Pilots of Torpedo Squadron 31

• Lt. Edward E. Wood - Commanding Officer VT-31
     Navy Cross
     Distinguished Flying Cross
  
   
• Lt.  G. Packenham
     Distinguished Flying Cross
   
• Lt. (jg) John Russell
     Navy Cross
     Distinguished Flying Cross
     Purple Heart
   
• Lt. D. W. Smith
   
• Lt. (jg) Avery Lauber
   
• Lt. (jg) J. T. Hunt Jr.
   
• Lt. (jg) Jarrell Jenkins - Killed in action March 30, 1944
   
• Lt. (jg) Donald Hornberger - Killed in action August 4, 1944
     Air Medal
   
• Lt (jg) Rodric McChesney *
     Air Medal
   
• Lt (jg) William Fischer
   
• Lt (jg) E. Larkin
   
• Ens. Howard Bo
   
• Ens. Robert Shields
     Purple Heart
   
• Ens. James Jones Jr.
     Navy Cross
   
• Ens. Richard Mellin
     Distinguished Flying Cross
   
• Ens. L. O. Bacon
     Distinguished Flying Cross
     Air Medal
   
• Ens. C. A. Gearheart
   
• Ens. Charles Mantell - Killed in launching accident June 8, 1944

Air Crewmen

• PhoM1c Howard Webster Jr.
     Navy and Marine Medal
     Purple Heart
   
• AMM1c Thomas Conlen - Killed in action March 30, 1944
   
• AMM1c Dale H Gulick
   
• AOM1c John Ellzey
   
• AOM2c Armand Pelletier
   
• AOM2c General L. Turner Jr - Killed in launching accident June 8, 1944
   
• AMM2c Dale Brotherton
   
• AMM2c Robert Drake
     Silver Star
     Distinguished Flying Cross
   
• AMM2c Clifton Arwood *
   
• AMM2c Robert Anderson - Killed in action August 4, 1944
   
• AMM2c Gerald Berghorn
   
• AMM2c Ira Bewley
     Silver Star
     Distinguished Flying Cross
   
• AMM2c Thomas Wolf - Killed February 3, 1944 when his TBM made a forced water landing
   
• AMM2c Arnie Johnson
   
• AMM2c Warren Bennett
     Silver Star
     Distinguished Flying Cross
     Purple Heart
   
• AMM2c Jack Woolsey
   
• AMM2c Charles Leannarda

Radiomen

• ACRM Thomas Legett *
     Silver Star
     Distinguished Flying Cross
   
• ARM2c Daniel Pender Jr.
   
• ARM2c Frank Yackovich
   
• ARM2c George Slocum
   
• ARM2c Herman Fowler
     Purple Heart
   
• ARM2c Leslie Walters
     Silver Star
     Distinguished Flying Cross
   
• ARM2c Kenneth Pohl -  Killed in action August 4, 1944
   
• ARM2c Charles Sheridan
     Air Medal
   
• ARM2c Lewis Sumers - Killed in action March 30, 1944
     Purple heart
   
• ARM2c Keith Honey
   
• ARM2c Cornelius Kelly
     Silver Star
     Distinguished Flying Cross
   
• ARM2c Harold Larson
   
• ARM2c Milton Helm - Killed in launching accident June 8, 1944
   

Non Flight Members of VT 31

• Lt Joseph Lord III - Air combat information officer (ACI)
   
• Lt W Dohme - Recognition Officer
   
• AEM2c Murray Shumway - Aircraft Electrician's Mate
   
• PR2 Ervin Brownlee - Paracute Rigger
  
   

Pilots assigned to VT-31 December 1944 for 2nd Tour of Duty

• Lt. Cmd John R. Bowens II - Commanding Officer VT-31
   
• Lt. Carter L Wilson - Executive Officer VT-31
     Navy Cross
     Distinguished Flying Cross
     Air Medal
     Gold Star in Lieu of 2nd Air Medal
     Gold Star in Lieu of 3rd Air Medal
   
• Lt. Del G. Karr
   
• Ens. Robert A. Farrell
   
• Ens. John Urbanski
   
• Ens. Ervin R. Schuller
   
• Ens. J. Stanley Johnson
     Air Medal
   
• Ens. P. H. Henderson
   
• Ens. D. F. Davis
   
• Ens. R. B. Turner
   
• Ens. R M Carroll
   
• Ens. John C. Launius
   
• Ens. C. W. Cates
   
• Ens. A. P. Rubino
   

* Lt. McChesney, AMM2c Arwood, and ACRM Legett stayed with Torpedo Squadron 31 for a 2nd tour of duty