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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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Wachtler, Elmer, J.

Wadley, Cecil A.† February 26th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 3 Grave: 258

Wagner, Robert T.† April 6th, 1945

Wagner, Roger P.† March 6th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 16 Grave: 18

Wagner, William J.† June 7th, 1942

Walas, John† January 5th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 7 Grave: 39

Walk, Claude E.† August 9th, 2008

Walker, Leland A. "Sonny"

Wall, Carter W.† June 9th, 1944

Wall, Robert, L.

Wall, William, A.

Wallace, Clifford,

Wallace, Fred C. (Jr.)† July 19th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 23 Grave: 35

Wallace, Fred Clay† November 20th, 1943

Wallace, Fred J.† February 1st, 1946

Wallace, Fred Martin† May 14th, 1945

Wallace, Frederick L.† November 21st, 1943

Wallace, Jack B.† January 19th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 28 Grave: 20

Wallace, James Earl

Wallace, Wendell, L.

Walls, Emmitt

Walton, Daniel, E.

Ward, Charles T.† December 1st, 1944

Ward, Robert, B.

Ware, Warren,

Warner, James, W.

Warner, William, F.

Warnock, Frank† January 18th, 1945

Warren, Samuel L.

Wartick, Donald, R.

Washburn, Charles M.

Washko, Robert† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 3

Waterfield, Ashley, C.

Waters, James, D.

Watkins, Martin D., Jr.

Watson, Robert, E.

Watson, Russell† November 28th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 24 Grave: 80

Watts, Arlie

Watts, Lewis

Waxdahl, Selmer, A.

Weasner, Harry, R.

Weathersby, Newton P.† June 6th, 1944

Weaver, Robert J.† December 1st, 1987

Webb, Clyde H. (Jr.)† August 26th, 1942

Webb, Kenneth

Webb, Paul E.† January 8th, 1994

Weeks, Cullen D.

Weeks, Doneivon L.† April 12th, 1945

Weeks, Doneivon L.† April 12th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 15 Grave: 138

Weeks, Doneivon L.† April 12th, 1945

Weeks, Doneivon L.† April 12th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 15 Grave: 138

Weeks, George Roland† January 30th, 1945
Plot: Panel 7/8

Weeks, Raymond B.† August 26th, 1942

Wegrzyniak, Frank, J.

Weigand, Jack L.

Weil, Gerald

Weise, Everett H.† September 18th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 42 Grave: 38

Weiss, James Thomas† February 20th, 1943

Wells, Arthur F.† November 9th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 48 Grave: 18

Wells, Frank

Welton, James, T.

Wendling, Anthony, T.

Wendt, Herman A.† August 10th, 1943

Wenz, Arlin, G.

Wertich, Jake L.† December 21st, 1944
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 4

Wesson, H. K.† October 15th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 11 Grave: 48

West, Charles H.† March 5th, 1945
Plot: O Row: 9 Grave: 1

Weyand, Foster H.

Whale, Kenneth, D.

Wheeler, Hooper, E.

Wheeler, Stewart F.† March 5th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 15 Grave: 29

White , Lawrence L. Jr.† March 28th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 36 Grave: 11

White, Alonzo E.

White, Carrell E.

White, Charles R.

White, Charles, H. Jr.

White, Charles, M.

White, Harold G.† January 7th, 1944

White, John B.† September 23rd, 1944

White, John W.

White, Rupert E.† November 30th, 1944

White, William, O. Jr

Whitehead Hubert W

Whitfield, Basil, M.

Whitlock, Charles L.† February 19th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 133

Whitney, James T.† August 3rd, 1944
Plot: D Row: 0 Grave: 479

Whittaker, Floyd, E.

Whittenburg, William, W.

Whitters, Linton Curtis† April 20th, 1944

Whittle, Reba

Wichmann, Delmar L.† May 21st, 1944
Plot: 82 Grave: 46B-46D

Wideman, Donald C.† December 4th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 20 Grave: 11

Widsteen, John A.† April 16th, 1944

Wiechmann, John, W.

Wiecking, William, E.

Wiegand, Jack, A.

Wieland, John M.† November 27th, 1943

Wiemer Ernest J

Wiencek, Stanley C.

Wieser, Richard, H.

Wigington, Frank

Wilber, James, W.

Wilbur, Ernest E.† July 10th, 1943
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 18

Wild, Joseph J.

