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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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Taft, James M.† March 30th, 1945

Tagliere, Jack, J.

Taldon, Flore

Tangborn, Virgil J.† June 14th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 25 Grave: 20

Tanzola, Vincent J.† April 2nd, 1945
Plot: N Row: O Grave: 402

Tarquino, Albert

Tatlock, Eric W.† May 25th, 1944

Tatom, William Earl† November 20th, 1943

Tavalaro, Carmine

Tawney, Alvin, O.

Taylor, Charles, E.

Taylor, Clyde S.† February 28th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 5 Grave: 32

Taylor, Frank C.

Taylor, Frank, D.

Taylor, George L.† February 26th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 16 Grave: 14

Taylor, Harry J.† October 18th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 14 Grave: 53

Taylor, Jesse, J.

Taylor, Philip, G.

Taylor, Roger, W.

Taylor, Royal R.† March 31st, 1992

Tayman, William P.

Teague, George W.

Telento, Frederick J.

Terry, Audney

Teter, Carl

Thacker, Leland, C.

Theriaul, Joseph, R.

Thomas Edward L

Thomas, Kenneth, L.

Thomas, Leonard Wayne† December 9th, 1977

Thomas, Obed

Thomas, Willis Manning

Thompson, Ennis

Thompson, Ernest

Thompson, Gordon Thomas† March 4th, 1945

Thompson, Leonard, R.

Thompson, Llyod† December 16th, 1943

Thornbrough, George W.† June 4th, 1942

Thornton, Loray E.† December 4th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 15 Grave: 6

Thorpe, Robert Eric† May 31st, 1944

Thresher, Earl Owen† September 26th, 1942

Throssell, Charles W.

Tibbetts, James D.

Tiedje, George, J.

Tiedtke, Elmer, L.

Tierney, James, B.

Tilford, James, H.

Tilley, James G.† February 24th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 20

Tinney, Doyle, A.

Tiso, Alfred, J.

Tobin, Bernard

Todd, Jack F.† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-B

Toffey, John J., Jr.† June 3rd, 1944

Tomasiewicz, Frank, J.

Tomberlin, Carl, E.

Tombrink, William, E.

Tomlinson, Albert, J.

Tooley, Ralph† July 17th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 21 Grave: 37

Totten, Franklin Park† April 14th, 1945

Towne, Harry

Towner, Edward, L.

Trovato, Carmine

Trudeau, Raymond J.† April 7th, 1945

True, Gordon R.† October 11th, 2006

Trump, Herbert R.† January 26th, 1945

Trump, Paul W.† April 11th, 1944

Truxtun, Thomas† June 6th, 1945

Tucker, Kemble "Cowboy"† March 5th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 12 Grave: 2

Tullis Quinton

Tungerian, Samuel Jr.

Tuohy, James J.

Turek, John S.† May 15th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 2 Grave: 138

Turk, James H., Jr.† June 7th, 1942

Turkovich, Victor A.† June 6th, 1944

Turnbull, Turner B.† June 7th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 21 Grave: 21

Turner, Robert C.† November 22nd, 1944

Turner, Walter V.† June 6th, 1944

Turpen, Charles L.

Tuschinski, William J.† December 1st, 1944

Tvrdik, Joseph, T.

Tyran, Douglas I.

Tinker, Clarence Leonard* November 21st, 1887
† June 7th, 1942

Tharp, Blucher S.* May 9th, 1892
† November 12th, 1954

Tomich, Peter* June 3rd, 1893
† December 7th, 1941

Truscott, Lucian King, Jr.* January 9th, 1895
† September 12th, 1965
Plot: D Grave: 827-B

Thomsen, Alfred C.* December 4th, 1897
† August 16th, 1944

True, Arnold Ellsworth* January 23rd, 1901
† December 11th, 1979

Taylor, Maxwell Davenport* August 26th, 1901
† April 19th, 1987
Plot: 7A Grave: 20

Trapnell, Thomas John Hall "Trap"* November 23rd, 1902
† February 13th, 2002

Tolman, Charles Edward* June 25th, 1903
† February 1st, 1943

Thurston, Benjamin E.* September 13th, 1903
† April 14th, 1999

Thomas, William Dow* April 4th, 1904
† 1968

Telemachos, Michael L.* September 20th, 1908
† May 17th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 22

Tennent, John Gardner, III* December 10th, 1909
† January 30th, 1944

Teague, Olin Earl "Tiger"* April 6th, 1910
† January 23rd, 1981

Towle, Arthur R.* May 6th, 1910
† February 24th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 17 Grave: 27

Tucker, Reuben Henry, III "Rube"* January 29th, 1911
† January 6th, 1970
Plot: 20 Grave: 61

Tuttle, Roy Millard* April 9th, 1912
† October 9th, 1944

Thompson, Carl F.* October 27th, 1912
† July 7th, 1945

Tyree, William Fenton (Jr.)* December 23rd, 1912
† April 24th, 1945

Thomason, Clyde Aristide* May 23rd, 1914
† August 18th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8037

Tibbets, Paul Warfield Jr.* February 23rd, 1915
† November 1st, 2007

Torrey, Arthur Miles* December 2nd, 1915
† October 9th, 1942
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 32

