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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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La Cour, John M.
Lachut, Sigismund† November 18th, 1944
LaCoursiere, Leon J.† January 13th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 45
Lacovone, Carl J.
Laden, Norman
LaFountain, Eugene L.
Lagonia, Thomas, A.
Laird, Thomas H.† October 1943
Lake, William Coolidge
Lalopa, Frank† September 9th, 1944
LaManna, Joseph
Lamb, John T.
Lambert, Dennis, J.
Lambert, James, R.
Lambert, Paul, B.
Lamoureux, Francis M.
Lamuth, Joseph, M.
Landid, Estyl, R.
Landolina, Lusciano, P.
Landry, Elson J.† September 22nd, 1944
Landwehr, L. E.
Lane, John E.† June 7th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 6
Lane, Joseph O.
Lane, Lorrin F.† March 13th, 1945
Lang, Frank M.† December 16th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 26
Langdon, Lawrence P.
Lange, Robert F.† March 27th, 1945
Langford, Everette H.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 44
Langille, Allen F.† August 15th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 7 Grave: 20
Langley, Harvey, B.
Lanham, William J.
Lanier, Fulton P.† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972
Lanning, Nelson, J.
Lantron, Edward Leslie† October 20th, 1943
Larimore, Ray, E.
Larrieu, Richard, G.
Larson, Arvid, G.
Larson, John Iver
Larson, Lawrence H.† December 27th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 5 Grave: 20
LaSalle, Edmund, C.
Lash, Herman, A.
Laska, Carl L.† June 16th, 1942
Plot: E Row: 1 Grave: 52
Lavin, Michael, J.
Law, George.J jr.† March 28th, 1945
Lawrence, Henry G., Jr.
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Lawson, James, E.
Lay, Hilly B.† October 31st, 1942
Plot: IV Row: A Grave: 9-11
Le Fevre, Charles H.† November 29th, 1943
Le Van, Joseph M.† October 29th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 11 Grave: 18
Leach, Robert M.
Lear, Malcolm
Leary, Alphonsus L.† February 20th, 1945
Leary, Timothy, J.
Leber, Edward Charles
LeBlanc, Carrol, J.
Lechner Edward H
Ledbetter, James, W.
Lee, Burton J.† April 16th, 1945
Lee, Luther, H.
Lee, Ray, D.
Leen, Robert
Leeuw, De, Wayne R.† April 7th, 1945
Leffel, Gale, E.
Lefko, Henry F.† September 17th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 34 Grave: 30
Lehman, James E.† July 9th, 1944
Plot: N Row: 0 Grave: 1630
Lehrfeld, Irving
Leighty, John L.† February 26th, 1945
Leist, Leroy† February 4th, 1944
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Lemasters, Stanley, L.
Lemeron, Ray
Lengyel, Mickey† August 12th, 1943
Plot: B Row: 42 Grave: 9
Leon, Cyril, L.
Leonard, Edward F.
Leonard, Maurice J.† November 21st, 1944
Leone, Thomas J.† December 4th, 1944
Lewis, Charles H.† February 26th, 1945
Lewis, Roy B.† September 17th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 3
Lewis, Wilburn, R.
Light, James, E.
Lilja, George† September 19th, 1944
Lillard, James, J.
Lima, John† January 4th, 1945
Limbocker, Leo J.† January 6th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 183
Lincoln, Boyd L.† November 30th, 1942
Lindenzweig, William T.† January 14th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 18
Linder, Betram
Lindgren, Axel Carl G.
Lindner, Arthur P.
Lindsay, James, E.
Lindsay, Lucius, E.
Lipschitz, Sol S.
Lisson, Simon
Litton, Henry, C.
Littrell, Milton E.† May 17th, 1943
Livie, Joseph, M.
Lloyd, Oscar, W.
Locke, Alfred, T.
Loewi, Andrew W.† January 5th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 59
Logan, John, C.
Logan, Samuel Moore
Logerot, John L.
Long, Dean, E.
