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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
La Belle, James Dennis* November 22nd, 1925
† March 8th, 1945
La Cour, John M.
Labate, Augustus D. "Gus"* November 1st, 1918
† June 7th, 1944
Lacek, Anthony J.* July 4th, 1917
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 31
Lachut, Sigismund† November 18th, 1944
Lackey, John Poitevent (Jr.)* May 7th, 1918
† January 26th, 1945
LaCoursiere, Leon J.† January 13th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 45
Lacovone, Carl J.
Laden, Norman
LaFountain, Eugene L.
Lagonia, Thomas, A.
Laird, Billy Vaught* April 28th, 1925
† July 1st, 1944
Laird, Thomas H.† October 1943
Lake, William Coolidge
Lalopa, Frank† September 9th, 1944
LaManna, Joseph
Lamb, John T.
Lambe, Leland L.* 1913
† September 10th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 4 Grave: 63
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.
Lampman, Richard Andrew* November 25th, 1921
† May 15th, 1992
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
Lane, Norman V.* October 17th, 1916
† March 16th, 1945
Lang, Frank M.† December 16th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 26
Langdon, Lawrence P.
Lange, Robert F.† March 27th, 1945
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.
Lanier, Fulton P.† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972
Lanning, Nelson, J.
Lantron, Edward Leslie† October 20th, 1943
Lantry, Henry B.* December 21st, 1915
† July 18th, 1977
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.
Laska, Carl L.† June 16th, 1942
Plot: E Row: 1 Grave: 52
Latimer, Lewis W.* September 26th, 1916
† June 6th, 1944
Latta, De Vere, Frank* January 10th, 1909
† May 4th, 1945
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Latta, Robert T.* November 12th, 1913
† September 10th, 1952
Laufer, Howard W.* May 26th, 1918
† December 17th, 1944
Laughlin, William Henry* September 5th, 1914
† February 18th, 2008
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Lavenson, George* 1917
† June 26th, 1944
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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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Lawrence, Henry G., Jr.
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Lawry, Donald C.* March 27th, 1924
† February 22nd, 1944
Laws, Robert Earl* January 18th, 1921
† January 1st, 1990
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Lawson, Arthur Emmett* March 28th, 1908
† October 11th, 1977
more
Lawson, James, E.
Lay, Hilly B.† October 31st, 1942
Plot: IV Row: A Grave: 9-11
Layh, Philip* March 26th, 1917
† July 7th, 1968
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Layman, Fred H.* October 29th, 1916
† November 17th, 1994
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Le Fevre, Charles H.† November 29th, 1943
Le Fevre, Louis Martin* June 12th, 1920
† February 10th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 18
Le Van, Joseph M.† October 29th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 11 Grave: 18
Leach, James Herbert "Jimmie"* April 7th, 1922
† December 17th, 2009
more
Leach, Robert M.
Lear, Malcolm
Leary, Alphonsus L.† February 20th, 1945
Leary, Timothy, J.
Leatherwood, Jimmie Lee "Jim"* March 15th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 57
Leber, Edward Charles
LeBlanc, Carrol, J.
Lechner Edward H
Leckie, Robert "Lucky"* December 18th, 1920
† December 24th, 2001
Ledbetter, James, W.
Lederer, Frederick John* August 8th, 1920
† February 1st, 2011
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Lee, Burton J.† April 16th, 1945
Lee, Fritz J.* July 24th, 1920
† May 24th, 1944
Plot: F Grave: 543
Lee, Harold W.* January 19th, 1922
† April 26th, 1945
Lee, James F.* 1914
† June 4th, 1942
Lee, John W.* January 18th, 1920
† March 13th, 1998
Lee, King* June 19th, 1919
† September 25th, 1995
Lee, Luther, H.
Lee, Ray, D.
Leegsma, Agardus Marinus, Jr.* October 23rd, 1923
† October 17th, 1989
Leen, Robert
Leeuw, De, Wayne R.† April 7th, 1945
LeFebvre, Henry E. "Hank"* 1922
† April 18th, 2010
Leffel, Gale, E.
Lefko, Henry F.† September 17th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 34 Grave: 30
LeFrançois, Wilfred Sylvio* 1901
† June 9th, 1952
Plot: Q Grave: 686
more
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
more
Lemasters, Stanley, L.
Lemeron, Ray
Lengyel, Alexander "Alex" (Jr.)* September 12th, 1916
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 13
Lengyel, Mickey† August 12th, 1943
Plot: B Row: 42 Grave: 9
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
Leone, Thomas J.† December 4th, 1944
Lester, Fred Faulkner* April 29th, 1926
† June 8th, 1945
Levy, Joseph* December 30th, 1919
† July 24th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 9041
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.