Todd, Harvey Alan* January 18th, 1916
† June 15th, 1993

Taurman, John A.* February 10th, 1916
† October 6th, 1942

Tomita, Isami* February 23rd, 1916
† July 9th, 1944

Tannenbaum, Henry Irving "Hershy"* February 29th, 1916
† January 11th, 1945

Tufty, Iver O.* May 25th, 1916
† July 26th, 1988

Thompson, Albert Cordell* November 5th, 1916
† April 22nd, 1945

Turinsky, Joseph A.* March 24th, 1917
† February 19th, 1945

Thrasher, William H. "Billy"* March 28th, 1917
† September 7th, 1944

Tanamachi, Saburo* April 1st, 1917
† October 29th, 1944
Plot: 12 Grave: 4845

Teruya, Kenkichi Kenneth* December 12th, 1917
† June 2nd, 1944

Toole, Lester Eugene* January 25th, 1918
† December 20th, 1991

Thomas, Herbert Joseph, Jr.* February 8th, 1918
† November 7th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 342

Tanimoto, Teruto* February 15th, 1918
† December 2nd, 1943

Takeba, Masaharu* April 24th, 1918
† January 10th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 0 Grave: 143

Tosaka, Minoru* July 10th, 1918
† November 5th, 1943

Tomaso, Leo* July 22nd, 1918
† March 23rd, 1945

Tanner, jack Dempsey "Dody"* August 29th, 1918
† February 23rd, 1945
Plot: E

Throckmorton, Lester Lee* September 13th, 1918
† December 10th, 1941
Plot: B Grave: 801

Thorne, Horace Marvin "Buddy"* September 29th, 1918
† December 21st, 1944

Truemper, Walter Edward* October 31st, 1918
† February 20th, 1944

Torre, Joseph V.* November 7th, 1918
† October 13th, 1986

Terry, Seymour W.* December 11th, 1918
† May 11th, 1945

Thrailkill, Edwin M.* 1919
† February 7th, 1945
Plot: b Row: 14 Grave: 12

Treadwell, Jack LeMaster* March 31st, 1919
† December 12th, 1977
Plot: XII Grave: 8

Takata, Shigeo Joseph "Joe"* April 29th, 1919
† September 29th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 0 Grave: 142

Terzi, Joseph Anthony* August 1919
† December 26th, 1943
Plot: N Row: 11 Grave: 148

Tazoi, Jim Yoshio* August 28th, 1919
† March 2nd, 2007

Tinsman, Elwood* September 2nd, 1919
† October 25th, 1944

Thill, Edward W. "Mouse"* September 22nd, 1919
† February 26th, 2001

Turner, Claude Alvin* October 22nd, 1919
† November 14th, 1943
Plot: 0 Row: 0 Grave: 0

Tanouye, Ted Takayuki* November 14th, 1919
† September 6th, 1944

Traylor, Lloyd Samuel* December 4th, 1919
† September 18th, 1995

Takahashi, Sakae (US Army)* December 8th, 1919
† April 16th, 2001

Tateyama, Haruyoshi H.* January 9th, 1920
† November 3rd, 1943

Taguchi, Hitoshi B.* February 9th, 1920
† November 30th, 1943

Tweedy, Albert William* March 22nd, 1920
† June 4th, 1942

Thomas, Charles Leroy* April 17th, 1920
† February 15th, 1980

Thorson, John Friestad* May 10th, 1920
† October 28th, 1944

Thomas, Vane W.* September 18th, 1920
† September 24th, 2007

Torpey, Edmund James* December 3rd, 1920
† January 30th, 1944

Taleen, Clayton C.* February 5th, 1921
† August 7th, 1942

Tipper, Edward J. "Ed"* August 3rd, 1921
† February 1st, 2017

Tryon, Dick* August 11th, 1921
† October 16th, 1942

Turner, Day G.* September 2nd, 1921
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 10 Grave: 72

Taylor, Roy Gordon* October 18th, 1921
† June 17th, 1944

Thorpe, Gordon Albert* November 2nd, 1921

Taylor, Paul B., Jr.* February 8th, 1922
† March 7th, 2009

Turner, Due William* March 11th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 9

Takemoto, Iwao* April 24th, 1922
† October 28th, 1944

Tominac, John Joseph* April 29th, 1922
† July 11th, 1998

Tamanaha, Masao* July 12th, 1922
† April 16th, 1945
Plot: 4 Grave: 430

Thompson, Max* July 21st, 1922
† November 30th, 1996

Thomas, Elwood E.* October 7th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Tidwell, James Travis* November 1st, 1922
† September 24th, 1999

Tucker, Trenton Thelbert* December 12th, 1922
† April 8th, 1944
Plot: O Row: 10 Grave: 16

Thomas, William H.* January 2nd, 1923
† April 22nd, 1945
Plot: F Row: 16 Grave: 90

Talbert, Floyd Merrill "Tab"* August 26th, 1923
† October 18th, 1982

Teets Sr., Charles D.* 1924
† 1984

Thomas, Ernest Ivy Jr. "Boots"* March 10th, 1924
† March 3rd, 1945

Taber, Rene Capprine "Capper"* August 8th, 1924
† January 3rd, 1945
Plot: H Row: 11 Grave: 17

Tamashiro, Thomas Tamotsu* August 19th, 1924
† July 9th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 7 Grave: 11

Takenaka, Tooru* August 28th, 1924
† August 21st, 1944

Towle, John Roderick* October 19th, 1924
† September 21st, 1944
Plot: 60 Row: 53 Grave: 1

Troutt, Jerry A.* May 1926
† March 22nd, 1945
Plot: D Row: 15 Grave: 56

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