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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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Fagan, Norman† May 25th, 1944

Fairchild, Donald, E.

Falzone, Benedetto

Farmer, Leroy, T.

Farrington, Henry, C.

Farris, William W.

Fateley, Glenn A. "Red"† June 16th, 1944

Faulk, Leo D.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Faulkner, Edgar D. (Jr.)† May 21st, 1944
Plot: 82 Grave: 46B-46D

Faulkner, James C.O.

Faurot, Robert L.† March 3rd, 1943

Feathers, Victor Guy

Featherston, John H. J.† March 24th, 1945

Feazell, Claudis, E.

Fedele, Anthony, J.

Feehan, Robert E.† August 21st, 1943

Fehily, Thomas R.† April 27th, 1945

Felkins, William C.† November 1st, 1944
Plot: C Row: 3 Grave: 38

Fendrick, Emil

Feretti, G. S.

Ferguson, Francis, R.

Ferguson, Henry† April 15th, 1945

Ferguson, Thomas, A.

Fernandes, Alfred J.† November 6th, 1944

Fernandez, George V.† June 6th, 1944

Ferrante, Lawrence

Ferrell, Ezra, A.

Ferrell, Joseph, M.

Ferretti, George, S.

Fesmire, George R.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 12 Grave: 6

Fessler, Clarence, W.

Fetitta, Henry, J.

Fick, Richard, J.

Fidrocki, Henry† August 15th, 2013

Field, Robert, J.

Fields, Brady L.† April 3rd, 1945

Fields, J. R.

Finch, James, N. Jr.

Finder, Edwin† June 6th, 1944

Findley, Joseph Allen† September 17th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 14 Grave: 28

Fine, John, W.

Finedell, Frederick, J.

Finley, Jim William† July 24th, 1918
Plot: F Grave: 533

Finn, James E.† February 20th, 1945

Fionte, Arthur, A.

Fiordalisi, Vincent E.† December 8th, 1944

Fiore, Albert, L.

Fiscella, John, A.

Fisk, Harold R.† January 9th, 1943
Plot: H Row: 6 Grave: 109

Fisk, Orvial, W.

Flack, Einar† September 26th, 1944

Flack, Henry, J.

Flanagan, Edward, J.

Flanigan, Edward, J.

Fleming, Albert F.† January 10th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 12 Grave: 147

Fleming, Francis, P.

Fleming, William C.† December 25th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 1 Grave: 14

Fleming, William J.† September 27th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 14 Grave: 36

Fletcher, Osceola "Ozzie"

Flores, Gilberto

Flores, Longine, C.

Flowers, Bernard M.

Floyd, Arthur

Flynn, John F., Jr.

Flyte, Johnson, J.

Fogel, Jack, Y.

Foley, Bernard Lawrence† March 29th, 1944

Foley, James E.† March 17th, 1945

Fong, Gong, B.

Fong, James, J.

Foote, Glenn S.† August 10th, 1943

Ford, Francis, P.

Ford, Robert, L.

Ford, Seth A.† August 26th, 1942

Forney, Paul F.† July 30th, 1944

Forte, Joseph A.

Foss, Arthur, R.

Fothergill, Clifford, C.

Fournier, Henry, A.

Fournier, Louis, C.

Foutz, Stanley† July 26th, 1943

Fowlkes, Alpheus E., Jr.† October 2nd, 1944

Fowlkes, Chaster, A.

Fox, Annie G.

Fox, Keith B.† January 30th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 16 Grave: 15

Frahm, William, W.

Fraioli, Domenico† April 15th, 1945

Frakes, Raleigh, N.

Fraley, Edward, W.

Francis, Irving V., Jr.† April 15th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 21 Grave: 4

Franklin, Marvin, E.

Franzman, Kurt† April 13th, 1945

Frasher, Paul

Frausto, Raymond Robert

Frazer, Robert G.

