Medal of Honor
March 12, 1942–May 7, 1942
Philippine Islands
- Rank at action
- General
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War II
- Unit or command
- Commanding U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines
- Presentation date
- September 19, 1945
The Citation
Sources ↓Distinguished himself by intrepid and determined leadership against greatly superior enemy forces. At the repeated risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in his position, he frequented the firing line of his troops where his presence provided the example and incentive that helped make the gallant efforts of these men possible. The final stand on beleaguered Corregidor, for which he was in an important measure personally responsible, commanded the admiration of the Nation's allies. It reflected the high morale of American arms in the face of overwhelming odds. His courage and resolution were a vitally needed inspiration to the then sorely pressed freedom-loving peoples of the world.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-31
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV — U.S. Army ↗U.S. Army · Checked 2026-08-31
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-002748
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-31
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 80
- Other source date wording
- 1942-05-07
- Entered service at
- Skaneateles, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 5b667a5906fc1a9226348c0c2acba471f7e8483be78e2e27caf0f13dfea97d7c
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; rendered current reference profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The Society structured profile gives May 7, 1942, while the official U.S. Army citation index gives March 12 to May 7, 1942 and identifies Wainwright as commanding U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines. The complete Army range is controlled while the Society endpoint remains separately attributed.