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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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Paddock, Thomas J.

Padgett, Paul J.

Paine, Wilson A.

Pais, William, A.

Palentino, Chris, Z.

Palish, Joseph

Palladine, Michael, R.

Palladino Michael R

Palm, Carl C.

Palmer, Rita

Panter, Claude, T.

Pappas, Basile

Pappas, Christos, L.

Parker, Curtis, W.

Parker, Harold, V.

Parker, Robert, M.

Parris, Tom B.

Parsons, Carl, U.

Paskey, Joseph, M.

Pasold, William L.

Patnude, Charles P.

Patrick, Charles, H.

Payne, Clyde B.

Pearce, Horace L.

Pedersen, Ejmer, J.

Pedigo, Russell, H.

Pellegrino, Michael, A.

Peloquin, Wilfred,

Pennington, Robert, S.

Pepper, Fred, J.

Perate, Francisco Leo

Perez, Manuel

Pertain, Herbert, E.

Pesce, John, B.

Peters, Robert, C.

Petersen, Raymond, H.

Peterson, Floyd, W.

Peterson, William C.

Petrello, Herbert

Petry, Joseph L. "Joe"

Petty, Earnest

Pezzano, Antonia Jr.

Phillips, Carl W.

Phillips, Roy E

Phillips, Wilbur, A.

Phllips, John, M.

Phlllips, Richard, C.

Piccirillo, Pasquale, A.

Pike, Grady, J. D.

Pina, Edwin, J.

Pittman, Harold, C.

Placek, Walter, F.

Plummer, Eugene E.

Poe, D. T.

Pollard, Curtis Barnett

Polsen, Joseph, E.

Pontecorvo, Donald A.

Pope, Alexander, E.

Porter, Howard, J.

Porter, Joseph, E.

Ports, Kenneth, L.

Potts, Jefferson, D.

Potts, Ned

Powell, William, E.

Powers, James J.* May 12th, 1917

Prater, Eugene, F.

Pratt, Charles, Jr.

Preine, Alvin, G.

Price, Walter, R.

Procell, Willie F.

Proeschl, Donald, R.

Proud, Wilfred R.

Pruitt, Harvey, B.

Pruitt, Henry Columbus

Prussack, Raymond

Pullera, Joseph

Purvis, George F.

Purvis, Robert, S.

Putnam, Robert H.

Putnam, Vyregel H.

Putt, Robert, D.

Pycior, Frank, B.

Pyle, Howard E.

Petree, Weeden Arthur, Jr.* 1912
† January 11th, 1942

Pell, Floyd Joaquin* December 29th, 1913
† February 19th, 1942
Plot: VII Grave: 52

Pound, Harold Clay "Froggy"* December 20th, 1903
† March 1st, 1942

Pace, Herbert Edward* March 19th, 1918
† April 28th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 2 Grave: 179

Pulley, Woodrow W.* February 16th, 1914
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: 12 Grave: 218

Powers, John James* July 3rd, 1912
† May 8th, 1942

Peterson, Oscar Verner* August 27th, 1899
† May 13th, 1942

Pease, Harl Jr.* April 17th, 1910
† August 7th, 1942

Perine Jr., Irving Van Gilder (Perry)* June 1st, 1908
† August 21st, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 63

Philips, Thomas W.* September 10th, 1924
† August 27th, 1942

Potts, Francis M.† September 6th, 1942

Pebworth, Jack* April 20th, 1918
† October 16th, 1942

Pytel, Ludvick L* 1918
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 21 Grave: 3

Phillips, Charles T.† December 15th, 1942

Potter, Otis H.† January 6th, 1943
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 155

Pierce, John Reeves* November 3rd, 1906
† January 10th, 1943

Poling, Clark V.* August 7th, 1910
† February 3rd, 1943

Peterson, Dale W.* November 18th, 1919
† May 9th, 1943

Parra, Eugene T.* September 18th, 1920
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 3

Prendergast, Joseph P.* 1914
† May 29th, 1943

Pitts, Marc F.† June 13th, 1943

Peterson, Arman* May 20th, 1915
† July 1st, 1943

Piontek, George† July 2nd, 1943
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 188

Patrick, Ersel Theodore* January 13th, 1918
† July 9th, 1943
Plot: F Grave: 547

Parker, Willard M.† July 23rd, 1943

Perrotta, Mike Anthony* June 4th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Poling, Hermon Daines* October 28th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Petrarca, Frank Joseph* July 31st, 1918
† July 31st, 1943
Plot: 110 Row: 1268 Grave: 3

Paw, Joseph† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Peterson, Roland N.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Peek, Buster* April 6th, 1917
† August 31st, 1943