Libardi, Joseph A.* September 21st, 1921
† March 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 36
Light, James, E.
Likins, Jr., Floyd Leo* February 6th, 1933
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Lilja, George† September 19th, 1944
Lillard, James, J.
Lim, Vicente Podico* February 24th, 1888
† December 31st, 1944
Lima, John† January 4th, 1945
Limbocker, Leo J.† January 6th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 183
Lincoln, Boyd L.† November 30th, 1942
Lindenzweig, William T.† January 14th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 18
Linder, Betram
Lindgren, Axel Carl G.
Lindner, Arthur P.
Lindsay, James, E.
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
Link, Weldon E.* March 29th, 1924
Linkins, William Pinkney, Jr., "Bill"* October 25th, 1922
† July 25th, 1944
Lipschitz, Sol S.
Lipton, Clifford Carwood "Lip"* January 30th, 1920
† December 16th, 2001
Lisson, Simon
Little, Ernest W.* December 1st, 1918
† January 30th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 10 Grave: 6
Litton, Henry, C.
Littrell, Milton E.† May 17th, 1943
Livesay, Melvin G.* June 26th, 1921
† November 11th, 1944
Livie, Joseph, M.
Lloyd, Edgar Harold* February 28th, 1922
† September 14th, 1944
Lloyd, Oscar, W.
Lloyd, William Rees* September 23rd, 1916
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 200
Lobaugh, Donald Ronald* February 7th, 1925
† July 22nd, 1944
Locke, Alfred, T.
Lockhart, James Troy* July 18th, 1922
† June 16th, 2000
Lockner, Louis W.* March 3rd, 1912
† October 25th, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 1050
Loehrl, Frederick A.* August 15th, 1917
† July 4th, 1942
Loewi, Andrew W.† January 5th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 59
Lofberg, Gustove Brynolf "Gus" (Jr.)* April 6th, 1903
† September 5th, 1942
Loftis, William Cooper* June 25th, 1924
† October 26th, 1944
Logan, John, C.
Logan, Samuel Moore
Logerot, John L.
Lohmeyer, Marvin Edward (USAF)* March 14th, 1917
† June 21st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 37 Grave: 7
Lokken, Fred A.* January 18th, 1907
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 10
Lomell, Leonard G.* January 22nd, 1920
Long, Dean, E.
Long, William Frank "Billy"* July 8th, 1925
† February 11th, 1944
Plot: 6 Row: 19 
Look, Robert E.† November 23rd, 1944
Loomis, Virgil
Looney, Guy C.* February 4th, 1926
† January 2nd, 1945
Lopez, Jose M.* July 10th, 1910
† May 16th, 2005
Plot: AI Grave: 542
Loucks Emmett T
Louderback, Eugene, L.
Love, John M.† June 15th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 38
Love, Joseph, D.
Lovelady, Lyle, E.
Lowe, James, K.
Lowery, Louis R. "Lou"* July 24th, 1916
† April 15th, 1987
Plot: 1 Grave: 6422
more
Lowery, William* March 26th, 1911
† April 16th, 1944
Lowrance, Henry A.† January 2nd, 1945
Lozano, Harold J.
Lozaski, Louis, J.
Lozowski, Stanley J.† April 16th, 1945
Plot: J Row: 2 Grave: 21
Lucadamo, Ernest D., Jr.* February 16th, 1916
Lucas, Alan Moore* November 30th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 9 Grave: 32
Lucas, Jacklyn Harrell "Jack"* February 14th, 1928
† June 5th, 2008
Lucci, Frank
Luckenbach, Elgin J.* January 14th, 1921
† April 16th, 1944
Ludt, Christopher
Luers, James E.* July 12th, 1918
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 4 Grave: 58
Lummus, Andrew Jackson, Jr. "Jack"* October 22nd, 1915
† March 8th, 1945
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Luster, Sam
Luther, Gerald G.
Luther, Henry M.* September 1918
† October 24th, 1944
Luther, Hubert C.† November 20th, 1943
Plot: C Row: 0 Grave: 1301
Luttrell, Jessie Earl* September 4th, 1919
† December 23rd, 1943
Lutz, Aleda E.
Luz, George* June 17th, 1921
† October 15th, 1998
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Lyday, Billy Lee† June 1st, 2018
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Lynch, Charles P., Jr.† April 17th, 1945
Lynch, Patrick W.
Lynch, Thomas J. "Tommy"* December 9th, 1916
† March 8th, 1944
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Lynch, Timothy R.† December 20th, 1944
Lynn, William George, Jr.* June 6th, 1915
† July 4th, 1942
Plot: B Row: 5 Grave: 10
Lysaght, Charles L.* February 2nd, 1917
† December 4th, 1944

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