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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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Dacey, James J., Jr.† October 10th, 1944
Daffin, Philip, T.
Dages, Ralph, C.
Dagon, William M.* November 23rd, 1923
† April 9th, 1999
Dahlgren, Edward Carl* March 14th, 1916
† May 31st, 2006
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Daigle, Alfred Joseph† July 25th, 1944
Plot: N Row: 0 Grave: 673
Dailey, Lewis E.† July 17th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 12 Grave: 4
Dailey, Robert L.* October 31st, 1920
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 1 Grave: 28
Dale, Floyd, W.
Dalessondro, Peter Joseph* May 19th, 1918
† October 15th, 1997
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Dallas, Jack W.* April 23rd, 1921
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 228
Dalton, William, E.
Daly, John Jr.
Daly, Joseph, L.
Daly, Michael Joseph* September 15th, 1924
† July 25th, 2008
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Daly, Thomas A.† February 23rd, 1945
Damato, Anthony Peter* March 28th, 1922
† February 20th, 1944
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Dammer, Herman W.
Damon, Stanley, E. Z.
Danforth, Carl. A.† January 23rd, 1944
Daniel, Ralph Audary* October 24th, 1904
† October 7th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 1 Grave: 14
Danielowski,C. P.
Dankmyer,Herbert,C.
Danuluk, Vasil
Darby, William Orlando "Bill"* February 8th, 1911
† April 30th, 1945
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Darling, Eugene R.† April 14th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 21 Grave: 28
Daugherty, L.D.* August 31st, 1923
† November 19th, 1995
Daulton, Orin, L.
Daum, John A.† June 8th, 1944
Davidson, James Robert† April 8th, 1945
Davidson, Paul G.* January 14th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 38 Row: 300 Grave: 181
Davidson, Robert Harold* January 15th, 1919
† October 10th, 1982
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Davies, John E.* December 8th, 1908
† September 23rd, 1944
Davies, William, H.
Davila, Rudolph B.* April 27th, 1916
† January 26th, 2002
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Davis, Cecil, J.
Davis, Charles, D.
Davis, David, W.
Davis, Edwin G.† December 25th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 3 Grave: 44
Davis, Elba† November 22nd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 8 Grave: 118
Davis, George* 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 61
Davis, George Fleming* March 23rd, 1911
† January 6th, 1945
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Davis, George J.
Davis, George, L.
Davis, Harold W.† August 26th, 1942
Davis, Hugh A. "Pete"* October 16th, 1922
† January 7th, 2008
Davis, Jackson† March 31st, 1945
Davis, James J.† July 7th, 1944
Davis, Judson C., Jr.* May 15th, 1921
† September 12th, 1990
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Davis, Lawrence J.* February 17th, 1919
† October 10th, 1944
Davis, Leland LaFroy* March 25th, 1917
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8347
Davis, Lorenzo J.* December 11th, 1924
† January 29th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 8 Grave: 64
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Davis, Marquis E.† July 11th, 1944
Davis, Nelson H.† February 25th, 1944
Davis, Raymond Gilbert "Ray"* January 13th, 1915
† September 3rd, 2003
Davis, Robert L.
Davis, Rodmond, H.
Davis, Samuel C.† July 17th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 4 Grave: 30
Davis, Warren* February 12th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 59
Davis, Warren M.
Davis, William F* January 21st, 1917
† October 14th, 1944
Davis, Windell E.* March 8th, 1923
Davison, Michael Shannon* March 21st, 1917
† September 7th, 2006
Plot: VII Row: C Grave: 159
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Dawson, Linwood Blakeley
Day, Howard, R.
Day, James Lewis* October 5th, 1925
† October 28th, 1998
Plot: P Grave: 1748
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Day, Thomas B.† December 21st, 1944
Plot: N Row: 11 Grave: 31
De Boer, Clifford† November 18th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 6
De Boer, Quentin† April 5th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 19 Grave: 4
De Boer, Theodore B.† January 7th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 29
De Costa, Thomas* May 18th, 1920
† June 5th, 1942
Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 247
De Febio, Michael* May 13th, 1918
† April 12th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 2 Grave: 7
De Graffenreid, Fayet R.* February 29th, 1916
† April 10th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 20
De Grasse, Harold A.* May 3rd, 1923
† April 6th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 11 Grave: 17
De Kraker, Herman
De Shong, Irving† February 21st, 1945
De Toris, James* January 14th, 1920
† October 9th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 18 Grave: 3
De Vane, Francis T.† February 10th, 1945
Plot: Court 7 
De Visser, Adrian† February 16th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 9 Grave: 71
De Visser, Charley† March 15th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 6 Grave: 13
De Vivo, Sebastian* January 2nd, 1922
† June 10th, 1944
De Vore, Willard A.† February 2nd, 1945
Plot: D Row: 11 Grave: 62
De Weever, Carl Clement Jr.* May 18th, 1923
† November 23rd, 2002
Plot: 54 Grave: 3691
Dealey, Samuel David* September 13th, 1906
† August 24th, 1944
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Dean, Arthur, D.