Purdy, Robert F.† October 4th, 1943

Parker, James Arthur† October 20th, 1943

Patrick, George Frank* February 13th, 1921
† November 20th, 1943

Pierce, Glen B.† November 20th, 1943

Polmaskitch, Andrew J.† November 20th, 1943

Parramore III, George F† December 1st, 1943
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 36

Pereira, Augusto† December 11th, 1943

Petula, George† January 11th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 14 Grave: 12

Petrella, Joseph† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Power, John Vincent "Jack"* November 20th, 1918
† February 1st, 1944
Plot: D Grave: 4

Petcavage, Albert W.† February 8th, 1944

Penner, Stanley Warren* March 7th, 1920
† February 25th, 1944
Plot: 5 Row: A Grave: 14-17

Pace, Tom G.† March 1944

Poidmore, Frank J.* December 16th, 1915
† March 1st, 1944

Procaccini, Eugene J.† March 1st, 1944

Paschal, Thomas C.* May 15th, 1922
† April 16th, 1944

Poole, Billy S.† April 28th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 112

Patterson, Cleaston A.† May 14th, 1944

Pavlich, John* 1921
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 24

Pinder, John J., Jr.* June 6th, 1912
† June 6th, 1944

Pribula, William J.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 15

Peregory, Frank D.* April 10th, 1916
† June 14th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 21 Grave: 7

Pease, Foster S.† June 22nd, 1944

Polasky, Edward† July 3rd, 1944
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 13

Pucket, Donald Dale* December 15th, 1915
† July 9th, 1944
Plot: 84 Grave: 270-272

Peterson, Marvin M.* May 8th, 1921
† July 27th, 1944

Pruitt, Samuel Robert† August 16th, 1944

Pieri, Francis W.* April 29th, 1918
† August 22nd, 1944
Plot: 3 Grave: 656

Prussman, Ernest W.* 1921
† September 8th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 14

Prager, Clarence* May 12th, 1913
† September 18th, 1944

Popilsky, Ben N.† September 19th, 1944

Peterman, Harold E.† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 13

Przyborowski, Edward† September 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 16

Preston, William H.† September 27th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 16

Pinney, Kenneth J.† September 28th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 15

Phelps, Wesley* June 12th, 1923
† October 4th, 1944
Plot: GAR 15 Grave: 72

Pendleton, Jack James* March 31st, 1918
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: C-308 Row: SE Grave: 2

Pickup, Lewis Herman* August 7th, 1913
† October 24th, 1944

Pirtz, Matt* November 28th, 1913
† November 26th, 1944

Porter, Bill A.* 1922
† November 30th, 1944

Parker, Raymond M.† December 9th, 1944

Peternell, Paul* June 9th, 1922
† December 9th, 1944

Prather, Bondy E.† December 9th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 21 Grave: 2

Potts, Benjamin T.† December 12th, 1944

Penick, Ralph Roger* August 19th, 1917
† December 15th, 1944

Paden, Paul L. "Pappy"* 1912
† December 17th, 1944

Perkowski, Walter J.* July 4th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 60

Phillips, Peter R.* October 13th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Piasecki, Stanley F.* 1915
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 40

Pittman, Gilbert Ray* October 9th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 1 Grave: 41

Pritchett, William Edward (Jr.)* March 3rd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Parks, Benjamin Franklin* August 23rd, 1923
† December 24th, 1944

Payet, John E.* October 4th, 1924
† December 25th, 1944

Potts, Louis J.† December 25th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 5 Grave: 11

Preddy, George E. “Ratsy”* February 5th, 1919
† December 25th, 1944

Parks, Herschel† January 3rd, 1945

Pyle, Wilbur C.† January 8th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 12 Grave: 32

Penkala, Alex M., Jr.* August 30th, 1924
† January 10th, 1945

Palermo, Carmello J.† January 20th, 1945

Polette, Lloyd L., Jr.* February 8th, 1916
† January 22nd, 1945

Potticary, George W.† January 23rd, 1945
Plot: H Row: 10 Grave: 7

Parrish, Laverne* July 16th, 1918
† January 24th, 1945
Plot: 7 Row: 7 Grave: 4

Peden, Forrest E.* October 3rd, 1913
† February 3rd, 1945

Perez, Manuel, Jr.* March 3rd, 1923
† February 13th, 1945
Plot: Catholic S Row: 12 Grave: 4

Pratt, Howard Ralph* July 15th, 1925
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 0 Grave: 257

Piontek, Eugene C.† February 20th, 1945
Plot: I Row: 17 Grave: 1

Powers, Edwin Eugene* January 30th, 1925
† February 20th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 16 Grave: 5

Price, Leo V.† February 26th, 1945

Puckett, Clifton L.* October 31st, 1911
† February 26th, 1945

Purcell, Warren C.† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: A Row: 7 Grave: 17

