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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
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Abraham, Rudy J.  
Ackley, William J.01-10-1918 more
Acock, George, L.  
Adams, Claude R.  
Adams, Dewey, F.  
Adams, Gerald, E.  
Adams, Homer, A.  
Adams, Plaz, P.  
Adler, Philip M.00-00-1914 
Ahlgren, Vernon, A.  
Aitkens, J.V.  
Alameda, James, R.  
Alevis, George, D.  
Alexander, John D.  
Alexander, Jr. Charles B.  
Alexander, Richard D.  
Alford, Fred, S.  
Allborty, Jake  
Allegaert, Peter, F.  
Allen, Edgel  more
Allen, Edward, E.  
Allen, Edward, L.  
Allen, Linwood, T.  
Allmon, Mervin Wilcox  
Alston, Augustus Howard Jr.  
Amaral, Joseph, A. Jr.  
Amaral, Noah R  
Ames, Robert, E.  
Amor, Antonio  
Amy, Eugene  
Anderson, Andrew, E. Jr.  
Anderson, Dean  
Anderson, James H.00-04-1920 
Anderson, Joel, H.  
Anderson, Leslie, G.  
Anderson, Norman M.  
Anderson, Theodore S.  
Anderson, Victor, C.  
Andrews, Malcolm  
Angerer, Raymond, F.  
Angotti, Anthony, A.  
Anker, Leonard A.  
Anton, Ywlek  
Aragon, Eduardo, A.  
Archuleta, Paul, S.  
Armentrout, George C.  
Armstrong, Thomas, B.  
Arndt, James, C.  
Arnold, Daniel A.  
Arnold, William M.  
Arrison, Robert L.  
Arrowsmith, Kenneth, J.  
Artkamp, Maurice B.05-06-1911 
Ashmore, Vester  
Atwood, Paul B.  
Aungier, John, J. Jr.  
Austin, Raymond  more
Actub, Juan 05-05-1942
Armstrong, Paul Edward "Tommy"01-04-191706-05-1942
Anderson, Lowell A.19-06-191808-05-1942
Abercrombie, William Warner24-07-191404-06-1942more
Alleman, Virgil Calvin (USAAF)28-10-191312-06-1942more
Alford, Elwin11-10-192214-06-1942
Alleckson, Theodore A.00-00-191717-07-1942
Ahrens, Edward Henry (USMC)04-11-191908-08-1942more
Abele, Mannert Lincoln (USN)11-07-190316-08-1942more
Antone, Ferris J. 26-08-1942
Arnold, Herman Franklin (USMC)06-03-192014-09-1942
Acree, Lloyd Edgar31-07-192012-10-1942
Auman, Joseph Martin04-01-192212-11-1942more
Arnold, Ellis E. (Jr.) 15-12-1942
Atkinson, Robert Edward "Ed"18-03-192029-03-1943more
Amaral, George R. 10-07-1943
Andreas, Jack 11-07-1943
Anderson, James R. 09-10-1943
Altomare, Eugene 05-11-1943
Allen, George A. 10-11-1943
Amey, Herbert R., Jr.22-02-191320-11-1943
Atkins, George Joseph 20-11-1943
Aho, Augustus07-10-192020-12-1943
Albert, Howard 23-12-1943
Arnold, Robert D. 12-01-1944
Anderson, Richard Beatty26-06-192101-02-1944more
Ainsworth, Ellen Gertrude09-03-191916-02-1944
Ayers John E. 19-02-1944
Anderson, Richard C. 22-02-1944
Alexander, Charles Reed13-01-191725-02-1944
Anderson, Allan S. 19-03-1944
Arnold, Dale F. 07-04-1944
Akin, John H.19-01-192209-05-1944
Arnold, Lowell Edward21-12-191723-05-1944
Antolak, Sylvester10-09-191624-05-1944
Atlee, William H. 06-06-1944
Atwood, Dale H. 06-06-1944
Abbey, Philip David18-10-192309-06-1944more
