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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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Jacksa, John ,F.

Jackson, Alvin, E.

Jackson, Clarence, H.

Jackson, D. E.

Jackson, Olin, M.

Jackson, Schuyler Wolcott "Sky"* February 26th, 1919

Jacobsen Gerald L

Jacobson, Clarence E.

Jacoby, Jacob

Jacoby, Robert, F.

James, Dewey, L.

James, Maple

James, Theodore A.

Janis, James, L.

Jaquish, George, E.

Jarmusz, John, S.

Jasienowski, Peter* 1920

Jemdreck, Edward, G.

Jenkins, Earl, A.

Jenkins, Robert O.

Jennings, Edgar, G.

Jens, Henry, W.

Jerves, William, C.

Johnson, Aldis, W.

Johnson, Clifford, R.

Johnson, Earle A.* March 16th, 1893

Johnson, Howard, H.

Johnson, Ivar H. "Swede"* February 2nd, 1916

Johnson, Karl K.

Johnson, Merle F.

Johnson, Oscar, G.

Johnson, Paul H.

Johnson, Richard* April 17th, 1926

Johnson, Richard, C.

Johnson, Russell, J.

Johnson, Sylvian Lee* February 24th, 1922

Johnson, Vincent, W.

Johnson, Warner E.

Johnson, Warren E., Jr.

Johnston, William, R.

Jones, Donald, W.

Jones, Henry, M.

Jones, Homer H.

Jones, John "Johnnie"

Jones, Lewis, B.

Jones, Paul, S.

Jones, Ralph, C.

Jones, William, P. Jr.

Joniak, Joseph, F.

Josephson, Merle, E.

Jovanov, Hobart, R.

Jue, Key

Junitti, Ruben, H.

Jurden, Howard, F. Jr.

Justice, Roy L.

Jones, Herbert Charpoit* December 1st, 1918
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: G Grave: 76

Jarrett, Kenneth Royal "Roy"* October 10th, 1919
† May 6th, 1942

Jones, Elmer J.* June 12th, 1913
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: F Grave: 554

Jaycox, Howard K.† June 4th, 1942

Jordan, Roy E.† June 4th, 1942

Jimick, Charles† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

Jones, Samuel Q.* April 28th, 1918
† December 6th, 1942
Plot: P Row: 5 Grave: 11

Jenkins, Robert Boyce† December 15th, 1942

Johnson, Joseph, Jr.† December 15th, 1942

Jablonski, Alfred J.† May 8th, 1943

Jablonski, Clarence P.† July 11th, 1943
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 2

Jerstad, John Louis "Jack"* February 12th, 1918
† August 1st, 1943
Plot: C Row: 24 Grave: 10

Johnson, Carl Benjamin* March 11th, 1924
† August 12th, 1943

Jinnohara, Katsui* January 29th, 1917
† December 2nd, 1943

Jackson, Charles Andrew† December 13th, 1943
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 18

Jones, Daniel C.* November 1st, 1923
† March 18th, 1944

Jacobs, Donald L.* September 2nd, 1921
† March 26th, 1944

Johns, Cary Edwin* November 12th, 1910
† March 28th, 1944
Plot: F Grave: 542

Jones, Jenkin R.† May 26th, 1944

Johnson, Elden Harvey* February 13th, 1921
† June 3rd, 1944

Japhet, James H.† June 6th, 1944

Johnson, Donald J.† June 7th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 13 Grave: 31

Jablonski, Sylvester† June 26th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 7 Grave: 23

Jacobson, Mendel W.† July 10th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 12 Grave: 3

Johnstone, Robert Brooks* October 15th, 1924
† July 26th, 1944
Plot: P Grave: 4

Johnson, Harold (US-134th INF)† July 30th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 18 Grave: 15

Judefind, John J.† August 8th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 26 Grave: 31

Jablonski, John J.† September 1st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 30 Grave: 19

Jablonski, Edward A. J.† September 10th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 21 Grave: 5

