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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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Rackett, Roy, C.

Radcliffe, Kenneth, M.

Rains, Paul H.† March 19th, 1944

Ramirez, Ramiro F.

Ramos, Frank M.† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Ramos, Pedro, V.

Rand, Stewart, A.

Randall, Robert G.† March 28th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 52

Randel, Charles Robert "Bobbie"† October 20th, 1943
Plot: J Row: 1 Grave: 13

Rank, Gerald A.

Rankin, James B.

Rankin, Knott C., Jr.† November 28th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 30 Grave: 27

Rapole, John, S.

Rapoza, Manuel

Rapp, James D.

Rauschenberger, John K. (US Army)

Ravone, Anthony, J.

Ray, James W.† September 1st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 17 Grave: 71

Ray, Lester, C.

Read, Theodore, A.

Ready, John P.† June 8th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 23 Grave: 3

Reagan, Blaine B.† 1965

Reagan, Bruce W.

Reardon, James J.

Reaser, Joseph C. "Indian Joe"

Rector, Bengie, M.

Redden, Gordon, R.

Reddy, John, J.

Reduto, Peter

Reece, Philip P. (Jr.)† August 26th, 1942

Reed, Allen S.† February 6th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 36 Grave: 19

Reed, Clarence H.† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: A Row: 32 Grave: 12

Reese, Ewing L.

Reese, Halmyth C.† March 26th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 14 Grave: 26

Reeves, Joseph E.† March 3rd, 1945

Reeves, Noah C.† December 6th, 1944

Rehwinkel, William, A.

Reichert, Charles, W.

Reid, Robert† 1942

Reidford, Marcellus, A.

Reimers, Virgil, D.

Reishus, Lyle E.

Reiss, James, J.

Reitz, Phillip F.

Rensis, de, Ernest† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 31 Grave: 13

Renteria, Melquiadez, R.

Repinski, George C.† February 13th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 11 Grave: 131

Reyer, William, H.

Reynolds, Richard A.† December 4th, 1944

Rhine, Charles, W.

Rhodes, Charles, F.

Rhodes, Harry, S.

Rhodes, Richard, F.

Rice, Donald S.† April 18th, 1945

Rice, Donald, B.

Rice, Samuel, Z.

Rich, John A.

Richardson, Wendell, L.

Richardson, William J.† September 18th, 1944

Richcreek, Lloyd, R.

Richman, Marvin

Ricker, Homer, D. Jr.

Ricketts Charles M

Ricks, Charles L., Jr. "Curly"† June 13th, 1944

Riddle, George L.

Rieman, Robert Ruggs† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

Rigapoulos, John† September 20th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 1 Grave: 9

Riggan, James E.† December 4th, 1944
Plot: O Row: 3 Grave: 8

Riley, Mayron, R.

Rinker, Ralph H.† March 19th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 20 Grave: 71

Risko, Paul† July 29th, 1944

Ritchie, William H.† July 25th, 1943

Ritter, Elmer, K.

Rizzo, Newton

Roach, John A.

Roark, Tilden H. "Cowboy"† February 18th, 1944

Robel, Vincent D.† February 25th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 39 Grave: 25

Roberts, Carl T.† August 26th, 1942

Roberts, Clifton C.† March 19th, 1944

Roberts, Delbert, M.

Roberts, Eric George† October 8th, 1943
Plot: 1 Row: D Grave: 19-21

Roberts, Ernest S.† October 1943

Roberts, Nelson P.† April 30th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 34 Grave: 22

Roberts, Raymond Clifford† December 13th, 1943
Plot: M Row: 12 Grave: 9

Roberts, Raymond, U.

Roberts, William A.† November 27th, 2016

Robertson, Alonzo,

Robertson, James (US-134th INF)† July 28th, 1944

Robertson, James T.† September 3rd, 1992

Robertson, John† December 11th, 1943
Plot: F Row: 21 Grave: 27

Robideau, Mose, G.

Robinett, Clarence I. "Bud"† April 18th, 1945

Robinson, Bert, E.

Robinson, Harry L.† October 17th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 11 Grave: 42

Robinson, Jerome Stancil† January 26th, 2001

Robinson, Pervey S.† November 18th, 1944

Robison, Wallace, L.

Rocchio, Charles A.† November 24th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 6 Grave: 24

Roche, Joseph, J.

Rochette, Arthur, J. Jr.

Rockford, Sonnie J. "Rocky"† September 25th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 5

Rocque, Francis L.† April 7th, 1945

Rode, Ray F.† December 6th, 1944

Rodrique, Fernand J.† May 29th, 1944

Rodriquez, Hilarid, R.

Rodriquez, Nicholas

Roeder, Howard L. "Red"† February 5th, 1946

Rogers, Bernard, C.

Rogers, James E.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 6

Roles, George, W.

Roller, John B., Jr.† 1995

Romanowski, Chester, J.

Root, William A., II† April 4th, 1945

Roscillo, Patrick, B.

Rose, Albert L.† November 12th, 1943
Plot: H Row: 14 Grave: 57

Roseland, Clarence E.† October 6th, 1944

Rosencrans, Herbert J.† February 25th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 1 Grave: 7

Rosenthal, John, B.