Freas, Charles R.† August 17th, 1943

Frederick, Charles E.† October 20th, 1943
Plot: J Row: 11 Grave: 19

Freeland, Frank† December 12th, 1942

Freitas, Clarence† November 13th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 23 Grave: 21

French, DeWitt H., Jr.† July 5th, 2008

French, Harold, S.

French, John, M. Jr.

Friend, Martin J.† March 11th, 1945

Frost, Raymond C.

Fruh, George, P.

Fry, James C.

Frye, Warren H.† December 25th, 1944

Fuchs, Edward, L.

Fugitt, Warren Graves

Fuh, George, P.

Fulk, Jesse, J.

Fuller, Donald, A.

Fuller, Robert, D.

Fulton, Robert, W.

Fung, Elay, J.

Fuqua, Allen A.† April 8th, 1945

Fletcher, Frank Jack* April 29th, 1885
† April 25th, 1973

Flint, Harry Albert "Paddy"* 1888
† July 24th, 1944

Ford, John Martin Feeney* February 1st, 1894
† August 31st, 1973

Fuller, Hurley E.* November 27th, 1894
† April 29th, 1975
Plot: PC Grave: 42

Freeny, Samuel W.* August 26th, 1896
† December 22nd, 1944

Fish, Jim, III* February 16th, 1899
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: 12 Grave: 5490

Fitton, Alfred J.* August 24th, 1899
† October 5th, 1963

Fox, George L.* March 15th, 1900
† February 3rd, 1943

Fraser, Thomas Edward* February 6th, 1901
† November 15th, 1942

Frandsen, Earl C.* 1902
† January 9th, 1945

Fox, Douglas Harold* March 26th, 1905
† November 13th, 1942

Fleming, William McKinley* January 20th, 1907
† January 10th, 1944
Plot: J Grave: 13882

Frederick, Robert Tryon* March 14th, 1907
† November 29th, 1970
Plot: OS Row: 66A Grave: 11

Finn, John William* July 23rd, 1909
† May 27th, 2010

Feury, Donald Ward* June 12th, 1910
† December 20th, 1942

Fujii, Yutaka* August 21st, 1911
† January 24th, 1944

Farkas, George* April 3rd, 1912
† September 5th, 1944

Foresman, Edward V.* June 14th, 1912
† May 6th, 1942

Farris, Fred C.* 1913
† October 22nd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 5 Grave: 9

Fisher, Almond Edward* January 28th, 1913
† January 7th, 1982

Fournier, William Grant* June 21st, 1913
† January 13th, 1943

Ferrill, Willis Jackson* August 17th, 1913
† January 23rd, 1944
Plot: 10 Row: 49 Grave: 2

Fuller, Herman Roy* October 29th, 1914
† September 26th, 1944
Plot: P Row: 7 Grave: 7

Ferguson, John S.* 1915
† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

Fryar, Elmer E.* 1915
† December 8th, 1944

Forte, Thomas James* February 2nd, 1915
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 11 Grave: 55

Foster, William Adelbert* February 17th, 1915
† May 2nd, 1945
Plot: 50 Row: 53 Grave: 2

Fink, Anton* September 26th, 1915
† July 14th, 2006

Flanery, Charles Williams* January 18th, 1916
† April 30th, 1945
Plot: T Row: 10

Frederick, Clark* January 21st, 1916
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 2 Row: 2 Grave: 54

Fleming, William Sloan* March 28th, 1916

Fairbanks, Delbert E.* June 20th, 1916
† February 18th, 1989

Funk, Leonard A. Jr.* August 27th, 1916
† November 20th, 1992

Fielding, George Thomas (III) "Dodge"* February 1st, 1917
† April 30th, 1945

Fujimoto, Toshiaki* April 27th, 1917
† October 18th, 1943

Frihauf, Michael Anthony* September 30th, 1917
† July 24th, 1944

Fritz, Robert E.* October 15th, 1917
† September 23rd, 1944

Fisher, Walter Lester* October 27th, 1917

Fleming, Richard Eugene* November 2nd, 1917
† June 5th, 1942

Fudge, William Newman* December 23rd, 1917
† April 6th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 41 Grave: 33

