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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
Cabahug, Uldarico P.* July 4th, 1924

Carr, Grady Calvin* May 19th, 1918

Carroll, Merle Ray* December 16th, 1919

Carter, Ross S.* September 13th, 1912

Cerrato, Rocco F.* February 1st, 1916

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Christy, Albert M.* June 14th, 1914

Craig, Orville B.* October 20th, 1919

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Christoffersen, Axel Peter* 1894
† June 12th, 1918
Plot: E Grave: 829

Cannon, George Ham* November 5th, 1915
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: C Grave: 1644

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Carpenter, Elmer Lemuel* October 5th, 1907
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: H Grave: 433

Cave, Orvil M.† May 5th, 1942

Castle, Noel Oker* November 19th, 1911
† May 6th, 1942

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Collier, Allen Cop, Jr.* August 17th, 1908
† June 3rd, 1942
Plot: BB Grave: 6

Cape, John Jarvis, Junior* 1918
† June 4th, 1942

Chronister, Mason F.* December 31st, 1917
† June 17th, 1942

Cane, John Eugene* 1916
† July 17th, 1942

Castagna, Consetto J.* September 22nd, 1921
† July 27th, 1942

Crotty, Thomas James Eugene (Jimmy)* March 18th, 1912
† September 30th, 1942

Craw, Demas Thurlow "Nick"* April 9th, 1900
† November 8th, 1942

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Cartwright, Jack Henry* June 26th, 1922
† November 12th, 1942
Plot: E Grave: 8954

Chatell, Harold J.* March 31st, 1924
† November 12th, 1942

Callaghan, Daniel Judson* July 26th, 1892
† November 13th, 1942

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Cummings, Damon Morris* January 30th, 1910
† November 13th, 1942

Cleary, Michael D. "Mike"* 1914
† November 20th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 16 Grave: 12

Cohen, Maurice L.† December 15th, 1942

Carlson, Alfred M.† January 20th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 1 Grave: 141

Cann, Charles E.† January 30th, 1943

Caldwell, Paul D.* December 22nd, 1918
† February 15th, 1943

Carr, Reuben A.* September 1916
† May 15th, 1943

Curry, Garland M.* September 29th, 1916
† May 17th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 14

Cole, Robert W.† May 21st, 1943

Curry, Thomas Gordon* June 13th, 1919
† June 10th, 1943

Crawford, Charles E.† June 25th, 1943

Crockett, Vernel E.† July 10th, 1943

Cannizzaro, Francis R.† July 11th, 1943

Chapman, William E.† July 11th, 1943

Conklin, James Carlton† July 11th, 1943

Conley, Henry F. (Fred Duane)* January 23rd, 1922
† July 11th, 1943

Conover, Clayton F.† July 11th, 1943

Craig, Robert* 1919
† July 11th, 1943

Cope, Leonard J.† July 12th, 1943

Comstock, Ira K., Jr.† July 29th, 1943

Cianfichi, Americo* August 30th, 1915
† July 30th, 1943

Colby, Bevan Wilson, Jr.* August 7th, 1919
† August 19th, 1943

Capocefalo, Robert J.* 1921
† September 2nd, 1943

Calumpit, Carlos P.† September 13th, 1943

Coleman, Idus F.† October 18th, 1943

Claus, John G. "Jack"* June 15th, 1918
† October 28th, 1943

Collins, Clark† November 5th, 1943

Cromwell, John Philip* September 11th, 1901
† November 19th, 1943

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Connors, Raymond E. "Ray"† December 13th, 1943

Curry, Louis M.† December 16th, 1943

Cain, Louis R. Jr.† December 23rd, 1943
Plot: N Row: 8 Grave: 44

Carle, Camille C.* January 20th, 1920
† January 3rd, 1944

Carothers, John W.† January 11th, 1944

Carr, Paul Ray* April 9th, 1913
† January 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 21

Campbell, James A.† February 6th, 1944

Clark, Arthur LeRoy† February 6th, 1944

Conley, Alva A.† February 19th, 1944

Calderon, Laureano M.* September 30th, 1903
† February 20th, 1944

Crumpler, Thomas P.† February 22nd, 1944

Corcoran, Robert† March 2nd, 1944

Chase, Herbert A.† March 16th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 18 Grave: 57

Cash, Russell C.* May 28th, 1919
† March 22nd, 1944
Plot: F Grave: 27

Calcara, Santoro* 1920
† March 26th, 1944

Carey, Daniel W.† March 26th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 8 Grave: 46