Dean, Paul
Dean, William C., Jr.* 1923
† April 19th, 1944
Deane, Laurence Dare* August 15th, 1923
† May 20th, 1945
Plot: E Grave: 845
Deans, Davis, G.
Deasey, John, J. Jr.
Deblanc, Jefferson Joseph* February 15th, 1921
† November 22nd, 2007
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DeCarvalho, George M.† April 25th, 1994
Decatur, Richard G.
DeClaris, Joseph, E.
DeCoster, James V.* December 22nd, 1922
† January 13th, 1988
DeCristofaro, Anthony
Dee, Hall* September 3rd, 1924
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8345
Deel, Autry, C.
Deem, Harry B.† June 7th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 20 Grave: 36
Deering, Robert Patrick* March 11th, 1920
† January 30th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 11
Deets, Virgil Duane* November 16th, 1919
† March 1st, 1945
Defibaugh, William, A.
Deflumeri, Alfred Louis* May 26th, 1911
† March 26th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 15
DeFranzo, Arthur Frederick* March 20th, 1919
† June 10th, 1944
DeGlopper, Charles Neilans* November 30th, 1921
† June 9th, 1944
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DeGraffenreid, Allen, B.
Deinlein, Leonard† May 25th, 1944
Deitz, Broadus, S.
Delaney, Thomas, L.
Deleau, Emile Jr.* June 28th, 1923
† January 2nd, 1945
Plot: D 
Della Betta, Prosdocimo J. "Dutch"* October 15th, 1919
† March 15th, 1944
Dellagnena, Flore* June 11th, 1925
† May 21st, 1945
Delmonico, Dominick† September 11th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 11 Grave: 29
DeLong, Earl
Deluga, Leonard A.† September 10th, 1944
Delury, John P.† May 15th, 1997
Delwo, Howard F.* September 2nd, 1920
† November 29th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 4 Grave: 14
Demick, Kenneth, J.
Demott, Carey L.* July 2nd, 1917
† May 27th, 1950
DeNard, Vincent V.† February 10th, 1944
Deneen, Jerome C.† September 8th, 1944
Denig, James Livingston* December 25th, 1919
† February 1st, 1944
Plot: 01 Grave: 165B
Denmead, Donald R.* 1923
† December 16th, 1943
Dennis, Wayne, N.
Dennison, Hiram
Denson, Harold† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A
Dent, Virgil B. Jr.* 1925
† March 7th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 9 Grave: 67
Denton, Daniel V.† July 11th, 1943
DePaepe, Raymond Howard* December 23rd, 1922
† May 21st, 2013
Depew, John M.† June 12th, 1944
DePinto, Natoli C.* April 19th, 1921
† February 28th, 1945
Derby, Arthur Lawrence Jr.* 1916
† January 25th, 1945
Derowin, Frank, D.
Desch, Howard C.* July 25th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
DeShazer, Jacob Daniel "Jake"* November 15th, 1912
† March 15th, 2008
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Desiderio, Reginald Benjamin (US Army)* September 12th, 1918
† November 27th, 1950
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Desmond, William J. "Bill"* May 3rd, 1916
† February 24th, 1944
Plot: 33 Grave: 11404
Desobry, William R.* September 11th, 1918
† January 12th, 1996
Plot: PG Grave: 95
DeStefano, Anthony, B. (US Army)
DeStefano, Pasqualy E. "Patsy" (USMC)
DeVaney, Cleveland R.
