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Purple Heart

The Purple Heart was instituted in 1782 by George Washington and is the first American decoration. Originally it was awarded for bravery in action, currently it is awarded to those wounded or killed in action, in the latter case posthumously.
An Oak Leaf Cluster is added when a previously wounded person already has a Purple Heart.
The decoration is a purple, heart-shaped badge with bronze edges. It depicts in relief a bust of George Washington wearing the uniform of a general in the Continental Army.
On the reverse side is the inscription: "For Military Merit" with the recipient's name below.
It is estimated that for World War II 1,076,245 Purple Hearts were awarded.

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Dacey, James J., Jr.† October 10th, 1944

Daffin, Philip, T.

Dages, Ralph, C.

Daigle, Alfred Joseph† July 25th, 1944
Plot: N Row: 0 Grave: 673

Dailey, Lewis E.† July 17th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 12 Grave: 4

Dale, Floyd, W.

Dalton, William, E.

Daly, John Jr.

Daly, Joseph, L.

Daly, Thomas A.† February 23rd, 1945

Dammer, Herman W.

Damon, Stanley, E. Z.

Danforth, Carl. A.† January 23rd, 1944

Danielowski,C. P.

Dankmyer,Herbert,C.

Danuluk, Vasil

Darling, Eugene R.† April 14th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 21 Grave: 28

Daulton, Orin, L.

Daum, John A.† June 8th, 1944

Davidson, James Robert† April 8th, 1945

Davies, William, H.

Davis, Cecil, J.

Davis, Charles, D.

Davis, David, W.

Davis, Edwin G.† December 25th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 3 Grave: 44

Davis, Elba† November 22nd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 8 Grave: 118

Davis, George J.

Davis, George, L.

Davis, Harold W.† August 26th, 1942

Davis, Jackson† March 31st, 1945

Davis, James J.† July 7th, 1944

Davis, Marquis E.† July 11th, 1944

Davis, Nelson H.† February 25th, 1944

Davis, Robert L.

Davis, Rodmond, H.

Davis, Samuel C.† July 17th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 4 Grave: 30

Davis, Warren M.

Dawson, Linwood Blakeley

Day, Howard, R.

Day, Thomas B.† December 21st, 1944
Plot: N Row: 11 Grave: 31

De Boer, Clifford† November 18th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 6

De Boer, Quentin† April 5th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 19 Grave: 4

De Boer, Theodore B.† January 7th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 29

De Kraker, Herman

De Shong, Irving† February 21st, 1945

De Vane, Francis T.† February 10th, 1945
Plot: Court 7

De Visser, Adrian† February 16th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 9 Grave: 71

De Visser, Charley† March 15th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 6 Grave: 13

De Vore, Willard A.† February 2nd, 1945
Plot: D Row: 11 Grave: 62

Dean, Arthur, D.

Dean, Paul

Deans, Davis, G.

Deasey, John, J. Jr.

DeCarvalho, George M.† April 25th, 1994

Decatur, Richard G.

DeClaris, Joseph, E.

DeCristofaro, Anthony

Deel, Autry, C.

Deem, Harry B.† June 7th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 20 Grave: 36

Defibaugh, William, A.

DeGraffenreid, Allen, B.

Deinlein, Leonard† May 25th, 1944

Deitz, Broadus, S.

Delaney, Thomas, L.

Delmonico, Dominick† September 11th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 11 Grave: 29

DeLong, Earl

Deluga, Leonard A.† September 10th, 1944

Delury, John P.† May 15th, 1997

Demick, Kenneth, J.

DeNard, Vincent V.† February 10th, 1944

Deneen, Jerome C.† September 8th, 1944

Dennis, Wayne, N.

Dennison, Hiram

Denson, Harold† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

Denton, Daniel V.† July 11th, 1943

Depew, John M.† June 12th, 1944

Derowin, Frank, D.

DeStefano, Anthony, B. (US Army)

DeStefano, Pasqualy E. "Patsy" (USMC)

DeVaney, Cleveland R.

Devine, Robert P.† February 2nd, 1945
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 43

Devine, Samuel A., Jr.† April 15th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 21 Grave: 12

Dew, Robert G.† September 27th, 1944

DeWitt, Jack Richard

DeWoody, John, S.

Dexter, Robert B.

Dezutter, Albert R.† February 13th, 1944

Di Lorio, Libaerato A.† November 12th, 1945

Di Rienzo, John C.† September 17th, 1943

Diamond, LeRoy

Diamond, William

Dickerson, James Jackson "Dick"

Dickey, George T.† September 9th, 1944

Dickey, Halley K., Jr.† July 17th, 1944

Dickinson, Robert E.