Cheli, Ralph* October 29th, 1919
† April 4th, 1944
Plot: 78 Grave: 930-934

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Conley, Carl F.† April 22nd, 1944

Chiodo, Michael Angelo* June 18th, 1921
† April 29th, 1944

Coker, James T.* July 7th, 1917
† May 3rd, 1944

Connor, John J. , Jr.† May 8th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 27 Grave: 5

Clayton, Fred A.† May 21st, 1944
Plot: 82 Grave: 46B-46D

Carpenter, Charles E.* October 5th, 1921
† May 27th, 1944
Plot: 16 Row: 61 Grave: D-14

Christian, Herbert F.* June 18th, 1912
† June 2nd, 1944

Campas, James G.† June 6th, 1944

Coates, Charles Herbert* December 8th, 1916
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 25 Grave: 32

Cornbread, Donald† June 6th, 1944

Creary, Hal M.† June 6th, 1944

Cunningham, Ralph J.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 25 Grave: 44

Carriere, Raymond† June 7th, 1944

Clark, Warren J.† June 8th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 12 Grave: 9

Cias, Ezequiel† June 14th, 1944

Chambers, Leslie Morris, Jr.† June 18th, 1944

Collins, Jimmie D., III† June 21st, 1944

Covey, Barney Lev* November 9th, 1924
† July 2nd, 1944

Cribbs, LaRue F.* September 3rd, 1916
† July 7th, 1944

Cline, George W.† July 11th, 1944

Canatsey, Lawrence, D.* April 4th, 1913
† July 15th, 1944

Clogston, William M.† July 21st, 1944

Coen, Edward† July 21st, 1944

Cotton, James Edward* October 17th, 1924
† July 25th, 1944

Chappell, John Alden* January 2nd, 1924
† July 28th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 22 Grave: 11

Christensen, Dale Eldon* May 31st, 1920
† August 4th, 1944

Capozi, Louis Joseph* January 15th, 1920
† August 6th, 1944

Collins, Calvin Coolidge† August 8th, 1944

Christian Jr, Thomas Jonathan Jackson* November 19th, 1915
† August 12th, 1944

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Christian, Thomas Jonathan Jackson (Jr)* November 19th, 1915
† August 12th, 1944

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Carey, Alvin P.* August 16th, 1916
† August 23rd, 1944
Plot: K Grave: 24

Carpenter, Marshall R.* 1916
† August 24th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 10 Grave: 13

Crookston, John R.† August 24th, 1944

Cote, Roger E.* 1922
† August 30th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 17 Grave: 41

Carter, Norman L.† September 12th, 1944

Cervo, Joseph* April 3rd, 1925
† September 18th, 1944

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Cole, Robert George* March 19th, 1915
† September 18th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 15 Grave: 27

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Conrad, Alfred H.* 1921
† September 19th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 1 Grave: 7

Campbell, Dale E.* June 14th, 1922
† September 20th, 1944

Case, Norris B.* January 7th, 1922
† September 20th, 1944

Clemons, Cainie Jeter* December 14th, 1921
† September 20th, 1944

Colishion, Peter L.* March 18th, 1921
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 5

Carlson, Royal D.† September 21st, 1944
Plot: C Row: 17 Grave: 95

Cassetti, David B.† September 27th, 1944

Collins, Dennis* October 21st, 1922
† September 27th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 39 Grave: 24

Cornell, Stanley Jr.* August 28th, 1920
† September 27th, 1944

Carson, Virgil B.* 1924
† October 2nd, 1944

Chapman, Robert J.† October 2nd, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 21

Collis, Harold Jay* April 22nd, 1917
† October 4th, 1944

Call, Thomas W.* 1924
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: M Row: 14 Grave: 3

Collier, Garland Woodrow "Tex"* November 1st, 1918
† October 5th, 1944

Caccese, John J.† October 6th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 2 Grave: 1

Clawson, Harry Allen* November 8th, 1919
† October 6th, 1944

Campbell, James D.* January 27th, 1922
† October 8th, 1944

Clay, Lloyd E.† October 11th, 1944

Collins, Edward P.* August 9th, 1918
† October 12th, 1944

Casey, Jay Russell* April 22nd, 1915
† October 13th, 1944

Casteel, Frank† October 13th, 1944

Courtemanche, Harry D.† October 16th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 12 Grave: 57

Camp, Seaborn S.† October 20th, 1944

Clay, Willard L.† October 22nd, 1944

Clark, Max* 1897
† October 24th, 1944

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Cornelius, Marshall J.† October 25th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 3 Grave: 2