Ross, Anthony

Ross, Charles F.† February 22nd, 1944

Ross, Elton C.

Ross, Thomas E.† June 7th, 1942

Rosser, Ollie, L.

Rothschild, William S.† June 16th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 105

Rowan, John V., Jr.

Rowland, Sims A.† February 24th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 11

Rowley, Fitch H.† September 21st, 1944

Royal, Howard O.† January 12th, 1945

Rubin, Edward A.† August 4th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 9 Grave: 22

Rucker, Clifford, F.

Ruddy, Gerard A.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 5

Rudegeair, Joseph, G.

Rusczynski, Frank, F.

Russell, George F.† August 2nd, 1944
Plot: 1 Row: 13 Grave: 3

Russell, George J.† May 23rd, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 17

Russell, George L.† February 8th, 1944

Russell, James E.Plot: C Row: 25 Grave: 94

Russo, Joseph

Rutkowski, Stephen

Ryan, Francis

Ryan, Richard W.

Ryan, Thomas P.

Rybiski, Harry

Rentz, George Snavely* July 25th, 1882
† March 1st, 1942

Richardson Jr., Robert Charlwood* October 27th, 1882
† March 2nd, 1954
Plot: II Row: A Grave: 14

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr.* September 13th, 1887
† July 12th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 28 Grave: 45

Raines, John F.* February 12th, 1889
† September 28th, 1918
Plot: E Grave: 830D

Riefkohl, Frederick Louis "Fritz"* February 27th, 1889
† September 1669

Rooks, Albert Harold* December 29th, 1891
† March 1st, 1942

Redding, Joseph Alsop* June 7th, 1894
† February 24th, 1984

Reeves, Thomas James* December 9th, 1895
† December 7th, 1941

Ramey, Howard Knox* October 14th, 1896
† March 26th, 1943

Rossman, Alexander Hugh "Al"* December 25th, 1896
† December 7th, 1941

Roosevelt, Quintin I* November 19th, 1897
† July 14th, 1918
Plot: D Row: 28 Grave: 46

Romulo, Carlos Peña* January 14th, 1898
† December 15th, 1985

Rose, Maurice B.* November 26th, 1899
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 1

Reaves, Walker Alpha* 1901
† 1963

Reeder, Russell Potter, Jr. "Red"* March 4th, 1902
† February 22nd, 1998

Robbins, Berton Aldrich, Jr.* August 27th, 1908
† December 4th, 1983
Plot: 13 Grave: 6670

Rudder, James Earl* May 6th, 1910
† March 23rd, 1970

Ross, Donald Kirby* December 8th, 1910
† May 27th, 1992

Rothschild, Maier J.* 1913
† December 1st, 1972

Riyu, Masatsugu* February 15th, 1913
† October 23rd, 1943
Plot: 3 Grave: 403

Ricketts, Milton Ernest* August 5th, 1913
† May 8th, 1942

Ross, Otho C.* August 31st, 1913
† November 17th, 1944

Rider, Isadore Mike (US Army)* 1914
† December 12th, 1944

Rider, Richard E. (US Army)* May 29th, 1914
† February 12th, 2004

Russell, William Leon* July 26th, 1914
† October 9th, 2000

Rethemeyer, Robert* November 13th, 1914
† January 3rd, 1945
Plot: 31 Grave: 2299

Rasset, Frederick C. "Fred"* July 23rd, 1915
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: I Grave: 36

Reiley, Thomas Phillip* 1916
† December 23rd, 1950

Rennebaum, Leon August (US Army)* January 2nd, 1916
† February 7th, 2001

Rasmussen, Richard Kai* February 29th, 1916
† November 19th, 1944

Reynolds, McCoy* September 23rd, 1916
† November 25th, 1941

Rozenkrantz, David "Rosie"* October 31st, 1916
† September 28th, 1944

Rudin, George C.* 1917
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 19

Rivera, Louis* July 8th, 1917
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 32

Roeder, Robert E.* July 25th, 1917
† September 28th, 1944
Plot: 12 Grave: 6116

Rentz, John Nevin* December 7th, 1917
† November 6th, 1976
Plot: P Row: 0 Grave: 45

Raybuck, Donald Eugene* January 13th, 1918

Rothschild, Paul W.* February 18th, 1918
† March 5th, 2007

Robinson, James E. Jr.* July 10th, 1918
† April 6th, 1945
Plot: T Grave: 98

Reardon, Perry Lorraine* September 2nd, 1918
† December 17th, 1944

Rivers, Ruben* October 21st, 1918
† November 19th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 5 Grave: 53

