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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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Kennedy, John Fitzgerald* May 29th, 1917
† November 22nd, 1963
Plot: 45

Kelly, Michael E.* 1922
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 15 Grave: 18

Keller, Charles, Jr.* October 20th, 1908
† April 10th, 1996

Kahn, Lauren Herman* April 20th, 1924
† December 12th, 2017

Kajut, Norman Frank* December 11th, 1921
† February 10th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 16 Grave: 26

Kawamoto, Haruo* June 17th, 1916
† February 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 0 Grave: 267

Kulaczkowski, Leszek Antoni* January 26th, 1947
† November 23rd, 1969

King, Richard F.† April 16th, 1944

Kingsley, David Richard* June 27th, 1918
† June 23rd, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 4786

Keppler, Reinhardt John* January 22nd, 1918
† November 13th, 1942

Kraus, Richard Edward* November 24th, 1925
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: DS Grave: 61A

Knight, Raymond Larry* June 15th, 1922
† April 25th, 1945
Plot: HB Grave: 11

Kaiser, Arthur W. (US-Army)* May 26th, 1920
† August 14th, 1944
Plot: H Grave: 7858

King, Ernest J.* November 27th, 1917
† June 9th, 1944
Plot: H Grave: 9123

Keller, Robert F.* January 16th, 1918
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 25 Grave: 827

Kelly, Colin Purdie Jr.* July 11th, 1915
† December 10th, 1941

Kramarewicz, Charles P.* 1920
† July 4th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 14 Grave: 18

Kammerer, Clayton Charles* June 1st, 1919
† October 9th, 1942
Plot: M Row: 22 Grave: 5

Kaiser, Oscar (US Army)

Kain, Harold, Charles (US Army)* January 15th, 1912
† July 17th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 13 Grave: 31

Kail, William E. 'Bill' (USMC)* August 18th, 1922
† March 15th, 1945

Kahler, Eldred, C. (US Army)* July 24th, 1918
† May 29th, 1944

Kaiser, Jack (US-Army)

Kayser, Arthur 'Artie' Lee* 1917
† December 30th, 1942

Kubish, Ludwig* August 25th, 1922
† November 21st, 1944
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 68

Kolb, Otto Ferdinand, Jr.* June 3rd, 1914
† December 4th, 1945

Kaiser, James Lawrence* September 25th, 1915

Keen, John D.

Kandefer, Frank J.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 12 Grave: 10

Kim, Young Oak* January 26th, 1919
† December 29th, 2005

Kimbro, Truman* May 27th, 1919
† December 19th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 6 Grave: 28

Kjems, Constant J.† September 20th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 17 Grave: 87

King, Benjamin Ewing "Ben"* April 11th, 1908
† December 10th, 1966
Plot: X Grave: 2866

Kysor, Benjamin Bennett* December 13th, 1913
† December 29th, 1941
Plot: G Row: 6 Grave: 9

Karnap, Bernard Emerson* May 11th, 1922
† October 26th, 1961

Koness, Walter I. "Walt"† August 27th, 1943
Plot: E Row: 4 Grave: 9

Kenneley, George A. "Colonel"† April 1st, 1942
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 1

Kerby, George I.† February 23rd, 1945
Plot: C Row: 2 Grave: 25

Klus, Leo* 1922
† July 15th, 1944

Keathley, George Dennis* March 10th, 1917
† September 14th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 11 Grave: 26

Kelley, Richard W.† April 10th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 17 Grave: 4

Kreitner, Robert W.† April 8th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 10

Kajack, Joseph J.* April 29th, 1922
† June 6th, 1944

Kinney, George A.† December 16th, 1943

Killough, Charles T.* September 11th, 1921
† June 4th, 1944

Kaufman, Robert P.* 1919
† August 4th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 44

Klukavy, John* March 24th, 1925
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 15 Grave: 46

Kinsman, Alfred W.* May 7th, 1919
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 7 Grave: 41

Kunze, Charles J., Jr.* 1923
† May 17th, 1945
Plot: N Row: o Grave: 1212

Kadison, Saul B. "Kad"† February 12th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 5 Grave: 19

Keyes, Richard W.* December 6th, 1911
† July 28th, 1979
Plot: 66 Grave: 3374

Kelley, Jonah Edward "Eddie"* April 13th, 1923
† January 31st, 1945

Katayama, Noritada* May 19th, 1915
† October 16th, 1944

Karimoto, Haruo* May 1st, 1920
† July 11th, 1944

Kametani, Shinobu* October 21st, 1918
† July 9th, 1944
Plot: 3 Grave: 374

Kinney, Richard W.* November 18th, 1914
† December 25th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 3

Katz, Harry† April 2nd, 1945

Knight, Samuel K.