Carswell, Horace Seaver "Stump" Jr.* June 18th, 1916
† October 26th, 1944
Plot: 38 Grave: 3

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Carlson, Franklin E.† November 4th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 2 Grave: 9

Capron, Donald E.† November 6th, 1944

Chimenti, John Joseph* November 28th, 1920
† November 9th, 1944

Clark, James Duane* February 8th, 1916
† November 9th, 1944

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Collins, Emmett Collins (Jr.)* February 5th, 1920
† November 10th, 1944

Cervenka, Cyril S.† November 21st, 1944

Curlett, Raymond J.† November 21st, 1944

Corbett, Elliott Ruggles, II* November 1st, 1922
† November 22nd, 1944
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 11

Counts, Warren G.* April 29th, 1926
† November 24th, 1944

Crouse, Charlie M.† November 26th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 34 Grave: 36

Cummings, Robert L.† November 30th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 78

Costello, John J.† December 1st, 1944

Cummings, Joel A.* May 8th, 1923
† December 3rd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 7 Grave: 97

Charpentier, Roger E.* May 11th, 1924
† December 8th, 1944

Conard, Hughes J.† December 12th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 5 Grave: 15

Conti, Carman J.* April 30th, 1916
† December 15th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 11 Grave: 66

Crowling, John† December 15th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 3 Grave: 51

Cortez, Daniel* June 24th, 1926
† December 16th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 15 Grave: 22

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Carson, Homer S.* September 12th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Clymire, John J.* 1918
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 11 Grave: 58

Coates, James Hampton* October 17th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Cobbler, John Henry* April 2nd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 18 Grave: 43

Cohen, Robert* July 16th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 12 Grave: 3228

Collier, John Dandridge* July 2nd, 1918
† December 17th, 1944

Cowan, Richard Eller* December 5th, 1922
† December 18th, 1944

Cunningham, Francis L.* 1920
† December 22nd, 1944
Plot: B Row: 14 Grave: 34

Capozzoli, Nicholas† December 24th, 1944

Castle, Frederick Walker* October 14th, 1908
† December 24th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 13 Grave: 53

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Chambers, Robert Jr.* May 20th, 1914
† December 31st, 1944

Clement, George W., III* 1919
† December 31st, 1944
Plot: A Row: 6 Grave: 35

Collins, Patrick C.† December 31st, 1944
Plot: C Row: 14 Grave: 55

Conner, Jalett Yarbrough* September 4th, 1915
† January 4th, 1945

Cleary, James T.* 1924
† January 7th, 1945

Carey, Charles F., Jr.* December 23rd, 1915
† January 9th, 1945

Clark, Golland Lee* December 2nd, 1912
† January 9th, 1945

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Chandler, Ezekial J. "Jerry"* November 6th, 1921
† January 10th, 1945

Clark, Beryl Lowell* March 7th, 1920
† January 11th, 1945

Croteau, Harold E.† January 15th, 1945

Cicchillo, James V.* April 1st, 1924
† January 17th, 1945

Case, Wilmer James* May 11th, 1923
† January 19th, 1945

Cannella, Charles* May 24th, 1917
† January 21st, 1945

Cline, Nelson S.* November 4th, 1923
† January 21st, 1945

Calvert, Wilbert A.* February 6th, 1916
† January 22nd, 1945

Crider, Frederick F.* March 13th, 1914
† January 25th, 1945

Chancy, Yancy B.* 1904
† January 28th, 1945

Culver, George S.* January 19th, 1920
† January 30th, 1945
Plot: O Row: 3 Grave: 10

Callaway, Ralph L.† February 1st, 1945
Plot: L Row: 9 Grave: 21

Clough, William B.* January 19th, 1920
† February 1st, 1945
Plot: E Grave: 844

Cicchetti, Joseph J.* June 8th, 1923
† February 9th, 1945

Carr, John H. (Dan) "Sleepy"* April 7th, 1921
† February 16th, 1945

Casey, Alfred G.† February 17th, 1945

Centanni, Frank D.† February 17th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 8 Grave: 17

Crawford, Charles W.† February 18th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 21 Grave: 4

Clark, Raphael D.† February 19th, 1945

Clark, Thomas J. "Tom"* May 19th, 1923
† February 19th, 1945

Cole, Darrell Samuel* July 20th, 1920
† February 19th, 1945

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Compton, Paul D.† February 23rd, 1945