DeVaudreuil, Theodore E.* December 4th, 1922
† September 30th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 50
Devine, Robert P.† February 2nd, 1945
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 43
Devine, Samuel A., Jr.† April 15th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 21 Grave: 12
Dew, Robert G.† September 27th, 1944
DeWeese, Ralph Eugene "Bud"* July 7th, 1918
† September 23rd, 1944
DeWitt, Jack Richard
DeWitt, Terry S.* February 25th, 1917
† September 30th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 3 Grave: 3
DeWoody, John, S.
Dexter, Robert B.
Deyoe, Warner S.* 1923
Dezutter, Albert R.† February 13th, 1944
Di Lorio, Libaerato A.† November 12th, 1945
Di Rienzo, John C.† September 17th, 1943
Diamond, James H.* April 22nd, 1925
† May 14th, 1945
Diamond, LeRoy
Diamond, William
Dicassio, Daniel John* May 17th, 1922
† May 6th, 1942
Dick, Harold E.* 1920
† January 4th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 8 Grave: 20
Dickerson, James Jackson "Dick"
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Dickey, George T.† September 9th, 1944
Dickey, Halley K., Jr.† July 17th, 1944
Dickinson, Robert E.
Dickinson, William Hayden* March 22nd, 1923
† May 25th, 1944
Dicktakes, Spiro* June 17th, 1921
† January 7th, 2012
Diederich, Raymond John* July 23rd, 1922
† February 22nd, 1944
Diehl, Bill V.* May 6th, 1914
† July 17th, 1942
Dien, Bernard, B.
Dietz, Frederick F. (Jr.)† March 19th, 1944
Dietz, Robert H.* January 22nd, 1921
† March 29th, 1945
Plot: 6 Grave: 12
Difalco, Guy L.† September 17th, 1944
Dike, Norman Staunton "Foxhole Norman", Jr.* May 19th, 1918
† June 23rd, 1989
Dikoon, Walter† September 17th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 10
Dillon, Jerry, V.
DiLorenzo, James, J.
DiMonte, John
Dinges Jr., Millard F.* December 25th, 1921
† August 28th, 2002
Dinkins, Sherman Tecumpse* May 31st, 1914
† November 7th, 1944
Dinsmore, Robert W.* September 7th, 1923
† January 18th, 1995
Dirago, Jimmie E., Jr.† October 29th, 1945
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Disher, Leo "Bill"
Distefano, William, J. (US Army)
DiTrapani, John E.* December 30th, 1920
† July 7th, 1944
Plot: O Row: 3 Grave: 11
Dixon, Carl G.† January 4th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 3 Grave: 20
Dixon, Thomas, E.
Dixon, Wilford N.* January 1st, 1920
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: P Row: 8 Grave: 5
Dobbs, Roy, F.
Dobis, Arthur, H.
Does, Thomas, A.
Dohs, Francis H.† February 23rd, 1945
Dolan, Vincent, J.
Dolinski, Stanley J.† November 12th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 7 Grave: 42
Domangue, Herman A.
Dombrowski, Stanley R.* August 8th, 1918
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Domz, Raymond
Donaldson, John B.† April 6th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 7 Grave: 9
Donoskovic, Daniel, R
Donovan, John, J.
Donovan, Oswald, E.
Doran, Robert E.† September 18th, 1944
Dornstetter, Louis John* October 25th, 1913
† November 8th, 1944
Dorr, Earle L., Jr.† December 5th, 1944
Dorr, Michael W.† April 11th, 1945
Plot: L Row: 17 Grave: 3
Dorsey, Joseph E.
Doss, Desmond Thomas* February 7th, 1919
† March 23rd, 2006
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Doss, Thomas, A
Doster, Glenn Edgar* March 12th, 1922
† February 21st, 1978
Dotsen, Earle
Dotson, Adrian, E.
Doty, Claude E.* October 21st, 1919
† November 20th, 1944
Doubleman, Nathan B.* 1915
† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 22 Grave: 28
Dougherty, Samuel Alexander* October 8th, 1924
† September 27th, 1944
Douglas, Paul Page* December 23rd, 1919
† December 26th, 2002
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Douglas, Raymond Elden* November 1st, 1919
† March 20th, 1980
Douglas, Stanley Allen Jr.† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A
Dove, Paul Whiney† October 24th, 1944
Dowling, Edwin S., Jr.* May 22nd, 1919
† September 29th, 1943
Downer, James G.† December 9th, 1942
Downes, John P.
Downey, Earl R., Jr.† March 24th, 1945
Doxey, John H.† February 28th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 16 Grave: 54
Doyle, William T.