Freeman, George W.* 1918
† May 7th, 1942
Plot: F Row: 33 Grave: 106

Fiala, Victor Emerson "Vic"* January 3rd, 1918
† January 9th, 1945

Fieschl, Alfred* January 15th, 1918
† December 8th, 1941
Plot: R Grave: 4341

Fuller, Gilbert H.* March 20th, 1918

Fox, John Robert* May 18th, 1918
† December 26th, 1944

French, Nelson Theo* July 25th, 1918
† October 9th, 1942

Flaherty, Charles Albert* 1919
† 1980

Fomby, Clifton E.* January 29th, 1919
† November 22nd, 1943

Flaherty, Francis Charles* March 15th, 1919
† December 7th, 1941

Fulmer, Edward Simons* April 6th, 1919
† December 31st, 2017

Franz, Walter A.* July 22nd, 1919
† December 17th, 1944

Flanders, Francis E.* August 25th, 1919
† June 7th, 1944

Feeney, James Robert* August 30th, 1919
† February 10th, 1944

Fogg, Frank Derrold* February 29th, 1920

Fowler, Robert Beals* April 6th, 1920
† June 12th, 1945
Plot: O Grave: 154

Fields, James H.* June 26th, 1920
† June 17th, 1970

Frear, Harry J.* July 30th, 1920
† September 2nd, 1985
Plot: 8 Row: 0 Grave: 720

Foreman, Howard Clark* September 8th, 1920
† July 31st, 1971

Frigo, Lionel O. "Lee"* September 19th, 1920
† March 2nd, 1986

Frederick, George Walmsley* November 29th, 1920
† March 4th, 1943
Plot: C Row: 18 Grave: 10

Frankovitz, John* December 9th, 1920
† April 15th, 1945

Fribourg, Leonard Earl* December 31st, 1920
† August 14th, 1993
Plot: 34 Row: 23 Grave: 3

Forrest, Robert W.* March 3rd, 1921
† December 9th, 2000
Plot: MA2 Grave: 44

Faggart, Donald Armstrong "Nick"* March 9th, 1921
† February 2nd, 1996

Fuller, Jack Carl* April 3rd, 1921
† April 7th, 1945

Forsberg, Harold Charles* July 9th, 1921
† February 14th, 1945

Farrar, Archibald Alexander* September 6th, 1921
† December 25th, 1992

Femoyer, Robert Edward* October 31st, 1921
† November 2nd, 1944

Fowler, Thomas Weldon* October 31st, 1921
† June 3rd, 1944

Foubert, Kenneth S.* December 2nd, 1921
† October 18th, 1942
Plot: C Row: 0 Grave: 253

Fazekas, Frank* 1922
† May 27th, 1944

Frisz, Valentine G. Jr.* January 6th, 1922
† April 12th, 1944

Forbis, Marion Boyd* January 31st, 1922
† February 10th, 1944

Farinholt, Joseph A. "Lightning"* July 17th, 1922
† June 11th, 2002

Fardy, John Peter* August 8th, 1922
† May 7th, 1945

Foley, Jack Edward* August 18th, 1922
† September 14th, 2009

Fende, John P.* September 22nd, 1922
† March 21st, 2011

Feliz, Robert A.* 1923
† October 23rd, 2010

Frey, Carl B.* January 17th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Fitt, Carl B.* March 28th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Flack, Donald P.* June 18th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 7 Grave: 4

Fitzpatrick, Lawrence G. "Larry"* September 1st, 1923
† June 15th, 2010

Farris, Fred* August 4th, 1924
† November 20th, 1943

Figueroa, Frederick* June 30th, 1927
† May 11th, 1945

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