Connelly, John, Jr.† February 23rd, 1945
Plot: J Row: 7 Grave: 13

Carlisle, Ross W.† February 24th, 1945

Cook, Edgar Hartwell* September 5th, 1921
† February 25th, 1945
Plot: F Grave: 539

Claypool, James G.† February 27th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 18

Close, Winder Lane† February 27th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 7 Grave: 16

Crabtree, William H.† February 28th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 18 Grave: 1

Cochran, James Wright* 1913
† March 1945

Cassera, Leo Henry* March 19th, 1927
† March 1st, 1945

Conaway, Nevin O.† March 2nd, 1945

Caddy, William Robert* August 8th, 1925
† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: C Grave: 81

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Condra, Robert B.* 1923
† March 5th, 1945

Culhane, Edward F.† March 5th, 1945

Crain, Morris E.* October 7th, 1924
† March 13th, 1945

Coakley, Walter Aloysius (jr.)* February 7th, 1920
† March 17th, 1945
Plot: J Row: 0 Grave: 13997

Caminiti, Harry W.† March 19th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 9 Grave: 22

Conner, Alfred W.† March 26th, 1945
Plot: P Row: 17 Grave: 12

Carlson, Edwin H.† March 28th, 1945
Plot: O Row: 1 Grave: 6

Christman, Elwyn Lewis* July 14th, 1915
† March 31st, 1945
Plot: D Grave: 397

Carter. Le Roy B.† April 2nd, 1945

Cornia, Charles O.† April 3rd, 1945

Couts, William L, Jr.† April 4th, 1945

Crete, Laureat W.† April 7th, 1945

Cardoza, Oscar Francis* December 15th, 1922
† April 8th, 1945

Cheatham, Robert R.† April 8th, 1945

Carlson, Sivert J.* April 12th, 1922
† April 11th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 9 Grave: 12

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Cabezut, George E.* January 22nd, 1922
† April 21st, 1945

Clarkson, David B.* November 26th, 1917
† April 22nd, 1945

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Collins, Raymond H.† April 25th, 1945

Collette, Jack M.† April 26th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 19 Grave: 33

Collins, Jess W.* May 3rd, 1915
† April 26th, 1945
Plot: F Grave: 549

Cardiello, Cono B.† April 27th, 1945

Christel, George A.* April 21st, 1918
† April 30th, 1945

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Charpantier, Peter Joseph (Jr.)* September 1st, 1922
† May 6th, 1945

Chow, Wesley Y.* August 23rd, 1921
† May 6th, 1945

Colgan, Aquinas T.* February 20th, 1911
† May 6th, 1945

Conway, David L.* March 30th, 1917
† May 14th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 2 Grave: 31

Cates, Billy Byers* February 16th, 1926
† May 15th, 1945

Courtney, Henry Alexius Jr.* January 6th, 1916
† May 15th, 1945
Plot: T Row: 9 Grave: 4

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Creevy, Thomas E. "Pig"* August 25th, 1922
† June 9th, 1945
Plot: 23 Row: 3 Grave: 51-8

Crouch, Edwin Mason "Eddie"* February 2nd, 1900
† July 30th, 1945

Capron, Joseph R.† January 4th, 1946
Plot: Court 7 

Cano, Pedro* June 19th, 1920
† June 24th, 1952

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Chapman, Elbridge Gerry, Jr.* November 20th, 1895
† July 6th, 1954

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Corsi, Albert Joseph* May 12th, 1911
† May 5th, 1955

Casner, Harry F.* February 6th, 1919
† March 22nd, 1960

Carter, Edward, A. Jr.* May 26th, 1916
† January 30th, 1963
Plot: 59 Grave: 451

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Conger, Alwyn D.* January 23rd, 1914
† January 10th, 1969

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Cota, Norman Daniel "Dutch"* May 30th, 1893
† October 4th, 1971
Plot: X Row: M Grave: 287

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Cooper, Merian Caldwell* October 24th, 1893
† April 21st, 1973

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Copeland, Robert Witcher* September 9th, 1910
† August 25th, 1973

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Conley, Harry James* October 20th, 1920
† February 18th, 1974
Plot: 42 Grave: 2518

Combs, Rex G.* May 13th, 1912
† July 3rd, 1976

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Church, Paul Lester* December 2nd, 1923
† January 12th, 1977

Cook, Garland B.* January 12th, 1915
† April 2nd, 1977

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Champeny, Arthur Seymour* August 13th, 1893
† April 11th, 1979

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Cunningham, William Hays (Bill)* June 15th, 1906
† January 4th, 1980

