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

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