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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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Pace, Herbert Edward* March 19th, 1918
† April 28th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 2 Grave: 179

Pace, Tom G.† March 1944

Paddock, Merlin N.* March 15th, 1917
† April 16th, 1945

Paddock, Thomas J.

Paden, Paul L. "Pappy"* 1912
† December 17th, 1944

Padgett, Paul J.

Pagnotta, Carmen J. "Pag"* April 4th, 1924
† May 6th, 1997

Paige, Mitchell* August 31st, 1918
† November 15th, 2003

Paine, Wilson A.

Pais, William, A.

Palentino, Chris, Z.

Palermo, Carmello J.† January 20th, 1945

Palish, Joseph

Palladine, Michael, R.

Palladino Michael R

Palm, Carl C.

Palmer, Rita

Panter, Claude, T.

Pappas, Basile

Pappas, Christos, L.

Paprocky, Stephen Thoma* August 18th, 1918
† April 21st, 1945

Parady, Harold D.* 1911
† March 5th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 13 Grave: 4

Parker, Buril L.* 1919
† April 5th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 24

Parker, Curtis, W.

Parker, Harold, V.

Parker, James Arthur† October 20th, 1943

Parker, Philip Hackley* March 28th, 1920
† March 23rd, 1945

Parker, Raymond M.† December 9th, 1944

Parker, Robert, M.

Parker, Willard M.† July 23rd, 1943

Parker, William Henry* June 21st, 1905
† July 16th, 1966

Parks, Benjamin Franklin* August 23rd, 1923
† December 24th, 1944

Parks, Herschel† January 3rd, 1945

Parra, Eugene T.* September 18th, 1920
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 3

Parramore III, George F† December 1st, 1943
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 36

Parris, Tom B.

Parrish, Laverne* July 16th, 1918
† January 24th, 1945
Plot: 7 Row: 7 Grave: 4

Parsons, Carl, U.

Parsons, James Odell* September 4th, 1927
† November 4th, 2003

Paschal, Thomas C.* May 15th, 1922
† April 16th, 1944

Paskey, Joseph, M.

Pasold, William L.

Patnude, Charles P.

Patrick, Charles, H.

Patrick, Edwin D.* January 11th, 1894
† March 14th, 1945

Patrick, Ersel Theodore* January 13th, 1918
† July 9th, 1943
Plot: F Grave: 547

Patrick, George Frank* February 13th, 1921
† November 20th, 1943

Patterson, Cleaston A.† May 14th, 1944

Patterson, James R.* July 4th, 1920
† March 7th, 1945

Patton, George Smith Jr.* November 11th, 1885
† December 21st, 1945

Pavlich, John* 1921
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 24

Paw, Joseph† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Payet, John E.* October 4th, 1924
† December 25th, 1944

Payne, Clyde B.

Pearce, Horace L.

Pearson, Milton Harvey* November 14th, 1917
† December 7th, 1970

Pease, Foster S.† June 22nd, 1944

Pease, Harl Jr.* April 17th, 1910
† August 7th, 1942

Pebworth, Jack* April 20th, 1918
† October 16th, 1942

Peck, George S.† January 12th, 2010

Peden, Forrest E.* October 3rd, 1913
† February 3rd, 1945

Pedersen, Ejmer, J.

Pedigo, Russell, H.

Peek, Buster* April 6th, 1917
† August 31st, 1943

Pellegrino, Michael, A.

Pellettiere, John M.* July 28th, 1918
† August 6th, 1980

Peloquin, Wilfred,

Peluso, Vincenzo† April 18th, 1945

Pena, Michael Castaneda "Mike"* November 6th, 1924
† September 5th, 1950
Plot: 8 Row: 15

Pendleton, Jack James* March 31st, 1918
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: C-308 Row: SE Grave: 2

Peniche, Edward Albert "Ed"* June 28th, 1925
† August 16th, 2008

Penick, Ralph Roger* August 19th, 1917
† December 15th, 1944

Penkala, Alex M., Jr.* August 30th, 1924
† January 10th, 1945

Penner, Stanley Warren* March 7th, 1920
† February 25th, 1944
Plot: 5 Row: A Grave: 14-17

Pennington, James E.* September 23rd, 1920
† May 15th, 1945

Pennington, Robert, S.

Pepper, Fred, J.

Perate, Francisco Leo

Perate, William M., Sr.* August 9th, 1924
† July 25th, 1997

Perconte, Frank J.* March 10th, 1917
† October 24th, 2013

Peredo, Antonio M.* June 9th, 1916
† December 9th, 2001

Peregory, Frank D.* April 10th, 1916
† June 14th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 21 Grave: 7

Pereira, Augusto† December 11th, 1943

Perez, Manuel

Perez, Manuel, Jr.* March 3rd, 1923
† February 13th, 1945
Plot: Catholic S Row: 12 Grave: 4

Perine Jr., Irving Van Gilder (Perry)* June 1st, 1908
† August 21st, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 63

Perkowski, Walter J.* July 4th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 60

Perrotta, Mike Anthony* June 4th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Pertain, Herbert, E.