Chilson, Llewellyn M.* April 1st, 1920
† 1981

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Chambers, Justice Marion* February 2nd, 1908
† July 29th, 1982

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Chunn, Calvin Ellsworth* April 8th, 1915
† June 4th, 1983

Collins, William Neil* September 27th, 1920
† January 10th, 1984

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Clark, Mark Wayne* May 1st, 1896
† April 17th, 1984

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Chase, William Curtis* March 9th, 1895
† August 21st, 1986
Plot: PF Grave: 224

Casamento, Anthony* November 16th, 1920
† July 18th, 1987

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Circelli, Frank J.† July 11th, 1989

Creech, Hollis Preston* July 13th, 1920
† September 27th, 1989

Cobb, Roy W.* June 18th, 1914
† January 1990

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Chamberlin, John C. "Jack"* November 9th, 1920
† February 7th, 1990

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Chatoian, Edward B.† June 6th, 1991

Clark, Hershel H.* April 26th, 1924
† October 3rd, 1992

Cheek, Andrew Roy* April 20th, 1914
† February 20th, 1994

Casson, George Asher* January 31st, 1914
† June 6th, 1994

Coker, Vaudry Quinton* April 20th, 1924
† April 22nd, 1995

Campbell, John, Jr. (134th Infantry Regiment)* September 19th, 1913
† December 29th, 1995

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Chamberlin, William Charles "Bill"* February 10th, 1916
† June 28th, 1996
Plot: 8 Grave: 5512-C

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Conley, Wilbur Nevin "Runner"* July 9th, 1921
† January 27th, 1997

Crim, William.L* December 4th, 1921
† June 25th, 1997

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Carr, Wilson Raiford† August 3rd, 1997

Conner, Garlin Murl* June 2nd, 1919
† November 5th, 1998

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Cussans, Thomas L.* June 9th, 1917
† May 20th, 2000

Crowder, Herman R., Jr.† July 14th, 2000

Chaisson, James J., Jr.† March 31st, 2001

Campobello, Samuel* February 13th, 1921
† October 10th, 2001

Choate, Clyde Lee* June 28th, 1920
† October 10th, 2001

Connelly, Morrell F. "Buck"* May 19th, 1919
† January 14th, 2003

Chambers, Jerome B.* May 6th, 1925
† February 24th, 2003

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Crosbie, Maurice Gordon* March 22nd, 1919
† October 15th, 2003
Plot: 66 Grave: 3608

Campbell, James A., Sr.* September 22nd, 1923
† October 18th, 2003

Cook, Harvey James* April 2nd, 1918
† November 25th, 2003

Chilcote, Harley M.* April 14th, 1921
† November 26th, 2003

Chavez, Daniel* May 6th, 1920
† March 15th, 2005

Childers, Ernest "Red Eagle"* February 1st, 1918
† March 17th, 2005

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Cole, Arthur Paul* March 7th, 1922
† June 13th, 2005

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Corrigan, Hugh Sr.* February 19th, 1920
† October 3rd, 2005
Plot: 64 Grave: 6680

Crull, Guy Edward "The Tank Pilot"* September 29th, 1922
† March 8th, 2006

Cabrera, Gregorio Camacho* October 27th, 1925
† November 13th, 2006
Plot: A 

Campbell, John J. (US-121st INF)† January 18th, 2007

Clark, Willie C.* August 20th, 1920
† March 16th, 2007

Casto, Edward* August 24th, 1921
† August 29th, 2008

Close, Bertrand James* February 17th, 1925
† February 13th, 2009

Capron, Robert Harlo* May 4th, 1924
† January 15th, 2010

Champagne, Joseph D.R.* November 9th, 1922
† February 17th, 2010

Clifford, Harold A.* February 20th, 1918
† February 17th, 2010

Cunningham, Robert F.* April 30th, 1921
† February 2nd, 2011

Compton, Lynn D. "Buck"* December 31st, 1921
† February 26th, 2012

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Cantley, Thomas William† October 7th, 2012

Caton, Harold Brown "Pete"* June 6th, 1913
† December 14th, 2013

Chalgren, Edward, Jr.* November 18th, 1913
† December 31st, 2016

Currey, Francis Sherman "Frank"* June 29th, 1925
† October 8th, 2019

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Chrudimsky, Earl W.* April 26th, 1925
† February 9th, 2020

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Crossett, Christopher W.* July 20th, 1923
† September 26th, 2020

Caserta, Joseph J. "Tanker Joe", Sr.* May 4th, 1922
† February 5th, 2021

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