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

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