Ruess, Edward* 1919
† May 13th, 1945

Reynolds, Harry Dare, Jr., "Big Harry"* March 26th, 1919
† June 5th, 1964

Rouh, Carlton Robert "Cobber"* May 11th, 1919
† December 8th, 1977

Roche, Bernard J.* May 13th, 1919
† April 5th, 1943

Roecker, Frederick Charles, Jr.* July 11th, 1919
† July 2nd, 1996

Rapin, Louis E.* August 14th, 1919
† August 11th, 1943

Ritter, Ozias D.* October 3rd, 1919

Roberts, William Herbert* October 21st, 1919
† March 3rd, 2011

Richardson, Smythe D.* October 29th, 1919
† October 26th, 2003

Radich, Srecko F.* 1920
† February 23rd, 1945

Reber, Ehle H.* 1920
† January 23rd, 1943

Rood, Joseph William* March 22nd, 1920
† January 30th, 2001

Ramey, Elwood* April 12th, 1920

Rader, Calvin Norman* April 13th, 1920
† December 24th, 1944

Reese, James William* April 16th, 1920
† August 5th, 1943
Plot: Soldiers C Row: 65 Grave: 2

Robinson, Preston Lowe* September 24th, 1920
† March 19th, 2003

Riordan, Paul F.* November 8th, 1920
† February 8th, 1944

Randleman, Denver "Bull"* November 20th, 1920
† June 26th, 2003

Ries, Robert E. "Bob"* January 22nd, 1921
† July 29th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 41 Grave: 2

Roffo, Angelo* January 26th, 1921
† January 8th, 1997

Rudolph, Donald Eugene* February 21st, 1921
† May 25th, 2006
Plot: DS Grave: 22-S

Ray, Leonard I.* March 20th, 1921
† December 13th, 1991

Rodgers, Thomas Lloyd* April 5th, 1921
† June 15th, 1944

Robinson, McCalvin J., Jr.* May 3rd, 1921
† February 22nd, 1944

Ray, Bernard James* June 9th, 1921
† November 17th, 1944
Plot: DSS Grave: 6

Rafalski, Henry J.* July 29th, 1921
† February 12th, 1945
Plot: D Grave: 63

Rehmet, Leland Arnim* August 24th, 1921
† April 16th, 1944

Richardson, Bill W.* September 15th, 1921
† May 14th, 1943
Plot: g Grave: 38

Roseberry, Joseph E.* December 4th, 1921
† April 12th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 10 Grave: 16

Reed, Thomas R.* January 20th, 1922
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 13

Roberts, Ed A.* March 8th, 1922
† April 1st, 2000

Roskowiak, Arthur James "Rosky"* March 8th, 1922
† June 20th, 1945
Plot: 47 Row: 21 Grave: 1

Robinson, Kenneth R.* March 13th, 1922
† March 5th, 1945
Plot: M Row: 10 Grave: 5

Rutledge, Doyle Lenton* April 27th, 1922
† March 26th, 1945

Ross, Wilburn Kirby* May 12th, 1922
† May 9th, 2017
Plot: 28B Grave: 479

Reisenleiter, Harry L.* July 10th, 1922
† December 8th, 1998

Rauschkolb, Richard Henry* July 12th, 1922
† September 3rd, 1981
Plot: 0 Row: 0 Grave: 0

Roe, Eugene Gilbert "Doc"* October 17th, 1922
† December 30th, 1998

Rostain, Oliver Emile* November 8th, 1922
† February 16th, 2008

Royal, George Ronald* December 8th, 1922
† March 19th, 2007

Richards, Roland C.* 1923
† July 27th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 4 Grave: 81

Rosenfeld, George Rauh* 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 14 Grave: 42

Rullman, Carl Herman* January 21st, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Rescigno, Gerald A.* March 5th, 1923
† September 20th, 2014

Rau, William Charles, Jr.* April 4th, 1923
† January 29th, 1944

Reese, John Noah, Jr.* June 13th, 1923
† February 9th, 1945
Plot: 2 Grave: 1259E

Ruiz, Alejandro Renteria* June 26th, 1923
† November 23rd, 2009

Ruhl, Donald Jack* July 2nd, 1923
† February 21st, 1945

Roebuck, Gerald Edward* July 26th, 1923

Roan, Charles Howard* August 16th, 1923
† September 18th, 1944

Riesenberger, Richard R. (US AF)* October 7th, 1923
† October 31st, 1995

Robles, Frank* October 10th, 1923
† May 23rd, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 2

Roehrich, Carl F.* October 21st, 1923
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 13 Grave: 30

Rice, Alvaren Daunzel* December 28th, 1923
† September 26th, 1944

Richardson, Harold E.* January 8th, 1924
† May 15th, 1945

Roush, Virgil B.* February 2nd, 1924
† January 7th, 2012

Rupp, John M. (jr.)* June 3rd, 1924
† December 17th, 1944

Roskowick, Thomas L.* November 20th, 1924
† May 28th, 1944
Plot: P Row: 8 Grave: 11

Regan, Robert V.* December 3rd, 1924
† July 4th, 1944

Ramsower, Mark A.* July 20th, 1925
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 65

Rowse, Robert Mulford* September 24th, 1925
† April 15th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 14 Grave: 3

Ratliff, George R.* 1926
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 16 Grave: 23

Ringenberg, Everett* January 9th, 1926
† February 8th, 2010

Ricci, Joseph J.* August 1st, 1926
† November 17th, 1945

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