Pesce, John, B.

Petcavage, Albert W.† February 8th, 1944

Peterman, Harold E.† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 13

Peternell, Paul* June 9th, 1922
† December 9th, 1944

Peters, George J.* 1924
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 17 Grave: 8

Peters, Robert, C.

Petersen, Raymond, H.

Petersen, Vernon R.* May 18th, 1924
† April 17th, 1945

Peterson, Arman* May 20th, 1915
† July 1st, 1943

Peterson, Chesley Gordon* August 10th, 1920
† January 28th, 1990

Peterson, Dale W.* November 18th, 1919
† May 9th, 1943

Peterson, Floyd, W.

Peterson, George* May 28th, 1912
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 10

Peterson, Kenneth F.† October 1998

Peterson, Marvin M.* May 8th, 1921
† July 27th, 1944

Peterson, Oscar Verner* August 27th, 1899
† May 13th, 1942

Peterson, Roland N.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Peterson, William C.

Petrarca, Frank Joseph* July 31st, 1918
† July 31st, 1943
Plot: 110 Row: 1268 Grave: 3

Petree, Weeden Arthur, Jr.* 1912
† January 11th, 1942

Petrella, Joseph† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Petrello, Herbert

Petry, Joseph L. "Joe"

Pettus, Jewell L.† March 28th, 1945

Petty, Earnest

Petula, George† January 11th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 14 Grave: 12

Peyton, Kenneth P.* July 7th, 1922
† January 13th, 1998
Plot: 23 Row: 0 Grave: 11

Pezzano, Antonia Jr.

Pharris, Jackson Charles* June 26th, 1912
† October 17th, 1966

Phelps, Wesley* June 12th, 1923
† October 4th, 1944
Plot: GAR 15 Grave: 72

Philip, George, Jr.* April 14th, 1912
† June 16th, 1945

Philips, Thomas W.* September 10th, 1924
† August 27th, 1942

Phillips, Carl W.

Phillips, Charles T.† December 15th, 1942

Phillips, George* July 14th, 1926
† March 14th, 1945

Phillips, Paul David* March 9th, 1918
† August 27th, 2023

Phillips, Peter R.* October 13th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Phillips, Roy E

Phillips, Wilbur, A.

Phllips, John, M.

Phlllips, Richard, C.

Piasecki, Stanley F.* 1915
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 40

Piburn, Edwin William* July 9th, 1895
† September 28th, 1958
Plot: 30 Grave: 510-1

Piccirillo, Pasquale, A.

Pickering, Ernest Art* 1919
† April 17th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 13 Grave: 26

Pickering, Richard C.* May 30th, 1921
† August 25th, 1995

Pickup, Lewis Herman* August 7th, 1913
† October 24th, 1944

Pierce, Francis Junior* December 7th, 1924
† December 21st, 1986

Pierce, Glen B.† November 20th, 1943

Pierce, John Reeves* November 3rd, 1906
† January 10th, 1943

Pieri, Francis W.* April 29th, 1918
† August 22nd, 1944
Plot: 3 Grave: 656

Pike, Grady, J. D.

Pina, Edwin, J.

Pinder, John J., Jr.* June 6th, 1912
† June 6th, 1944

Pinney, Kenneth J.† September 28th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 15

Piontek, Eugene C.† February 20th, 1945
Plot: I Row: 17 Grave: 1

Piontek, Frank C.* September 29th, 1918
† December 2nd, 2008

Piontek, George† July 2nd, 1943
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 188

Pirtz, Matt* November 28th, 1913
† November 26th, 1944

Pittman, Gilbert Ray* October 9th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 1 Grave: 41

Pittman, Harold, C.

Pitts, Marc F.† June 13th, 1943

Placek, Walter, F.

Plante, Thomas E.† March 16th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 32 Grave: 25

Platt, Gerald E. Jr.* March 24th, 1921
† April 8th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 24

Plummer, Eugene E.

Plunkett, Woodrow C. "Woody"† February 20th, 2005

Poe, D. T.

