman". Military Times.
- "Larry Russel Self". Military Times.
- "Robert Walton Shackford". Military Times.
- "Larry Russel Self". Military Times.
- "Courtney Shands". Military Times.
- "Edward Oliver Shaw". Military Times.
- "Robert Marshall Shaw". Military Times.
- "Hugh Virgil Sherrill". Military Times.
- "Hugh Virgil Sherrill". Military Times.
- "James Alexander Shirley". Military Times.
- "William Arthur Shomo". Military Times.
- "Robert LeRoy Shoup". Military Times.
- "Murray Joseph Shubin". Military Times.
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- "Perry Lindsay Shuman". Military Times.
- "Wallace Eugene Sigler". Military Times.
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- "William Junior Simmons". Military Times.
- "Arthur Singer". Military Times.
- "Lester Harold Sipes". Military Times.
- "Frank Sistrunk". Military Times.
- "Norman C. Skogstad". Military Times.
- "Warren Andrew Skon". Military Times.
- "Albert Cairrel Slack". Military Times.
- "William J. "Dixie" Sloan". Military Times.
- "Armistead Burwell Smith". Military Times.
- "Carl Eugene Smith". Military Times.
- "Carroll Cecil Smith". Military Times.
- "Clinton Lamar Smith". Military Times.
- "Cornelius Marcellus Smith". Military Times.
- "Daniel Fletcher Smith". Military Times.
- Donavon Francis Smith
- "Jack Roger Smith". Military Times.
- "John Clay Smith". Military Times.
- "John Lucian Smith". Military Times.
- Smith's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the second chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "John Malcolm Smith". Military Times.
- "Kenneth Guy Smith". Military Times.
- "Leslie Clark Smith". Military Times.
- "Meryl M. Smith". Military Times.
- "Nicholas James Smith". Military Times.
- "Paul Allen Smith". Military Times.
- "Richard Eugene Smith". Military Times.
- Brett A. Collins (August 24, 1995). "Obituaries : * Robert T. Smith; Author, Flying Tigers Ace". Los Angeles Times.
- "Virgil Harvil Smith". Military Times.
- "William Nugent Snider". Military Times.
- "Irl V. Sonner". Military Times.
- "James Julian Southerland". Military Times.
- "Kenneth C. Sparks". Military Times.
- "Harold Leman Spears". Military Times.
- "Dale Francis Spencer". Military Times.
- "Clyde Poe Spitler". Military Times.
- "Richard E. Stambook". Military Times.
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- "William James Stangel". Military Times.
- "Gordon Arthur Stanley". Military Times.
- "Morris Alfred Stanley". Military Times.
- "Arland Stanton". Military Times.
- "Walter Edwin Starck". Military Times.
- "Philip Sangermano". Military Times.
- "James Roy Starnes". Military Times.
- "Robert Winston Stephens". Military Times.
- "Everett Wilson Stewart". Military Times.
- "James Clarence Stewart". Military Times.
- "James Seth Stewart". Military Times.
- "Philip Sangermano". Military Times.
- "Charles Russell Stimpson". Military Times.
- Stimpson's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the ninth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "John Dempsey Stokes". Military Times.
- "Carl Van Stone". Military Times.
- "Robert Jacob Stone". Military Times.
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- "Robert Franklin Stout". Military Times.
- "Donald Jackson Strait". Military Times.
- "William Howard Strand". Military Times.
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- "John L. Sublett". Military Times.
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- "Charles Peter Sullivan (O'Sullivan)". Military Times.
- "Elliot Summer". Military Times.
- "Robert Chandler Sutcliffe". Military Times.
- "John Francis Sutherland". Military Times.
- "James Elms Swett". Military Times.
- The mission which garnered the Medal of Honor for Lt. Swett is chronicled in the fourth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "Harryn William Swinburne". Military Times.
- "James Sidney Swope". Military Times.
- "William Joseph Sykes". Military Times.
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- "John Francis Thornell". Military Times.
- "David Franklin Thwaites". Military Times.
- "Harrison Reed Thyng". Military Times.
- "John Alden Tilley". Military Times.
- "Reade Franklin Tilley".
- "Edward Walter Toaspern". Military Times.
- "John Walter Topliff". Military Times.
- "Harrison Bruce Tordoff". Military Times.
- "Ross Edwin Torkelson". Military Times.
- "Philip Edward Tovrea". Military Times.
- "Eugene Powell Townsend". Military Times.
- "Frederick William Tracey". Military Times.
- "Frederick Osborn Trafton". Military Times.
- "Franklin West Troup". Military Times.
- "Eugene Arthur Trowbridge". Military Times.
- "Clifton Howard Troxell". Military Times.
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- "John Hinds Truluck". Military Times.
- "Grant Marion Turley". Military Times.
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- "William Lloyd Turner". Military Times.
- "Wendell Van Twelves". Military Times.
- "Gerald Edison Tyler". Military Times.
- "James Otey Tyler". Military Times.
- "Vernon R. Ude". Military Times.
- "Donald Eugene Umphres". Military Times.
- "Eugene Anthony Valencia". Military Times.
- Valencia's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the final chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "Herbert J. Valentine". Military Times.
- "Rudolph Daniel Van Dyke". Military Times.
- "Peter Joseph Van der Linden". Military Times.
- "Arthur Van Haren". Military Times.
- "George Renzo Vanden Heuvel". Military Times.