Dien, Bernard, B.

Dietz, Frederick F. (Jr.)† March 19th, 1944

Difalco, Guy L.† September 17th, 1944

Dikoon, Walter† September 17th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 10

Dillon, Jerry, V.

DiLorenzo, James, J.

DiMonte, John

Dirago, Jimmie E., Jr.† October 29th, 1945

Disher, Leo "Bill"

Distefano, William, J. (US Army)

Dixon, Carl G.† January 4th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 3 Grave: 20

Dixon, Thomas, E.

Dobbs, Roy, F.

Dobis, Arthur, H.

Does, Thomas, A.

Dohs, Francis H.† February 23rd, 1945

Dolan, Vincent, J.

Dolinski, Stanley J.† November 12th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 7 Grave: 42

Domangue, Herman A.

Domz, Raymond

Donaldson, John B.† April 6th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 7 Grave: 9

Donoskovic, Daniel, R

Donovan, John, J.

Donovan, Oswald, E.

Doran, Robert E.† September 18th, 1944

Dorr, Earle L., Jr.† December 5th, 1944

Dorr, Michael W.† April 11th, 1945
Plot: L Row: 17 Grave: 3

Dorsey, Joseph E.

Doss, Thomas, A

Dotsen, Earle

Dotson, Adrian, E.

Douglas, Stanley Allen Jr.† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

Dove, Paul Whiney† October 24th, 1944

Downer, James G.† December 9th, 1942

Downes, John P.

Downey, Earl R., Jr.† March 24th, 1945

Doxey, John H.† February 28th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 16 Grave: 54

Doyle, William T.

Drabinowicz, Francis Peter† May 9th, 1944

Drennan, Fred O.† September 18th, 1944

Drennan, R. D.

Dress, Hillman C.† June 30th, 1965

Drew, James, F.

Drewes, Henry C.† November 20th, 1943

Drews, Robert, K.

Driscoll, Thomas, R.

Drumheller, Thomas, P.

Drummond, Joe, B.

Dubay, Roy, C.

Duda, Peter

Duffek, Rafiel L.

Duffie, Henry Z.

Duffy, George E.

Dugger, Everett, C.

Duke, Lonnie

Dunahoe, Clinton S.† November 20th, 1943

Duncan, Daymond D.

Dunford, John Edward

Dungan, Allen B.† March 26th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 12 Grave: 11

Dunham, Clarence, L.

Dunleavy, James, B.

Dunning, Walter, B.

Dunster, Orien, E.

Durand, Viateur C.† October 7th, 1944

Durant, John L.† October 20th, 1944

Durante, Salvatore "Sal"

Duty, Robert

Dwyer, Oliver F.† March 1st, 1945
Plot: F Row: 15 Grave: 57

Dye, Everett D.† September 18th, 1944

Dziurgat, Eugene, C.

D’Ellia, Guido, N.

Dugan, Augustine Davis* May 24th, 1902
† July 16th, 1987

Daniel, Ralph Audary* October 24th, 1904
† October 7th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 1 Grave: 14

Dealey, Samuel David* September 13th, 1906
† August 24th, 1944

Davies, John E.* December 8th, 1908
† September 23rd, 1944

Dyess, Aquilla James "Jimmie"* January 11th, 1909
† February 2nd, 1944

Darby, William Orlando "Bill"* February 8th, 1911
† April 30th, 1945

Davis, George Fleming* March 23rd, 1911
† January 6th, 1945

Deflumeri, Alfred Louis* May 26th, 1911
† March 26th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 15

Draper, Foy* November 26th, 1911
† February 1st, 1943
Plot: F Row: 10 Grave: 7

DeShazer, Jacob Daniel "Jake"* November 15th, 1912
† March 15th, 2008

Dornstetter, Louis John* October 25th, 1913
† November 8th, 1944

Diehl, Bill V.* May 6th, 1914
† July 17th, 1942

Dinkins, Sherman Tecumpse* May 31st, 1914
† November 7th, 1944

Doubleman, Nathan B.* 1915
† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 22 Grave: 28

Davis, Raymond Gilbert "Ray"* January 13th, 1915
† September 3rd, 2003

Duncan, Louis Edward* November 20th, 1915
† November 21st, 1995
Plot: 46 Grave: 1782