Parady, Harold D.* 1911
† March 5th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 13 Grave: 4

Patterson, James R.* July 4th, 1920
† March 7th, 1945

Patrick, Edwin D.* January 11th, 1894
† March 14th, 1945

Phillips, George* July 14th, 1926
† March 14th, 1945

Popesen, John S.† March 14th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 28

Plante, Thomas E.† March 16th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 32 Grave: 25

Parker, Philip Hackley* March 28th, 1920
† March 23rd, 1945

Peters, George J.* 1924
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 17 Grave: 8

Proffitt, Raymond S.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 31 Grave: 13

Pettus, Jewell L.† March 28th, 1945

Peterson, George* May 28th, 1912
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 10

Parker, Buril L.* 1919
† April 5th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 24

Prozzo, Patsy A.† April 6th, 1945

Platt, Gerald E. Jr.* March 24th, 1921
† April 8th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 24

Paddock, Merlin N.* March 15th, 1917
† April 16th, 1945

Petersen, Vernon R.* May 18th, 1924
† April 17th, 1945

Pickering, Ernest Art* 1919
† April 17th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 13 Grave: 26

Peluso, Vincenzo† April 18th, 1945

Pyle, Ernest Taylor "Ernie"* August 3rd, 1900
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: D Grave: 109

Paprocky, Stephen Thoma* August 18th, 1918
† April 21st, 1945

Pennington, James E.* September 23rd, 1920
† May 15th, 1945

Philip, George, Jr.* April 14th, 1912
† June 16th, 1945

Patton, George Smith Jr.* November 11th, 1885
† December 21st, 1945

Pena, Michael Castaneda "Mike"* November 6th, 1924
† September 5th, 1950
Plot: 8 Row: 15

Piburn, Edwin William* July 9th, 1895
† September 28th, 1958
Plot: 30 Grave: 510-1

Powell, John Chester* October 14th, 1920
† October 17th, 1958

Polizzi, Casamino Joseph* March 12th, 1921
† September 11th, 1965

Parker, William Henry* June 21st, 1905
† July 16th, 1966

Pharris, Jackson Charles* June 26th, 1912
† October 17th, 1966

Pearson, Milton Harvey* November 14th, 1917
† December 7th, 1970

Puller, Lewis Burwell "Chesty"* June 26th, 1898
† October 11th, 1971

Pellettiere, John M.* July 28th, 1918
† August 6th, 1980

Pogue, William Grady* November 25th, 1899
† October 26th, 1982
Plot: 5 Grave: 120

Pierce, Francis Junior* December 7th, 1924
† December 21st, 1986

Peterson, Chesley Gordon* August 10th, 1920
† January 28th, 1990

Pool, Lafayette G. "Lafe"* July 23rd, 1919
† May 30th, 1991

Prasse, Oscar Fred† June 19th, 1993

Pickering, Richard C.* May 30th, 1921
† August 25th, 1995

Pagnotta, Carmen J. "Pag"* April 4th, 1924
† May 6th, 1997

Perate, William M., Sr.* August 9th, 1924
† July 25th, 1997

Puffer, Arthur W. "Pop"* December 2nd, 1911
† September 12th, 1997

Peyton, Kenneth P.* July 7th, 1922
† January 13th, 1998
Plot: 23 Row: 0 Grave: 11

Peterson, Kenneth F.† October 1998

Peredo, Antonio M.* June 9th, 1916
† December 9th, 2001

Pommerening, Melvin H.† May 19th, 2002

Parsons, James Odell* September 4th, 1927
† November 4th, 2003

Paige, Mitchell* August 31st, 1918
† November 15th, 2003

Plunkett, Woodrow C. "Woody"† February 20th, 2005

Pogorel, Bernard S.* December 5th, 1916
† December 16th, 2007

Priest, Arlis* February 24th, 1923
† February 12th, 2008

Peniche, Edward Albert "Ed"* June 28th, 1925
† August 16th, 2008

Piontek, Frank C.* September 29th, 1918
† December 2nd, 2008

Psaki, Nicholas George, Jr.* April 11th, 1919
† March 14th, 2009

Pope, Everett Parker* July 16th, 1919
† July 16th, 2009
Plot: 59 Grave: 3800

Peck, George S.† January 12th, 2010

Porcella, Thomas W. "Tom"* October 4th, 1923
† August 8th, 2010

Pumphrey, A.T. "Pump"* March 24th, 1917
† December 22nd, 2010
Plot: C1 Row: W2 Grave: B48

Pollock, William E.* 1921
† February 15th, 2011

Perconte, Frank J.* March 10th, 1917
† October 24th, 2013

Profitt, Carl D. "Chubby"* November 23rd, 1918
† June 30th, 2015

Phillips, Paul David* March 9th, 1918
† August 27th, 2023

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