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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.

Grid List
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Nadler, Paul J. (US Army)00-00-191914-04-1945
Naganuma, Martin M. 23-10-1943
Nagata, Hideo16-08-191623-10-1943
Naito, Kaoru19-01-192023-10-1943
Nakae, Masato (US Army)20-12-191719-08-1944
Nakagawa, Hirao12-04-192206-04-1945
Nakamine, Shineyi21-01-192002-06-1944more
Nakamoto, Joseph K.28-08-191712-07-1944
Nakamura, Edward Etsuzo25-05-191829-11-1943
Nakamura, William Kenzo21-01-192204-07-1944
Nakamura, Yoshimitsu01-12-191310-01-1944
Nakano, Tsutomu18-04-191829-10-1944
Napier, Joseph W.12-03-1925 
Nash, John Leonard21-11-192217-05-1943
Nation, Vernon A.26-01-192206-01-1945
Navarre, Christopher P.15-01-1920 
Neal, Latham W. 21-07-1944
Nee, William F.  
Needham, Robert F. 26-12-1941
Nees, Charles Wayne05-02-191418-05-1943
Neidhardt, George E.07-04-192114-11-2001
Nelson, James H.09-04-191705-03-1944
Nelson, William Lloyd22-02-191824-04-1943
Neppel, Ralph George31-10-192327-01-1987
Ness, Ernest R. 31-10-1943
Nett, Robert Burton13-06-192219-10-2008more
New, John Dury12-08-192425-09-1944more
Newman, Aubrey Strode "Red"30-01-190319-01-1994more
Newsome, Cleon P.12-04-192023-09-1944
Nichols, Charles Sidney  
Nichols, Everett Elbert14-01-192403-04-2015
Nichols, Jadie09-04-192503-07-2012more
Nicholson, Chester R. 15-02-1946
Nicklas, J. Laverne 16-04-1945
Niehoff, Harry Herman William 30-07-2008
Niland, Thomas James, Jr28-04-192016-03-2004
Nininger, Alexander R., Jr.20-10-191812-01-1942
Nishihara, Kazuo13-11-191930-10-1943
Nishimoto, Joe M.21-02-191907-11-1944
Nist, Frank Jay (Jr)01-01-192608-06-1945
Noda, Subo 25-01-1944
Nolan, James F. 05-12-1943
Nolatubby, Henry Ellis11-01-192207-12-1941more
Nooy, Cornelius Nicholas15-04-192112-03-1958more
Nordlund, Lester H.05-10-1923 
Norfleet, Robert H.  
Norris, Charles D.20-05-192106-05-2004
Norton, John Henry "Jack"15-04-189721-11-1918
Norton, Thomas B. 04-11-2002
Noteboom, Clarence12-01-192609-02-1945
Notzon, Joe  
Nufer, Andrew G., Jr.30-01-191107-01-1996
Nummer, Erwin J. 16-12-1944
Nunley, James Preston03-12-191530-07-1945
Nurse, Robert E. 23-09-1944
Nuson, Robert, J.  
Nussbaum, Loren Ellis (USMC)24-09-192020-02-1944
Nydegger, William, A.  
Nysteen, Norman A.00-00-191704-05-1942

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