Look, Robert E.† November 23rd, 1944
Loomis, Virgil
Loucks Emmett T
Louderback, Eugene, L.
Love, John M.† June 15th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 38
Love, Joseph, D.
Lovelady, Lyle, E.
Lowe, James, K.
Lowrance, Henry A.† January 2nd, 1945
Lozano, Harold J.
Lozaski, Louis, J.
Lozowski, Stanley J.† April 16th, 1945
Plot: J Row: 2 Grave: 21
Lucci, Frank
Ludt, Christopher
Luster, Sam
Luther, Gerald G.
Luther, Hubert C.† November 20th, 1943
Plot: C Row: 0 Grave: 1301
Lutz, Aleda E.
Lyday, Billy Lee† June 1st, 2018
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Lynch, Charles P., Jr.† April 17th, 1945
Lynch, Patrick W.
Lynch, Timothy R.† December 20th, 1944
Lim, Vicente Podico* February 24th, 1888
† December 31st, 1944
LeFrançois, Wilfred Sylvio* 1901
† June 9th, 1952
Plot: Q Grave: 686
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Lofberg, Gustove Brynolf "Gus" (Jr.)* April 6th, 1903
† September 5th, 1942
Lokken, Fred A.* January 18th, 1907
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 10
Lawson, Arthur Emmett* March 28th, 1908
† October 11th, 1977
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Latta, De Vere, Frank* January 10th, 1909
† May 4th, 1945
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Lopez, Jose M.* July 10th, 1910
† May 16th, 2005
Plot: AI Grave: 542
Lowery, William* March 26th, 1911
† April 16th, 1944
Lockner, Louis W.* March 3rd, 1912
† October 25th, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 1050
Lindstrom, Floyd K.* June 21st, 1912
† February 3rd, 1944
Plot: 230 Grave: 778
Lambe, Leland L.* 1913
† September 10th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 4 Grave: 63
Latta, Robert T.* November 12th, 1913
† September 10th, 1952
Lambert, Lester M.* November 16th, 1913
† March 8th, 2005
Lee, James F.* 1914
† June 4th, 1942
Lehman, Paul E.* January 19th, 1914
† July 4th, 1944
Laughlin, William Henry* September 5th, 1914
† February 18th, 2008
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Lynn, William George, Jr.* June 6th, 1915
† July 4th, 1942
Plot: B Row: 5 Grave: 10
Lummus, Andrew Jackson, Jr. "Jack"* October 22nd, 1915
† March 8th, 1945
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Lentine, Joseph F.* November 23rd, 1915
† January 10th, 1945
Lantry, Henry B.* December 21st, 1915
† July 18th, 1977
Lucadamo, Ernest D., Jr.* February 16th, 1916
Leone, Sam* May 24th, 1916
Lowery, Louis R. "Lou"* July 24th, 1916
† April 15th, 1987
Plot: 1 Grave: 6422
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Lengyel, Alexander "Alex" (Jr.)* September 12th, 1916
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 13
Lloyd, William Rees* September 23rd, 1916
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 200
Latimer, Lewis W.* September 26th, 1916
† June 6th, 1944
Lane, Norman V.* October 17th, 1916
† March 16th, 1945
Layman, Fred H.* October 29th, 1916
† November 17th, 1994
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Lynch, Thomas J. "Tommy"* December 9th, 1916
† March 8th, 1944
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Lavenson, George* 1917
† June 26th, 1944
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Lysaght, Charles L.* February 2nd, 1917
† December 4th, 1944
Lohmeyer, Marvin Edward (USAF)* March 14th, 1917
† June 21st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 37 Grave: 7
Layh, Philip* March 26th, 1917
† July 7th, 1968
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Lacek, Anthony J.* July 4th, 1917
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 31
Loehrl, Frederick A.* August 15th, 1917
† July 4th, 1942
Lackey, John Poitevent (Jr.)* May 7th, 1918
† January 26th, 1945
Laufer, Howard W.* May 26th, 1918
† December 17th, 1944
Luers, James E.* July 12th, 1918