Wilder, Lonnie C.† February 20th, 1945

Wilder, William, H.

Wildt, Frederick, C.

Wilkins, Horace, L.

Wilkinson, Clarence Edward† 1983

Wilkinson, Don, H.

Wilkinson, Herbert, P.

Willcox, Westmore, III† June 6th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 7 Grave: 29

Willett, Gerald D.† November 10th, 1943

Williams, Curtis C.

Williams, Gene H.† June 20th, 1944

Williams, Harold E.

Williams, Jack C. (US-505th PIR)† September 20th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 17

Williams, James A.† August 12th, 1943

Williams, James A.† February 14th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 9 Grave: 62

Williams, John, W. Jr.

Williams, Joseph E.† January 28th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 11 Grave: 16

Williams, Laurin L.

Williams, Robert† February 24th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 11 Grave: 35

Williams, Robert, L.

Williams, Thomas James† August 9th, 1942

Williams, Walter, E.

Williamson, Carl D.† September 18th, 1944

Williford, Frederick J.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 12 Grave: 103

Wilson, Dacy, L.

Wilson, Dale R.† November 27th, 1943

Wilson, Denver W.

Wilson, Donald, M.

Wilson, George E.

Wilson, John Garrett

Wilson, Leslie, G.

Wilson, Robert, D

Wilson, Thomas, J.

Wilson, Wallace, W.

Wilson, William R.

Wilson, Winford N.† February 18th, 1944

Winger, Paul H.† July 3rd, 1944
Plot: C Row: 11 Grave: 30

Wingfield, Richard Hueston† January 1st, 1945

Winter, Glen, I.

Wiseman, Joseph L.† June 4th, 1942

Wisniewski, Edward J.

Witherow, Boyd M.

Withey, Grant O.

Witt, Leonard J.

Witte, Joseph, J.

Wogan, Thomas E., Jr.† May 9th, 1979

Wohadlo, Leonard, A.

Wolf, Francis, M.

Wolfe, Chester A.

Woliver, Robert

Wolstein, Isadore† December 6th, 1944

Wolstein, William H.† April 6th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 2 Grave: 6

Wood, Donald J.† June 7th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 18 Grave: 16

Woodward, Clifford F.† October 14th, 1944

Woody, Kimsey Roane

Woolbright, Charles, J.

Woollenweber, Irvin E.† November 27th, 1943

Wotipka, Amil, J.

Wright, Glenn, V.

Wright, Ralph, N.

Wright, Russell E.† August 3rd, 1945
Plot: E Row: 1 Grave: 42

Wright, Russell E.† April 20th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 13 Grave: 1

Wright, Russell E.† August 3rd, 1945
Plot: E Row: 1 Grave: 42

Wright, Russell M.† December 25th, 1944

Wujcik, Joseph J.† December 30th, 1944

Wyatt, Jesse L.† October 8th, 1943

Woodruff, Roscoe Barnett "Woody" Sr.* February 9th, 1891
† April 24th, 1975
Plot: AA Grave: 50

Whaling, William John "Wild Bill"* February 26th, 1894
† November 20th, 1989
Plot: 4 Grave: 2828

White, Miller Grieve* July 28th, 1895
† October 26th, 1987

Wallace, William Jennings* August 6th, 1895
† July 7th, 1977

Willingham, Chester Morse* December 2nd, 1895
† May 30th, 1986

Walker, Kenneth Newton "Ken"* July 17th, 1898
† January 5th, 1943

Wienecke, Robert Henry* December 18th, 1903
† February 2nd, 1975

Williams, Francis Hubert* September 18th, 1906
† March 6th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 3 Grave: 33

Washington, John P.* July 18th, 1908
† February 3rd, 1943

Walker, Robert, W.* July 24th, 1908

Weinstein, Samuel H.* 1909

Williams, Robert P.* 1909
† January 25th, 1945
Plot: I Row: 11 Grave: 7

Wigle, Thomas W.* May 18th, 1909
† September 16th, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 3307

Wells, Noble William* November 29th, 1909
† October 24th, 1944

Wordell, Malcolm Taber (USN)* May 22nd, 1911
† February 26th, 1996

Woolley, William Woodrow* May 26th, 1912
† February 5th, 1945

White, Lawrence Kermit "Red"* June 10th, 1912
† April 5th, 2006
Plot: XXXVI Row: A Grave: 40