Kelley, Ova Arthur* March 27th, 1914
† December 10th, 1944

Koski, Raymond E.† November 16th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 20 Grave: 13

Kerchner, George F.

Keeble, Woodrow Wilson* May 16th, 1917
† January 28th, 1982

Kloe, Toke V.† February 24th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 16 Grave: 18

Krebs, John Ervin* May 22nd, 1916
† September 8th, 2009

Kingman, Allen Frederick* December 18th, 1893
† August 1st, 1988

Kane, Howard Joseph* 1920
† February 6th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 12 Grave: 33

Kenney, George Churchill* August 6th, 1889
† August 6th, 1977

Kessler, Olla Albert* November 17th, 1921

Korejsza, Leopold, F.* November 15th, 1922
† November 13th, 1944

Keirms, William, J.

Kelly, John J.

Krafcik, Joseph, Jr.* September 17th, 1916
† December 10th, 1944

Kennedy, Joseph M.† April 14th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 22 Grave: 3

Krause, Carlyle W.* August 28th, 1923
† August 8th, 2015

Kissel, Cyril Charles* August 13th, 1917
† March 5th, 2005

Kleinsmith, Charles* September 28th, 1904
† June 4th, 1942

Keszthelyi, Tibor K.* 1909
† January 24th, 1945

Kintberger, Leon Samuel (US Navy)* April 24th, 1910
† September 4th, 1983

Krulak, Victor Harold "Brute"* January 7th, 1913
† December 29th, 2008

Kimmel, Manning Marius† July 26th, 1944

Krueger, George Richard* June 6th, 1918
† July 30th, 1943

Kirlin, William H. Jr.* January 22nd, 1920
† September 18th, 1944
Plot: M Row: 2 Grave: 8

Kinzer, William Leslie* February 22nd, 1919
† February 24th, 1945

Kittredge, Marvin J.* February 14th, 1921
† September 27th, 1944

Kerrigan, Paul Joseph* August 11th, 1912
† March 7th, 1945

Kasun, Joseph Frank* November 7th, 1918
† February 21st, 2013
Plot: 40 Row: 185

Kominicki, John† August 26th, 1942

Kirtland, Orville A.† July 11th, 1942

Keeton, Stanley M.† May 15th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 1 Grave: 195

King, Delmar E.† June 18th, 1944

Kellison, Walter R.† March 19th, 1944

Kunkle, Paul A.

Kitzmiller, Orville D.* May 14th, 1919
† July 23rd, 1944

Kwarciak, Edward* July 20th, 1920
† March 18th, 1945

Kukura, Frank* December 15th, 1917
† January 27th, 1945

Kaleka, Walter† May 25th, 1944

Kallas, Dominic G.

Kandle, Victor Leonard* June 13th, 1921
† December 31st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 14 Grave: 55

Kane, George W.

Kaplan, Milton

Karpin, Raymond

Karrh, Wiley J.

Karter, Thaddeus D.

Katsuda, Masaichi* February 5th, 1926
† January 10th, 1944

Kaufman, John W. "Bill"* September 7th, 1924
† January 7th, 2009

Kawahara, Richard H.* July 12th, 1923
† November 2nd, 1944

Keane, Bill, R.

Keaney, Joseph, J.

Kearby, Neel Ernest* June 5th, 1911
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 13 Row: 19 Grave: 7 & 8

Kearny, Willard, I.

Kedigh, Charles, F.

Keegan, Thomas J.* June 16th, 1920
† April 17th, 1962

Keeler, Andrew, N.

Kees, Bernard G.† June 26th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 108

Kefurt, Gus J.* 1917
† December 24th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 29 Grave: 37

Keith, Clint

Keith, Henry, T.

Keith, Marvin, N. Jr.

Kellam, Frederick C.A.* December 27th, 1914
† June 6th, 1944

Kelley, A. Jr.

Kelley, Woodrow Lloyd "Woodie"* November 4th, 1917
† August 20th, 2005

Kelly, Charles Markland, Jr.† June 4th, 1942

Kelly, Dayton Charles, Jr.* December 29th, 1911
† January 14th, 1945
Plot: 5

Kelly, John D.* July 8th, 1923
† November 23rd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 44 Grave: 7

Kelsch, John Jr.