Pogorel, Bernard S.* December 5th, 1916
† December 16th, 2007

Pogue, William Grady* November 25th, 1899
† October 26th, 1982
Plot: 5 Grave: 120

Poidmore, Frank J.* December 16th, 1915
† March 1st, 1944

Polasky, Edward† July 3rd, 1944
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 13

Polette, Lloyd L., Jr.* February 8th, 1916
† January 22nd, 1945

Poling, Clark V.* August 7th, 1910
† February 3rd, 1943

Poling, Hermon Daines* October 28th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Polizzi, Casamino Joseph* March 12th, 1921
† September 11th, 1965

Pollard, Curtis Barnett

Pollock, William E.* 1921
† February 15th, 2011

Polmaskitch, Andrew J.† November 20th, 1943

Polsen, Joseph, E.

Pommerening, Melvin H.† May 19th, 2002

Pontecorvo, Donald A.

Pool, Lafayette G. "Lafe"* July 23rd, 1919
† May 30th, 1991

Poole, Billy S.† April 28th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 112

Pope, Alexander, E.

Pope, Everett Parker* July 16th, 1919
† July 16th, 2009
Plot: 59 Grave: 3800

Popesen, John S.† March 14th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 28

Popilsky, Ben N.† September 19th, 1944

Porcella, Thomas W. "Tom"* October 4th, 1923
† August 8th, 2010

Porter, Bill A.* 1922
† November 30th, 1944

Porter, Howard, J.

Porter, Joseph, E.

Ports, Kenneth, L.

Potter, Otis H.† January 6th, 1943
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 155

Potticary, George W.† January 23rd, 1945
Plot: H Row: 10 Grave: 7

Potts, Benjamin T.† December 12th, 1944

Potts, Francis M.† September 6th, 1942

Potts, Jefferson, D.

Potts, Louis J.† December 25th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 5 Grave: 11

Potts, Ned

Pound, Harold Clay "Froggy"* December 20th, 1903
† March 1st, 1942

Powell, John Chester* October 14th, 1920
† October 17th, 1958

Powell, William, E.

Power, John Vincent "Jack"* November 20th, 1918
† February 1st, 1944
Plot: D Grave: 4

Powers, Edwin Eugene* January 30th, 1925
† February 20th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 16 Grave: 5

Powers, James J.* May 12th, 1917

Powers, John James* July 3rd, 1912
† May 8th, 1942

Prager, Clarence* May 12th, 1913
† September 18th, 1944

Prasse, Oscar Fred† June 19th, 1993

Prater, Eugene, F.

Prather, Bondy E.† December 9th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 21 Grave: 2

Pratt, Charles, Jr.

Pratt, Howard Ralph* July 15th, 1925
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 0 Grave: 257

Preddy, George E. “Ratsy”* February 5th, 1919
† December 25th, 1944

Preine, Alvin, G.

Prendergast, Joseph P.* 1914
† May 29th, 1943

Preston, William H.† September 27th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 16

Pribula, William J.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 15

Price, Leo V.† February 26th, 1945

Price, Walter, R.

Priest, Arlis* February 24th, 1923
† February 12th, 2008

Pritchett, William Edward (Jr.)* March 3rd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Procaccini, Eugene J.† March 1st, 1944

Procell, Willie F.

Proeschl, Donald, R.

Proffitt, Raymond S.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 31 Grave: 13

Profitt, Carl D. "Chubby"* November 23rd, 1918
† June 30th, 2015

Proud, Wilfred R.

Prozzo, Patsy A.† April 6th, 1945

Pruitt, Harvey, B.

Pruitt, Henry Columbus

Pruitt, Samuel Robert† August 16th, 1944

Prussack, Raymond

Prussman, Ernest W.* 1921
† September 8th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 14

Przyborowski, Edward† September 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 16

Psaki, Nicholas George, Jr.* April 11th, 1919
† March 14th, 2009

Pucket, Donald Dale* December 15th, 1915
† July 9th, 1944
Plot: 84 Grave: 270-272

Puckett, Clifton L.* October 31st, 1911
† February 26th, 1945

Puffer, Arthur W. "Pop"* December 2nd, 1911
† September 12th, 1997

Puller, Lewis Burwell "Chesty"* June 26th, 1898
† October 11th, 1971

Pullera, Joseph

Pulley, Woodrow W.* February 16th, 1914
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: 12 Grave: 218

Pumphrey, A.T. "Pump"* March 24th, 1917
† December 22nd, 2010
Plot: C1 Row: W2 Grave: B48

Purcell, Warren C.† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: A Row: 7 Grave: 17

Purdy, Robert F.† October 4th, 1943

Purvis, George F.

Purvis, Robert, S.

Putnam, Robert H.

Putnam, Vyregel H.

Putt, Robert, D.

Pycior, Frank, B.

Pyle, Ernest Taylor "Ernie"* August 3rd, 1900
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: D Grave: 109

Pyle, Howard E.

Pyle, Wilbur C.† January 8th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 12 Grave: 32

Pytel, Ludvick L* 1918
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 21 Grave: 3

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