Whitley, Clifton Olin* October 31st, 1912
† April 10th, 1996

Witzman, John* January 9th, 1913
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: K Grave: 28

Woodhouse, Horatio C., Jr.* August 27th, 1913
† May 30th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 0 Grave: 478

Werges, Raymond William* September 10th, 1913
† November 23rd, 1944
Plot: E Row: 14 Grave: 5

Whiteley, Eli Lamar* December 10th, 1913
† December 2nd, 1986

Wolverton, Robert Lee* October 5th, 1914
† June 6th, 1944

Wolfe, Marion Daniel* November 18th, 1914
† July 7th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 8 Grave: 22

Watson, George* 1915
† March 8th, 1943

Willsie, Harold* September 18th, 1915
† August 26th, 1942

Wertheim, Richard A.* November 5th, 1915
† March 6th, 1944

Ware, Keith Lincoln* November 23rd, 1915
† September 13th, 1968
Plot: 30 Grave: 258-3

Wronkowski, Albert* December 6th, 1915
† April 1st, 1945
Plot: H Row: 15 Grave: 8

Wargo, Michael A.* 1916
† April 11th, 1944

Warren, Shields, Jr.* March 21st, 1916
† January 26th, 1994
Plot: 60 Grave: 7327

Weicht, Ellis R.* April 17th, 1916
† December 3rd, 1944
Plot: B Row: 42 Grave: 20

White, Arthur Elmer* August 3rd, 1916
† February 22nd, 1944

Walsh, John, J.* August 12th, 1916

Walton, Merritt C.* December 18th, 1916
† August 7th, 1942

Wingo, Harold Noble* December 27th, 1916
† March 7th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 9 Grave: 30

Wise, Homer Lee* February 27th, 1917
† April 22nd, 1974

Wai, Francis Brown* April 14th, 1917
† October 20th, 1944

Wilkin, Edward G.* May 25th, 1917
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 4

Wald, Elmer W.* June 14th, 1917
† December 16th, 1944

Ward, Harold Richard* June 22nd, 1917

Wilkins, Raymond Harrell* September 28th, 1917
† November 2nd, 1943

Walsh, John Edward* November 10th, 1917
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 5

Wall, Howard J.* December 8th, 1917
† February 8th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 15 Grave: 42

Winters, Richard Dick* January 21st, 1918
† January 2nd, 2011

Williams, Greeley B.* January 24th, 1918
† December 8th, 1941
Plot: N Grave: 2091

Ward, Joseph H.* March 5th, 1918
† April 5th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 15 Grave: 5

Walsh, William P. "Knobby"* April 27th, 1918

Waskow, Henry Thomas* September 24th, 1918
† December 14th, 1943

Welsh, Harry F.* September 27th, 1918
† January 21st, 1995

Walker, Archie L,* December 5th, 1918
† December 2nd, 1993

Wetzel, Walter C.* 1919
† April 3rd, 1945
Plot: N Row: 18 Grave: 10

Wilson, Alfred Leonard* 1919
† November 8th, 1944

Waugh, Robert T.* January 16th, 1919
† May 19th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 13 Grave: 27

Wood, Eric Fisher, Jr.* January 25th, 1919
† January 22nd, 1945
Plot: G Row: 3 Grave: 46

White, Howard R.* September 17th, 1919
† May 31st, 1962

Wray, Waverly Wright "Charlie", "The Deacon"* September 27th, 1919
† September 19th, 1944

Waybur, David Crowder* September 29th, 1919
† March 28th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 16 Grave: 79

Wheeler, Alvin C.* October 28th, 1919
† June 23rd, 1944

White, Luther H.* 1920
† May 9th, 1945
Plot: 82 Grave: 83E

Wasielewski, Edward* January 2nd, 1920
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: P Grave: 153

Wharton, Will B.* January 30th, 1920
† March 4th, 2012
Plot: 36B Grave: 614

Wilson, Louis Hugh, Jr.* February 11th, 1920
† June 21st, 2005

Ward, Glenn H.* April 8th, 1920
† January 30th, 1945

Wilkins, Aaron Gove* April 25th, 1920
† March 1st, 1945
Plot: 12 Grave: 6452

White, Donald E.* May 13th, 1920
† February 15th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 387