Addy, Floyd E.20-06-191914-06-1944
Alexander, Paul Edwin 14-06-1944
Apap, Charles09-12-192215-06-1944
Abbott, Edgar Raymond10-11-191717-06-1944
Andres, Anthony F. 21-06-1944
Agerholm, Harold Christ29-01-192507-07-1944more
Anderson, Clarence Leland01-12-191308-07-1944
Arsenault, Norman (USMC)22-05-192608-07-1944
Akiyama, Hideo02-07-191210-07-1944
Allman, Kenneth, W. 25-07-1944more
Arbuckle, William Nathan28-07-191721-08-1944
Averitte, Archie F. 02-09-1944
Anderson, Elman Adair (USMC)27-05-192303-09-1944more
Allen, Leroy E. 11-09-1944
Alexander, Boyd A. 17-09-1944
Appleby, Gene J.01-09-191417-09-1944
Appleby, Gene J. 17-09-1944
Appleby, Gene J.01-09-191417-09-1944
Appleby, Gene J. 17-09-1944
Alva, Fidel25-04-192518-09-1944
Alvarez, Manuel Lopez (US Army)06-06-192619-09-1944
Adams, Dale F.25-06-191920-09-1944
Adams, Donald R.20-02-192020-09-1944more
Alfonso, Jafet00-00-191820-09-1944
Allen, James W. "Jimmy" Jr.05-02-192320-09-1944
Angeloff, Carl A. 20-09-1944
Askren, William V. 20-09-1944
Atherton, Roger L. 20-09-1944
Axline, Sherman Eugene20-07-192520-09-1944more
Anhut, Charles R.00-00-192321-09-1944
Areklet, Norman John00-00-192221-09-1944
Ash, Merlin T.30-06-192224-09-1944
Acciarito, Benjamin 26-09-1944
Anderson, Eugene E.16-05-192330-09-1944
Akins, Hugh J. "Rosie"00-00-192304-10-1944
Androsky, John P. 05-10-1944
Arledge, William H. 06-10-1944
Allen, Robert G. 07-10-1944
Adams, Joe Carol04-06-192415-10-1944
Apodaca, Juan O.07-04-192519-10-1944
Ambrose, Edmund P. 22-10-1944
Ambro, Eugene Allan16-10-191924-10-1944
Amos, Robert00-00-191724-10-1944more
Anderson, Albert00-00-191824-10-1944more
Aiello, Vincent J.11-07-192209-11-1944
Allen, Claude W. 15-11-1944
Aho, Eino Raymond28-06-192518-11-1944
Adamczyk, Michael S.04-08-190821-11-1944
Alco, Dominick J01-04-190721-11-1944
Agna, Reginald A.24-12-191423-11-1944
Aaron, John Daniel10-02-192327-11-1944
Arriola, Vicente M. 28-11-1944
Allen, Doniphan Monroe "Don"05-08-191129-11-1944
Alexander, Bruce C.10-01-192206-12-1944
Aalbu, Arne Oscar22-09-191109-12-1944
Abbott, William Edwin29-06-192512-12-1944
Adams, Curtis09-11-192017-12-1944
Akin, Robert Eugene11-01-192617-12-1944
Abdo, Edward B.00-00-192420-12-1944
Allen, John E. Jr. 20-12-1944
Atwood, Dayton D.00-00-192225-12-1944
Amiot, George E., Jr.21-11-191231-12-1944
Atchley, John E.00-00-192403-01-1945
Appell, Francis, R.00-00-190013-01-1945
Adamkoski, Frank Jr. 17-01-1945
Abeles, Afred Beecher (USAF)12-06-192323-01-1945
Abbott, Earl Leroy "Abby"08-01-191924-01-1945more
Allen, Francis L. 30-01-1945
Ames, Godfrey Roland "Roly"04-05-191231-01-1945
Auck, Thomas W.22-09-192402-02-1945
Alberts, Phillip 04-02-1945
Allman, Clifford Lee (USN) 18-02-1945
Akin, John Herbert (Sr.)00-00-191725-02-1945more
Alcantar, Max L.14-12-192125-02-1945
Alioto, John02-05-191525-02-1945