Kelso, Jack William* January 23rd, 1934
† October 2nd, 1952

Kempisty, Edmund, C.

Kendall, Paul W. "The Bull"

Kennedy, Joseph E.† November 9th, 1945

Kennedy, Joseph W.† July 30th, 1944

Kerley, Ralph A.* June 1st, 1917
† March 22nd, 1967

Kern, George Frank

Kessel, Albert W.* December 17th, 1924
† January 2nd, 1944

Kessler, Patrick L.* March 17th, 1922
† May 25th, 1944

Kettel, Arthur, F.

Kevern, Edward Julius† September 25th, 1943

Kidd, Hurshel

Kidd, Isaac Campbell* March 26th, 1884
† December 7th, 1941

Kiedanis, Olegardis

Kiehart, Edward, D.

Killingsworth, Edward Pascal† December 21st, 1944

Kimball, Robert R.† February 20th, 1945

Kimura, Paul K.* April 24th, 1924
† July 6th, 1943
Plot: 3 Grave: 369

Kina, Shomatsu* June 29th, 1919
† September 5th, 1945

Kincaid, John Oliver, Jr.† May 1999

Kiner, Harold G.* April 14th, 1924
† October 2nd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 94 Grave: 6

King, Fred E.† November 19th, 1944

King, James R.* April 4th, 1921
† July 17th, 1944

King, Stephen H.

King, Thomas E.† September 3rd, 1944

King, Willard, J.

King, William, T.

Kinser, Elbert Luther* October 21st, 1922
† May 4th, 1945

Kinzy, Robert C.† June 6th, 1944

Kiser, Emory

Kitamura, Kimiko* October 26th, 1925
† February 13th, 1942

Kitsko, Paul, M.

Kittelson, Carl, J.

Klein, Millard Jefferson "Mike"* July 25th, 1908
† October 9th, 1943

Klein, Walter, J. P.

Kleine, Vincent, J.

Klimek, Frank

Klobofski, John V.* October 12th, 1919
† April 30th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 200

Klundby, Lloyd I.* October 3rd, 1922
† September 13th, 1944

Knapik, Boles S.

Knapp, William F.

Knight, Claude E.* September 21st, 1918
† November 1st, 1998

Knight, Jack Llewellyn* May 29th, 1917
† February 2nd, 1945

Koiol, Edward

Koito, Sadamu* July 7th, 1919
† October 28th, 1944

Kokame, Nobuo* January 30th, 1921
† October 29th, 1944

Kolterman, Robert J.† January 11th, 2006

Konopka, John, J.

Konrath, Edward, J.

Koontz, Leslie E.† January 11th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 31 Grave: 16

Kopplin, Robert O.† March 19th, 1945

Korff, Paul, W.

Kovach, Elmer L.* April 8th, 1921
† December 31st, 1944

Kovach, Joseph, J.

Kozar, Paul

Koziel, Daniel F. "Pappy"† June 14th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 10 Grave: 10

Kranz, Walter J.* August 24th, 1922
† November 23rd, 1944

Krause, Robert, C.

Kreiser, Roy K.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 16 Grave: 14

Kress, Raymond, L.

Krizek, Joseph, P.

Krka, Charles J.† January 7th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 64

Krotiak, Anthony L.* August 15th, 1915
† May 8th, 1945
Plot: 23 Row: 14 Grave: 8

Krusienski, Theodore

Kryder, George M., Jr.

Kubich, Louis, A.

Kubis, Joseph, P.

Kucinski, Edward S.

Kuehl, Delbert A.* January 6th, 1917
† September 13th, 2010

Kuhagen, Wilbur, F.

Kuima, Tadashi* May 17th, 1918
† January 18th, 1944

Kumler, Lyle Kay* October 16th, 1920
† July 3rd, 1998

Kunz, Russell L.

Kuroda, Robert Toshio* November 8th, 1922
† October 20th, 1944

Kurowski, Charles, A.

Kurz, James Q. "Jim"

Kuster, Carson, B.

Kwasnik, Frank

Kyle, Eldon L.

Kelly Benjamin D

Kernan Norman E

Kibodeaux Louis

King Robert D Jr

Korowlotny Bronislof

Koziol Edward

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