Whitefield, Hassell C.* June 13th, 1920
† January 17th, 1945

Wimbley, Leon John* July 1920
† November 4th, 2011

Wiedorfer, Paul Joseph* January 17th, 1921
† May 25th, 2011

Watson, Wilson Douglas "Jimmy"* February 18th, 1921
† December 19th, 1994

Walker, Richard B.* February 20th, 1921
† December 17th, 1944

Willoughby, George Arthur* March 17th, 1921
† November 13th, 1942

Williams, Charles* March 28th, 1921
† November 8th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 15 Grave: 41

Wusterbarth, Dayton E.* April 1st, 1921
† December 17th, 1944

Walker, Gordon Keith* May 20th, 1921
† November 7th, 1943
Plot: A Row: 6 Grave: 114

Wilson, Robert Lee* May 24th, 1921
† August 4th, 1944

Willis, John Harlan* June 10th, 1921
† February 28th, 1945

Woodford, Howard E.* June 21st, 1921
† June 7th, 1945

Whittington, Hulon Brocke "Rocky"* July 9th, 1921
† January 17th, 1969
Plot: 13 Grave: 8W

Wynn, Robert "Popeye"* July 10th, 1921
† March 18th, 2000

Williams, Joel G.* August 27th, 1921
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017

Ward, James Richard* September 10th, 1921
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: 81 Grave: 1560

Willoughby, Joseph E.* September 22nd, 1921
† January 17th, 1945
Plot: 34 Grave: 4324

Williamson, John Leon* November 5th, 1921
† November 12th, 1942

Witek, Frank Peter* December 1st, 1921
† August 3rd, 1944
Plot: E Grave: 72

Winkler, John H.* December 29th, 1921

Will, Walter J.* 1922
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 3 Grave: 32

Witter, Johnnie A.* January 2nd, 1922
† February 23rd, 2015

Watt, Thomas Frederick* January 5th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Wilkins, Thomas G.* January 30th, 1922
† February 6th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 22 Grave: 30

Walsh, William Gary* April 7th, 1922
† February 27th, 1945
Plot: 12 Grave: 487

Webster, David Kenyon* June 2nd, 1922
† September 9th, 1961

Weidner, Earl Leroy* June 14th, 1922
† December 8th, 1994

Welsh, Thomas E., Jr.* July 23rd, 1922
† June 9th, 1944

Wynne, James T.* July 30th, 1922

Ward, Richard Hayden* October 9th, 1922
† February 28th, 1945
Plot: 13 Grave: 504

Walraven, Johnnie E.* November 21st, 1922
† June 25th, 2003

Wiles, Vester Henry* February 27th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Weiss, Robert Lincoln* April 4th, 1923
† August 26th, 2015

Wilhoit, William L. (USN)* April 28th, 1923

Warner, Henry Fred* August 23rd, 1923
† December 21st, 1944
Grave: 813

Williams, Hershel Woodrow "Woody"* October 2nd, 1923
† June 29th, 2022

Walsh, William Bernard "Pawnee"* November 13th, 1923
† March 13th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 4

Wiegand, Richard F.* December 17th, 1923
† December 25th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 2 Grave: 52

Wallace, Herman Claudious* June 12th, 1924
† February 27th, 1945

Wahlen, George Edward* August 8th, 1924
† June 5th, 2009

Westgate, Ellsworth A.* September 3rd, 1924
† June 18th, 1990

Williams, Jack* October 18th, 1924
† March 3rd, 1945

Willig, Norman K.* December 23rd, 1924
† March 18th, 1944

Walsh, William J. "Bill"* January 30th, 1925
† January 31st, 1945
Plot: G Row: 12 Grave: 9

Weed, William F.* February 13th, 1925
† January 3rd, 2016

Wilson, Rex S.* March 25th, 1925
† April 14th, 1945

Wood, Jimmie J.* June 10th, 1925
† October 7th, 1987

Weaver, Donald C.* August 16th, 1925
† September 19th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 5

Watt, William T.* December 15th, 1925
† February 3rd, 1945
Plot: L Row: 16 Grave: 14

Walker, Billy Landers* January 1st, 1926
† November 18th, 1944

Weathers, James Lon* March 14th, 1926
† November 17th, 2007

Wabel, Lewis N. Jr. (USN)* March 22nd, 1926
† October 24th, 2009

White, Robert B.* March 26th, 1926
† March 19th, 2006

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