Asmus, George M. 02-03-1945
Ashburn, James Carlon00-00-192607-03-1945
Albaugh, Daniel S.00-00-192620-03-1945
Anderson, John S. 26-03-1945
Akin, J. B. "Bill"03-02-192329-03-1945
Annin III, Robert Edwards30-05-191830-03-1945
Aldy, Willie D.02-03-191331-03-1945
Altig, Orton Thomas14-01-192306-04-1945
Atkinson, Gerald V. 10-04-1945
Aker, Fred Theador20-08-192017-04-1945
Azur, George Joseph21-03-191917-04-1945
Abercrombie, Alexander Miller "Alex"07-05-192118-04-1945
Ashworth, Wilson P.05-08-191818-04-1945
Adler, Samuel Ludwig "Sam" (US Army)04-10-191020-04-1945
Abt, John Bernard "Jack"28-04-192605-05-1945
Ashman, Charles H.01-03-192421-05-1945more
Arnoult, Carl A.00-00-191801-06-1945more
Adams, Charles B. 05-06-1945
Abney, Grady00-00-191620-09-1945
Aho, Edward W.10-10-190631-10-1945
Atchison, Mark Dorgan 00-00-1951
Allen, Walter Henry "Pappy"17-05-191523-04-1951more
Armstrong Sr., John Leroy "Jack"19-07-192205-09-1954
Adkison, Joseph Bernard04-01-189223-05-1965
Allworth, Edward Christopher06-07-189524-06-1966more
Antrim, Richard Nott17-12-190708-03-1969more
Ahad, Iman Marajukin L.09-04-191825-12-1971more
Anderson, Burton J. 00-00-1977more
Abel, Rondo Grayson (USMC)04-11-192013-06-1977
Anthony, Clyde Romain08-10-191507-06-1978
Acheson, Robert B.25-01-191222-01-1982more
Adams, Jonathan E., Jr. "Jock"08-09-191720-09-1984
Archer, Charles Leroy02-09-191928-03-1987
Arter, Berman Lee (US Army)16-09-191910-10-1987
Amerman, Walter Gordon Dr. (US Army)07-11-191928-12-1988more
Afflitto, Walter Frank "Flip"18-06-192022-08-1989
Adams, Carlton R.06-04-190826-10-1990more
Abernathy, Elmer Paul (USN)14-06-189915-12-1990more
Augustine, Alfred Anthony00-00-191400-00-1994
Arrington, Sr, George Howell19-09-191827-05-1994
Abdallah, John Edward "Ed"21-12-191728-10-1994
Aiello, James Joseph27-08-191202-03-1996more
Anderson, Beauford T. "Andy"06-07-192207-11-1996more
Altman, Sidney Joseph (USMC)05-11-191720-06-1998
Atkins, Thomas Eugene05-02-192115-09-1999
Adams, Lucian26-10-192231-03-2003more
Alterio, Ernest09-06-191228-12-2003more
Abraham, Robert "Bob"16-07-191410-03-2004
Alexander, Mark James23-01-191121-05-2004
Ahearn, John Littleton30-11-191423-06-2004
Armellino, John Ralph21-02-192117-09-2004
Antonioli, Louis L. 26-03-2005
Anderson, Maurice Milner18-09-192415-12-2007
Alley, James H. "Mo", Jr.20-07-192214-03-2008
Aurness, James King "Jim"26-05-192303-06-2011more
Alison, John Richardson (Johnny)21-11-191206-06-2011more
Ashton, Clarence Mcallister14-02-192304-09-2011more
Allan, James D.00-00-192411-04-2012more
Atkins, Carl Harm22-03-191926-07-2013
Aaron, Hubert Lee18-10-192302-06-2014more
Ackerman, Harry (USAF)17-08-191913-04-2015more
Alexson, Frank 28-07-2016
Audiffred, Frank Alexander "Cajun Boy", Jr.00-00-192120-12-2019

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