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This along with the †, indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously
| Image | Name | Service | Rank | Place of action | Date of action | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez, Jose F.Jose F. Valdez † | Army | E-02 !Private First Class | near Rosenkrantz, France | 01945-01-25January 25, 1945 | ||
| — | Van Noy, JuniorJunior Van Noy † | Army | E-01 !Private | near Finschafen, New Guinea | 01943-10-17October 17, 1943 | |
| Van Valkenburgh, FranklinFranklin Van Valkenburgh † | Navy | O-06 !Captain | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii | 01941-12-07December 7, 1941 | Commanding officer of the USS Arizona. | |
| — | Van Voorhis, Bruce A.Bruce A. Van Voorhis † | Navy | Lieutenant Commander | Greenwich Island, battle of the Solomon Islands | 01943-07-06July 6, 1943 | |
| Vance, Jr., Leon R.Leon R. Vance, Jr. † | Army Air Forces | O-05 !Lieutenant Colonel | over Wimereaux, France | 01944-07-05June 5, 1944 | Died in unrelated air crash before receiving his Medal. | |
| Vandegrift, Alexander A.Alexander A. Vandegrift | Marine Corps | Major General | Battle of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands | 01942-08-07August 7, 1942 – 01942-12-09December 9, 1942 | Later became the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps. | |
| — | Viale, Robert M.Robert M. Viale † | Army | O-01 !Second Lieutenant | Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands | 01945-03-05February 5, 1945 | |
| Villegas, Ysmael R.Ysmael R. Villegas † | Army | E-06 !Staff Sergeant | Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippine Islands | 01945-03-20March 20, 1945 | ||
| — | Vlug, Dirk J.Dirk J. Vlug | Army | E-02 !Private First Class | near Limon, Leyte, Philippine Islands | 01944-12-15December 15, 1944 | |
| Vosler, Forrest L.Forrest L. Vosler | Army Air Forces | E-07 !Technical Sergeant | over Bremen, Germany | 01943-12-20December 20, 1943 |
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