- "James Sullins Varnell". Military Times.
- "Harley Camden Vaughn". Military Times.
- "Robert Harry Vaught". Military Times.
- "Milton Norwood Vedder". Military Times.
- "Stanley Winfield Vejtasa". Military Times.
- "Clinton Dermott Vincent". Military Times.
- "Merriwell William Vineyard". Military Times.
- "Arnold Everett Vinson". Military Times.
- "Herman W. Visscher". Military Times.
- "Harold Emanuel Vita". Military Times.
- "John Edward Vogt". Military Times.
- "John William Vogt". Military Times.
- "John James Voll". Military Times.
- "Roy Marlin Voris". Military Times.
- "Albert Ogden Vorse". Military Times.
- "Alexander Vraciu". Military Times.
- Vraciu's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the seventh chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "Forgotten RAF Ace - HistoryNet". www.historynet.com. 12 June 2006.
- "Robert Wade". Military Times.
- "Horace Quientin Waggoner". Military Times.
- "Boyd David Wagner". Military Times.
- "John William Wainwright". Military Times.
- "Joe Winfield Waits". Military Times.
- "Thomas Hamilton Walter". Military Times.
- "Walter Bertram Walker". Military Times.
- Walsh's "most memorable mission" is chronicled in the fifth chapter of Edward H. Sims' 1962 book Greatest Fighter Missions of the Top Navy and Marine Aces of World War II.
- "Kenneth Ambrose Walsh". Military Times.
- "Ralph Henry Wandrey". Military Times.
- "Lyttleton Thomas Ward". Military Times.
- "Victor Edward Warford". Military Times.
- "Arthur Trumbull Warner". Military Times.
- "Jack Roland Warren". Military Times.
- "Arthur Trebell Waters". Military Times.
- "James Albert Watkins". Military Times.
- "Ralph James Watson". Military Times.
- "Charles Edward Watts". Military Times.
- "Oran Stanley Watts". Military Times.
- "Sidney William Weatherford". Military Times.
- "Claude "Weavy" Weaver III". acesofww2.
- "Wilbur Butcher Webb". Military Times.
- "Willard Jerome Webb". Military Times.
- "Gregory Joseph Weissenberger". Military Times.
- "Darrell Gail Welch". Military Times.
- "George Schwartz Welch". Military Times.
- "Robert Eadon Welch". Military Times.
- "Robert Dexter Welden". Military Times.
- "Albert Philip Wells". Military Times.
- "Edward George Wendorf". Military Times.
- "Arthur Elmore Wenige". Military Times.
- "John Maxwell Wesolowski". Military Times.
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- "Richard Lee West". Military Times.
- "Robert Glen West". Military Times.
- "Robert Burdette Westbrook". Military Times.
- "Ray Shuey Wetmore". Military Times.
- "William E. Whalen". Military Times.
- "Elmer Melvin Wheadon". Military Times.
- "William Thomas Whisner". Military Times.
- "Henry Solomon White". Military Times.
- "John Howard White". Military Times.
- "Robert Harry White". Military Times.
- "Thomas Ace White". Military Times.
- "Roy Eugene Whittaker". Military Times.
- "Samuel James Wicker". Military Times.
- "David Cudahy Wilhelm". Military Times.
- "Paul Harry Wilkins". Military Times.
- "James Willard Wilkinson". Military Times.
- "Bruce Wade Williams". Military Times.
- "Gerard Maurice Haralson Williams". Military Times.
- "James Madison Williams". Military Times.
- "Russell Douglas Williams". Military Times.
- "Felix D. Williamson". Military Times.
- "Robert Clark Wilson". Military Times.
- "William Frederick Wilson". Military Times.
- "Murray Winfield". Military Times.
- "Robert Paul Winks". Military Times.
- "Theodore Hugh Winters". Military Times.
- "Calvin Charles Wire". Military Times.
- "Ralph Lester Wire". Military Times.
- "John Louis Wirth". Military Times.
- "Lee Vern Wiseman". Military Times.
- "Lynn Elwood Witt". Military Times.
- "John Thomas Wolf". Military Times.
- "Judge Edmond Wolfe". Military Times.
- "John L. Wolford". Military Times.
- "Walter A. Wood". Military Times.
- "Sidney Sterling Woods". Military Times.
- "Robert Elwood Woody". Military Times.
- "Millard Wooley". Military Times.
- "Robert Clifford Woolverton". Military Times.
- "Malcolm Taber Wordell". Military Times.
- "George Leroy Wrenn". Military Times.
- "Ellis William Wright". Military Times.
- "Max J. Wright". Military Times.
- "Robert Roy Yaeger". Military Times.
- "Chuck Yeager downs five – becomes an 'Ace in a Day'". World War II Today. n.d. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- "Charles Elwood Yeager". Military Times.
- "Harold Yeremain". Military Times.
- "Robert Miles York". Military Times.
- "Donald Keith Yost". Military Times.
- "Michael Ryan Yunck". Military Times.
- "Earling Wallace Zaeske". Military Times.
- "Hubert Zemke". Military Times.
- "John A. Zink". Military Times.
- "Daniel James Zoerb". Military Times.
- "Charles Joseph Zubarik". Military Times.
Further reading
- Mersky, Cmdr Peter B., USNR (1993). Time of Aces: Marine Pilots in the Solomons. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Washington, D.C.: Marine Corps Historical Center. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
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