Drabinowicz, Francis Peter† May 9th, 1944
Drake, Euel T.* October 26th, 1923
† March 23rd, 1944
Plot: K Row: 17 Grave: 4
Draper, Foy* November 26th, 1911
† February 1st, 1943
Plot: F Row: 10 Grave: 7
Drees, Edward W.* April 25th, 1924
† December 20th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 6
Drennan, Fred O.† September 18th, 1944
Drennan, R. D.
Dress, Hillman C.† June 30th, 1965
Drew, James, F.
Drewelow, Raymond J.* March 6th, 1919
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017
Drewes, Henry C.† November 20th, 1943
Drews, Robert, K.
Driscoll, Thomas, R.
Drovis, Seymour P.* August 26th, 1919
† July 7th, 1944
Plot: 57 Grave: 221
Drowley, Jesse Ray* September 19th, 1919
† May 20th, 1996
Drumheller, Thomas, P.
Drummond, Joe, B.
Drury, John Edward* April 13th, 1925
† April 2nd, 1945
Plot: E Grave: 352
Dubay, Roy, C.
DuBeck, Edward Walter* October 16th, 1920
† July 2nd, 2016
Duckett, Clifford L.* September 1st, 1921
† February 10th, 1945
Duda, Peter
Duenne, Joseph Leo* November 1st, 1918
† March 5th, 1945
Duff, Carrol Wesley* August 8th, 1919
† December 11th, 1944
Duffek, Rafiel L.
Duffie, Henry Z.
Duffy, George E.
Dufrane, Harold Noe* September 9th, 1922
† November 26th, 2006
Plot: AC Grave: 18
Dugan, Augustine Davis* May 24th, 1902
† July 16th, 1987
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Duggan, Joseph Daniel* November 1st, 1919
† September 8th, 2009
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Duggan, Robert Urquhart* September 22nd, 1921
† July 30th, 1943
Dugger, Everett, C.
Duke, Lonnie
Dukeman, William Heiter, Jr.* September 3rd, 1921
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 2
Dunahoe, Clinton S.† November 20th, 1943
Dunbar, William John* December 1st, 1924
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: Cramer 
Duncan, Daymond D.
Duncan, Louis Edward* November 20th, 1915
† November 21st, 1995
Plot: 46 Grave: 1782
Dunford, John Edward
Dungan, Allen B.† March 26th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 12 Grave: 11
Dunham, Clarence, L.
Dunham, Russell E.* February 23rd, 1920
† April 6th, 2009
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Dunlap, Robert Hugo* October 19th, 1920
† March 24th, 2000
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Dunleavy, James, B.
Dunning, Walter, B.
Dunster, Orien, E.
Durand, Viateur C.† October 7th, 1944
Durant, John L.† October 20th, 1944
Durante, Angelo Joseph* August 27th, 1917
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Durante, Salvatore "Sal"
Durben, Fred H.* 1923
† October 30th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 4 Grave: 14
Durfee, Charles R.* August 28th, 1918
† June 17th, 1944
Plot: A Grave: 15
Durham, John Wesley* 1922
† May 6th, 1942
Durkin, Patrick A.* March 24th, 1917
Durning, Charles Edward* February 28th, 1923
† December 24th, 2012
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Duryea, Justin Gates* July 11th, 1916
† June 22nd, 2001
Dutko, John W.* October 24th, 1916
† May 23rd, 1944
Plot: DSC Grave: 1
Dutton, Robert George "Bob"* December 4th, 1916
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 9 Grave: 29
Duty, Robert
Dwelis, Edward P.* August 31st, 1919
† July 17th, 1942
Dwyer, Oliver F.† March 1st, 1945
Plot: F Row: 15 Grave: 57
Dwyer, Patrick Joseph* June 2nd, 1920
† July 26th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 11 Grave: 13
Dye, Everett D.† September 18th, 1944
Dyer, Martin Russell Jr.* June 14th, 1923
† June 30th, 1944
Plot: C Grave: 815
Dyess, Aquilla James "Jimmie"* January 11th, 1909
† February 2nd, 1944
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Dykstra, Joel Bernard* February 17th, 1921
† August 5th, 2006
Dynan, Thomas W., Jr.* August 26th, 1919
† October 9th, 1942
Plot: O Row: 4 Grave: 7
Dziurgat, Eugene, C.
D’Ellia, Guido, N.

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