Derby, Arthur Lawrence Jr.* 1916
† January 25th, 1945

De Graffenreid, Fayet R.* February 29th, 1916
† April 10th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 20

Dahlgren, Edward Carl* March 14th, 1916
† May 31st, 2006

Davila, Rudolph B.* April 27th, 1916
† January 26th, 2002

Desmond, William J. "Bill"* May 3rd, 1916
† February 24th, 1944
Plot: 33 Grave: 11404

Duryea, Justin Gates* July 11th, 1916
† June 22nd, 2001

Dutko, John W.* October 24th, 1916
† May 23rd, 1944
Plot: DSC Grave: 1

Dutton, Robert George "Bob"* December 4th, 1916
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 9 Grave: 29

Davis, William F* January 21st, 1917
† October 14th, 1944

DeWitt, Terry S.* February 25th, 1917
† September 30th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 3 Grave: 3

Davison, Michael Shannon* March 21st, 1917
† September 7th, 2006
Plot: VII Row: C Grave: 159

Durkin, Patrick A.* March 24th, 1917

Davis, Leland LaFroy* March 25th, 1917
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8347

Demott, Carey L.* July 2nd, 1917
† May 27th, 1950

Durante, Angelo Joseph* August 27th, 1917

De Febio, Michael* May 13th, 1918
† April 12th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 2 Grave: 7

Dalessondro, Peter Joseph* May 19th, 1918
† October 15th, 1997

Dike, Norman Staunton "Foxhole Norman", Jr.* May 19th, 1918
† June 23rd, 1989

DeWeese, Ralph Eugene "Bud"* July 7th, 1918
† September 23rd, 1944

Dombrowski, Stanley R.* August 8th, 1918

Durfee, Charles R.* August 28th, 1918
† June 17th, 1944
Plot: A Grave: 15

Desobry, William R.* September 11th, 1918
† January 12th, 1996
Plot: PG Grave: 95

Desiderio, Reginald Benjamin (US Army)* September 12th, 1918
† November 27th, 1950

Duenne, Joseph Leo* November 1st, 1918
† March 5th, 1945

Davidson, Robert Harold* January 15th, 1919
† October 10th, 1982

Doss, Desmond Thomas* February 7th, 1919
† March 23rd, 2006

Davis, Lawrence J.* February 17th, 1919
† October 10th, 1944

Drewelow, Raymond J.* March 6th, 1919
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017

DeFranzo, Arthur Frederick* March 20th, 1919
† June 10th, 1944

Dowling, Edwin S., Jr.* May 22nd, 1919
† September 29th, 1943

Duff, Carrol Wesley* August 8th, 1919
† December 11th, 1944

Drovis, Seymour P.* August 26th, 1919
† July 7th, 1944
Plot: 57 Grave: 221

Dynan, Thomas W., Jr.* August 26th, 1919
† October 9th, 1942
Plot: O Row: 4 Grave: 7

Dwelis, Edward P.* August 31st, 1919
† July 17th, 1942

Drowley, Jesse Ray* September 19th, 1919
† May 20th, 1996

Della Betta, Prosdocimo J. "Dutch"* October 15th, 1919
† March 15th, 1944

Doty, Claude E.* October 21st, 1919
† November 20th, 1944

Douglas, Raymond Elden* November 1st, 1919
† March 20th, 1980

Duggan, Joseph Daniel* November 1st, 1919
† September 8th, 2009

Deets, Virgil Duane* November 16th, 1919
† March 1st, 1945

Douglas, Paul Page* December 23rd, 1919
† December 26th, 2002

Denig, James Livingston* December 25th, 1919
† February 1st, 1944
Plot: 01 Grave: 165B

Dick, Harold E.* 1920
† January 4th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 8 Grave: 20

Dixon, Wilford N.* January 1st, 1920
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: P Row: 8 Grave: 5

De Toris, James* January 14th, 1920
† October 9th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 18 Grave: 3

Dunham, Russell E.* February 23rd, 1920
† April 6th, 2009

Deering, Robert Patrick* March 11th, 1920
† January 30th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 11

De Costa, Thomas* May 18th, 1920
† June 5th, 1942
Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 247

Dwyer, Patrick Joseph* June 2nd, 1920
† July 26th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 11 Grave: 13

Delwo, Howard F.* September 2nd, 1920
† November 29th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 4 Grave: 14

DuBeck, Edward Walter* October 16th, 1920
† July 2nd, 2016

Dunlap, Robert Hugo* October 19th, 1920
† March 24th, 2000

Dailey, Robert L.* October 31st, 1920
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 1 Grave: 28

