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

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