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 4 Grave: 58
Luther, Henry M.* September 1918
† October 24th, 1944
Labate, Augustus D. "Gus"* November 1st, 1918
† June 7th, 1944
Little, Ernest W.* December 1st, 1918
† January 30th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 10 Grave: 6
Link, Ray C.* April 19th, 1919
† December 24th, 1944
Lee, King* June 19th, 1919
† September 25th, 1995
Lewellen, R.B.* August 18th, 1919
† June 1st, 2009
Luttrell, Jessie Earl* September 4th, 1919
† December 23rd, 1943
Levy, Joseph* December 30th, 1919
† July 24th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 9041
Lindsey, Darrell Robins* December 30th, 1919
† August 9th, 1944
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Lee, John W.* January 18th, 1920
† March 13th, 1998
Lomell, Leonard G.* January 22nd, 1920
Lipton, Clifford Carwood "Lip"* January 30th, 1920
† December 16th, 2001
Le Fevre, Louis Martin* June 12th, 1920
† February 10th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 18
Landers, John Dave* June 23rd, 1920
† September 12th, 1989
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Lee, Fritz J.* July 24th, 1920
† May 24th, 1944
Plot: F Grave: 543
Lederer, Frederick John* August 8th, 1920
† February 1st, 2011
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Lawley, William Robert, Jr. "Bill"* August 23rd, 1920
† May 29th, 1999
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Leckie, Robert "Lucky"* December 18th, 1920
† December 24th, 2001
Luckenbach, Elgin J.* January 14th, 1921
† April 16th, 1944
Laws, Robert Earl* January 18th, 1921
† January 1st, 1990
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Lambert, Leslie Leland* March 28th, 1921
† July 5th, 1997
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Leims, John Harold* June 8th, 1921
† June 28th, 1985
Plot: 2 Grave: 1133
Luz, George* June 17th, 1921
† October 15th, 1998
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Leonard, Turney White* June 18th, 1921
† November 6th, 1944
Plot: 158 Row: 32 Grave: 8
Livesay, Melvin G.* June 26th, 1921
† November 11th, 1944
Libardi, Joseph A.* September 21st, 1921
† March 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 36
Lampman, Richard Andrew* November 25th, 1921
† May 15th, 1992
Lehner, Robert Donald* December 11th, 1921
† February 8th, 1944
LeFebvre, Henry E. "Hank"* 1922
† April 18th, 2010
Lee, Harold W.* January 19th, 1922
† April 26th, 1945
Lloyd, Edgar Harold* February 28th, 1922
† September 14th, 1944
Leatherwood, Jimmie Lee "Jim"* March 15th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 57
Leach, James Herbert "Jimmie"* April 7th, 1922
† December 17th, 2009
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Lockhart, James Troy* July 18th, 1922
† June 16th, 2000
Linkins, William Pinkney, Jr., "Bill"* October 25th, 1922
† July 25th, 1944
Lucas, Alan Moore* November 30th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 9 Grave: 32
Leegsma, Agardus Marinus, Jr.* October 23rd, 1923
† October 17th, 1989
Lawry, Donald C.* March 27th, 1924
† February 22nd, 1944
Link, Weldon E.* March 29th, 1924
Loftis, William Cooper* June 25th, 1924
† October 26th, 1944
Lobaugh, Donald Ronald* February 7th, 1925
† July 22nd, 1944
Laird, Billy Vaught* April 28th, 1925
† July 1st, 1944
Long, William Frank "Billy"* July 8th, 1925
† February 11th, 1944
Plot: 6 Row: 19 
La Belle, James Dennis* November 22nd, 1925
† March 8th, 1945
Larson, Norman Oscar* January 22nd, 1926
† July 29th, 2013
Looney, Guy C.* February 4th, 1926
† January 2nd, 1945
Lester, Fred Faulkner* April 29th, 1926
† June 8th, 1945
Lucas, Jacklyn Harrell "Jack"* February 14th, 1928
† June 5th, 2008
Likins, Jr., Floyd Leo* February 6th, 1933
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