DiTrapani, John E.* December 30th, 1920
† July 7th, 1944
Plot: O Row: 3 Grave: 11

Dietz, Robert H.* January 22nd, 1921
† March 29th, 1945
Plot: 6 Grave: 12

Deblanc, Jefferson Joseph* February 15th, 1921
† November 22nd, 2007

Dykstra, Joel Bernard* February 17th, 1921
† August 5th, 2006

DePinto, Natoli C.* April 19th, 1921
† February 28th, 1945

Dallas, Jack W.* April 23rd, 1921
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 228

Davis, Judson C., Jr.* May 15th, 1921
† September 12th, 1990

Dicktakes, Spiro* June 17th, 1921
† January 7th, 2012

Duckett, Clifford L.* September 1st, 1921
† February 10th, 1945

Dukeman, William Heiter, Jr.* September 3rd, 1921
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 2

Duggan, Robert Urquhart* September 22nd, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

DeGlopper, Charles Neilans* November 30th, 1921
† June 9th, 1944

Dinges Jr., Millard F.* December 25th, 1921
† August 28th, 2002

Davis, George* 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 61

Durham, John Wesley* 1922
† May 6th, 1942

De Vivo, Sebastian* January 2nd, 1922
† June 10th, 1944

Davis, Warren* February 12th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 59

Doster, Glenn Edgar* March 12th, 1922
† February 21st, 1978

Damato, Anthony Peter* March 28th, 1922
† February 20th, 1944

Dicassio, Daniel John* May 17th, 1922
† May 6th, 1942

Diederich, Raymond John* July 23rd, 1922
† February 22nd, 1944

Dufrane, Harold Noe* September 9th, 1922
† November 26th, 2006
Plot: AC Grave: 18

Davis, Hugh A. "Pete"* October 16th, 1922
† January 7th, 2008

DeVaudreuil, Theodore E.* December 4th, 1922
† September 30th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 50

DeCoster, James V.* December 22nd, 1922
† January 13th, 1988

DePaepe, Raymond Howard* December 23rd, 1922
† May 21st, 2013

Dean, William C., Jr.* 1923
† April 19th, 1944

Denmead, Donald R.* 1923
† December 16th, 1943

Deyoe, Warner S.* 1923

Durben, Fred H.* 1923
† October 30th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 4 Grave: 14

Davidson, Paul G.* January 14th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 38 Row: 300 Grave: 181

Durning, Charles Edward* February 28th, 1923
† December 24th, 2012

Davis, Windell E.* March 8th, 1923

Dickinson, William Hayden* March 22nd, 1923
† May 25th, 1944

De Grasse, Harold A.* May 3rd, 1923
† April 6th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 11 Grave: 17

De Weever, Carl Clement Jr.* May 18th, 1923
† November 23rd, 2002
Plot: 54 Grave: 3691

Dyer, Martin Russell Jr.* June 14th, 1923
† June 30th, 1944
Plot: C Grave: 815

Deleau, Emile Jr.* June 28th, 1923
† January 2nd, 1945
Plot: D

Desch, Howard C.* July 25th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Deane, Laurence Dare* August 15th, 1923
† May 20th, 1945
Plot: E Grave: 845

Daugherty, L.D.* August 31st, 1923
† November 19th, 1995

Dinsmore, Robert W.* September 7th, 1923
† January 18th, 1995

Drake, Euel T.* October 26th, 1923
† March 23rd, 1944
Plot: K Row: 17 Grave: 4

Dagon, William M.* November 23rd, 1923
† April 9th, 1999

Drees, Edward W.* April 25th, 1924
† December 20th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 6

Dee, Hall* September 3rd, 1924
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8345

Daly, Michael Joseph* September 15th, 1924
† July 25th, 2008

Dougherty, Samuel Alexander* October 8th, 1924
† September 27th, 1944

Dunbar, William John* December 1st, 1924
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: Cramer

Davis, Lorenzo J.* December 11th, 1924
† January 29th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 8 Grave: 64

Dent, Virgil B. Jr.* 1925
† March 7th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 9 Grave: 67

Drury, John Edward* April 13th, 1925
† April 2nd, 1945
Plot: E Grave: 352

Diamond, James H.* April 22nd, 1925
† May 14th, 1945

Dellagnena, Flore* June 11th, 1925
† May 21st, 1945

Day, James Lewis* October 5th, 1925
† October 28th, 1998
Plot: P Grave: 1748

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