WWII · Battle Death Record
Alexander R. Nininger Jr.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army · Florida
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Alexander R. Nininger Jr.
- Entered the Service From
- Florida
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- January 12, 1942
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
- Grave
- Tablets of the Missing
Their story
The first American to receive the Medal of Honor in the Second World War. He fought through Japanese positions on Bataan on 12 January 1942 until he fell; his remains were never identified. Commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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