Jaeggli, Clarence* October 23rd, 1908
† September 10th, 1944

Jewell, Kenneth† September 17th, 1944

Johnson, Ray M.* September 11th, 1920
† September 17th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 15

Johnson, Nevin J.* 1923
† September 18th, 1944

Jenswold, George F.* January 31st, 1910
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: C Grave: 7675

Johnson, Laverne G.* 1919
† September 20th, 1944

Jacobius, Herman Lawrence* March 30th, 1916
† September 28th, 1944
Plot: M Row: 3 Grave: 8

Jablonski, Alfred† October 8th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 18 Grave: 32

Johnson, Howard Ravenscroft “Jumpy”* June 18th, 1903
† October 8th, 1944

Jones, Edward Allison "Hillbilly"* April 1st, 1917
† October 10th, 1944

Johnson, Leroy* December 6th, 1919
† December 15th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 79

Jones, Wilson M. (Jr.)* December 20th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 32 Grave: 39

Jordan, Oscar Robert* October 2nd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Julian, John T. "Johnny"* April 5th, 1924
† December 21st, 1944
Plot: F Row: 10 Grave: 24

James, Wilbur E.† December 24th, 1944

Jackson, Homan K.* 1918
† December 30th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 1 Grave: 14

Jolivette, James Peter* 1915
† 1945
Plot: A Row: 10 Grave: 92

Jachman, Isadore Seigfreid "Izzy"* December 14th, 1922
† January 4th, 1945
Plot: 1 Row: 8 Grave: 40

Johnson, Ernest O.† January 13th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 3 Grave: 27

Johnson, Verl† January 24th, 1945

Jackson, Earl L.* September 5th, 1913
† February 3rd, 1945

Jablonski, John E.† February 11th, 1945

Jackson, Eugene E.* July 29th, 1922
† February 15th, 1945

Jandro, Howard J.* January 19th, 1925
† February 23rd, 1945

Jerome, Maynard M. "Jerry"† February 25th, 1945

Jenkins, Delbert R.† February 26th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 47

Johnson, Chandler Wilce* October 3rd, 1905
† March 2nd, 1945
Plot: A Grave: 811

Johnson, Harold W.† March 6th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 2 Grave: 72

Julian, Joseph Rodolph* April 3rd, 1918
† March 9th, 1945
Plot: DSS Grave: 12

James, Ellis E.† March 26th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 17 Grave: 10

Jones, Nelson B.† April 2nd, 1945

Jablonski, Walter J.† April 3rd, 1945
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 9

James, Willy F., Jr.* March 18th, 1920
† April 8th, 1945

Janssen, Clarence L.* October 27th, 1920
† April 9th, 1945

Johnson, James D.† April 10th, 1945

Jones, David E.† April 10th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 16 Grave: 8

Jurgensmeyer, Alfred J.† July 30th, 1945
Plot: 0 Row: 0 Grave: 0

Johns, Glover Steiner Jr.* January 31st, 1912
† May 19th, 1976

Juergens, Lewis Reuben "Chuckler"* October 22nd, 1918
† July 17th, 1982

Johnston, William James* August 15th, 1918
† May 29th, 1990
Plot: 72 Row: F Grave: 17

Johnson, Johnnie B.* October 28th, 1921
† October 7th, 1996

Jones, Sherman L.* September 3rd, 1919
† April 23rd, 1997

Jennings, Harold Frederick (Hal)* April 3rd, 1918
† June 28th, 1998

Johnson, Robert Samuel "Bob"* February 21st, 1920
† December 27th, 1998

Justi, Anthony J.* 1918
† 1999

Jackson Jr., James A.* November 18th, 1924
† August 28th, 2000

Jones, David Mudgett* December 18th, 1913
† November 25th, 2008

Jessup, Edward P.† August 25th, 2011

Jackson, Arthur Junior "Bull"* October 18th, 1924
† June 14th, 2017
Plot: 12 Row: I Grave: 123

Johnson, Joseph Quitman (Joe) "Baby of Bataan"* January 27th, 1926
† June 24th, 2017
Plot: 47 Grave: 1104

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