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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

Edquist, Theodore C.* June 1st, 1921
† December 22nd, 2012

Egan, John Clarence "Bucky"* September 8th, 1916
† April 16th, 1961
Plot: 8 Grave: 6437-A

Ellett, Roy

Elko, John, Jr.* June 8th, 1925

Ellis, Vernon P.† July 20th, 1943
Plot: E Row: 15 Grave: 15

Etheredge, Mode B.* June 7th, 1915
† May 15th, 2014

Elhai, Joshua Salvatore* November 18th, 1916
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017

Ellison, George R.* November 3rd, 1918
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017

Elrod, Henry Talmage "Hammering Hank"* September 27th, 1905
† December 23rd, 1941
Plot: 12 Grave: 3246

Early, Glynn R.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Evans, Herschel D.† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 78 Grave: 930-934

Everett, Warren W.* May 1st, 1923
† May 21st, 1944
Plot: 82 Grave: 46B-46D

Endecavageh, Gilbert J.* April 19th, 1920
† May 23rd, 1943
Plot: La Grave: 24

Eggert, Gerhard F. (US Army)* March 1st, 1920
† May 24th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 56

Ellis, Roy* January 31st, 1920
† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

Everding, William Francis* July 12th, 1919
† September 22nd, 1944
Plot: B Grave: 179

Eland, Thomas W.† January 1st, 1945

Eccles, Henry Effingham* December 31st, 1898
† May 14th, 1987

Elam, Daniel Frank* August 18th, 1916
† September 17th, 1944

Everhart, Lee R.† October 12th, 1944

Ely, Arthur Vincent* March 8th, 1912
† June 5th, 1943

Erikson, Wilton G.* August 22nd, 1918
† December 1st, 1943

Etcheverry, Alfred S.* December 18th, 1912
† January 13th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 3 Grave: 29

Elly, Frank, Sr.

Echols, Hubert J.† July 14th, 1944

Edelstein, Melvin L.† February 26th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 19 Grave: 21

Eckman, Robert W.† December 4th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 21 Grave: 6

Esposito, Nicholas* March 2nd, 1920
† September 21st, 1944

Ellis, Duane E.† March 24th, 1945

Elliott, James W.* April 13th, 1914
† October 31st, 1944

Erickson, Ed G.* March 27th, 1905
† September 18th, 1944

Ephrem, Victor L.† August 11th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 1 Grave: 8

Edlin, Robert Thomas* May 6th, 1922
† April 1st, 2005

Eubanks, Ray E.* February 6th, 1922
† July 23rd, 1944

Euart, Elwood Joseph* January 28th, 1914
† October 26th, 1942

Eberle, George E.† May 16th, 1944

Eareckson, William Olmstead "Eric"* May 30th, 1900
† October 25th, 1966
Plot: 37 Grave: 692

Everett, John Thomas "Jack"* June 21st, 1922
† June 8th, 1944

Eggleston, Clarence† June 23rd, 1944
Plot: B Row: 2 Grave: 22

Eggers, Alan Louis* September 2nd, 1895
† October 3rd, 1968
Plot: 2 Grave: 3387-A

Eddy, Manton Sprague* May 16th, 1892
† April 10th, 1962
Plot: 3 Grave: 2502-1 R

Ehlers, Walter David* May 7th, 1921
† February 20th, 2014

Ethridge, Walker* February 1st, 1913
† March 20th, 1945

Erskine, Graves Blanchard "Big E"* June 28th, 1897
† May 21st, 1973
Plot: 5 Grave: 7033-LH

Elder, Ned S.† July 11th, 1944

Earnest, Albert Kyle "Bert"* April 1st, 1917
† October 27th, 2009
Plot: 7 Row: GG Grave: Column 4-4

Elliott, John D.† August 20th, 1943
Plot: C Row: 16 Grave: 47

Earls, Noah, W.

Early, Paul D.* June 3rd, 1923
† July 7th, 1944

Easterbrook, Earl E.* 1909
† October 22nd, 1944
Plot: E Row: 10 Grave: 26

Ebata, Tetsu* June 2nd, 1918
† July 3rd, 1944

Ebersole, Melvin, L.

Ebey, Frank Ward* September 18th, 1907
† January 28th, 1970
Plot: VI Row: B Grave: 86

Edelman, Morris

Edge, Lawrence Lott* November 15th, 1912
† June 18th, 1945

Edmondson, Charlie K.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 18 Grave: 34

Edwards, James Robert* 1921
† July 11th, 1943

Edwards, Ray Keith* November 11th, 1923
† September 12th, 1942

Ehrmann, John

Eichenhorn, Seymour Seymour† February 2005

Elder, Virgil W.

Eliot, Marvin "Sonny"* December 5th, 1920
† November 16th, 2012

Ellington, Roy

Elliott, Almarion, J.

Elliott, Henry H., Jr.

Ellis, Albert M.† January 7th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 5 Grave: 30

Ellis, Ervie, D.

Ellis, Marvin, R. W.

Ellsworth, Dawson

Emerick, Ulysses S.† October 3rd, 1944
Plot: P Row: 16 Grave: 6

Emery, Milo, W.

Emmsley Jr., Thomas* March 21st, 1919
† April 20th, 1945

Endl, Gerald Leon* August 20th, 1915
† July 11th, 1944

English, Raymond, J.

Epperson, Harold Glenn* July 14th, 1923
† June 25th, 1944

Epstein, Hymie Y.† December 1st, 1942

Erickson, Delbert

Erkila, Leonard, W.

Erne, Bernard M.* March 28th, 1921
† September 15th, 1942

Ernsberger, Kenneth C.* April 30th, 1920
† December 10th, 1944
Plot: V Row: 01 Grave: 02

Ervin, Arthur B. "MuMu'* April 16th, 1922
† July 5th, 1944

Erwin, Henry Eugene "Red"* May 8th, 1921
† January 16th, 2002

Esquibel, Daniel, Jr.† July 5th, 1944

Estes, Norman B.

Estrada, Bernadino Y.† December 16th, 1942

Etchison, Earle, C.

Eudy, Floyd, L.

Evans, Ernest Edwin "Chief"* August 13th, 1908
† October 26th, 1944

Evans, Richard, H.

Everett, Harry S., Jr.

Ewing, Charles, W.

Ezell, Jim N.† September 21st, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 95

Ezzo, John, A.

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Photo: Rusty Knight's Place
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