Category: Purple Heart

Categories: Personal Decorations, US Military Decorations

Landing level category

The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award that is still given to members of the U.S. military, the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion. The original Purple Heart, designated as the Badge of Military Merit, was established by General George Washington by order from his headquarters at Newburgh, New York, August 7, 1782.

Description

A purple heart within a gold border, 1 3/8 inches wide, containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the Washington Coat of Arms (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves. The reverse consists of a raised bronze heart with the words “FOR MILITARY MERIT” below the coat of arms and leaves.

See:

• The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.
• Roll of Honor at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
• Enrollment (to place Purple Heart recipients into the Roll of Honor)
• Purple Heart at the Institute of Heraldry, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
  

See Wikipedia: Purple Heart

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PFC Leslie Ewing CLARK

Sergeant Stubby

Staff Sergeant Reckless

Wounded in Action

A

Hubert Aaron 22 Oct 1919 Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas - 07 Dec 1941

Leonard Aarons 14 Jan 1932 Dickey, LaMoure, North Dakota - 29 May 1953

Francis Abbadessa abt 1916 - 11 Dec 1943

John Abbott 20 Aug 1927 Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States - 27 Apr 1966

Leslie Abbott 27 Feb 1926 - 25 Dec 1944

Leslie Abbott 07 Oct 1921 Bedford, Virginia, USA - 06 Jun 1944

Robert Abrahamson 22 Nov 1925 Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 16 Jun 1945

Lewis Abrams 17 Aug 1929 Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 25 Nov 1967

Charles Abrell 12 Aug 1931 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 10 Jun 1951

Remus Abshire 05 Jun 1894 Andrew, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States - 14 Nov 1953

David Ackerman 18 Jul 1949 Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 06 Jun 1968

James Ackley 07 Jul 1924 Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 26 Jul 1944

Richard Adam 1917 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 27 Nov 1943

Jacob Adamczyk - 27 Nov 1943

Lucian Adams 26 Oct 1922 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States - 31 Mar 2003

Samuel Adams 02 Aug 1935 Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States - abt Dec 1965

Bennie Adkins 01 Feb 1934 Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States - 17 Apr 2020

Wilfred Adkins 13 Feb 1912 Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States - 06 Jun 1944

Harold Agerholm 29 Jan 1925 Racine, Wisconsin, USA - 07 Jul 1944

Gilbert Aguilar 14 Jul 1921 Texas, United States - 27 Nov 1943

Robert Ahern 19 Mar 1942 Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States - 30 Mar 1969

Alvin Aiken 1909 North Carolina, United States - 15 Oct 1942

Larry Aiken 24 Dec 1948 Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, United States - 25 Jul 1969

Ellen Ainsworth 19 Sep 1919 Glenwood City, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States - 16 Feb 1944

Duane Akkerman 17 Apr 1946 - 27 Oct 1967

Daniel Albert 19 Nov 1948 Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire, United States - 21 Nov 1968

Francis Alberts 13 May 1938 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Aug 1966

Paul Albrecht 15 Aug 1918 Ander, Goliad, Texas, United States - 27 Nov 1943

Loring Alderton 06 Jun 1906 West Virginia - 09 Feb 1945

George Alexander 01 Aug 1971 Alexandria, Virginia - 22 Oct 2005

Paul Alexander 1921 Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA - 14 Jun 1944

Walter Alexander 1920 North Carolina, United States - 27 Nov 1943

William Alford 01 Oct 1921 Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States - 14 Jan 2006

Paul Alioto 19 Mar 1949 - 28 Mar 2001

George Allen 15 Apr 1922 Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Aug 1943

Henry Allen 02 Jan 1924 Summers, West Virginia, United States - 19 Jun 1945

Lacy Allen 11 Jun 1921 Summers County, West Virginia, USA - 11 Jul 1944

Russell Allman 16 Feb 1919 Highland County, Ohio, United States - 22 Oct 2006

Norman Allport 19 Feb 1921 Manitoba, Canada - 07 Apr 1945

Edward Allworth 06 Jul 1895 Crawford, Clark, Washington, United States - 24 Jun 1966

John Alpers 07 Sep 1939 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 06 Aug 2015

Orton Altig 14 Jan 1923 Denver, Colorado, USA - 06 Apr 1945

Eino Alto - 08 May 1942

PFC Roberto Alvarez 22 Jan 1947 Fabens, El Paso, Texas - 24 Mar 1967

Gilbert Amiot 15 Dec 1918 Polk County, Minnesota, United States - 12 Apr 1971

Lloyd Amiot 02 Sep 1917 Polk County, Minnesota, United States - 14 Mar 1945

Marvin Amiot 19 Jun 1927 Polk County, Minnesota, United States - 01 Apr 1952

Grove Amos 07 Nov 1925 Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States - 20 Mar 2015

Ronaldo Anctil 25 Sep 1917 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States - 27 Nov 1943

Arthur Anders 02 Oct 1903 Weimar, Colorado, Texas, United States - 27 Aug 2000

Gareth Anderson 28 Jul 1942 Kane, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1976

James Anderson 22 Jan 1947 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA - 28 Feb 1967

John Anderson 08 Dec 1930 Torrey, Yates, New York, United States - 01 Apr 1988

John Anderson 28 Mar 1904 Dubois, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph Anderson 13 Aug 1887 Norcross, Grant, Minnesota - 24 Jul 1961

Leon Anderson 06 Aug 1920 Eckley, Yuma, Colorado, United States - 08 Nov 1944

Leonard Anderson 08 Mar 1917 Shotley Township, Minnesota - 21 Nov 2017

Richard Anderson 26 Jun 1921 Tacoma, Washington, USA - 01 Feb 1944

Robert Anderson 20 Jan 1920 - 15 Jan 1943

Roland Anderson 1946 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 29 Oct 2016

William Anderson 08 Jun 1950 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 May 1969

Eugene Andree 03 Mar 1924 Minnesota, United States - 19 Feb 1945

Frank Andrlik 12 Jul 1914 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 25 Sep 1993

Wayne Arakaki 10 May 1944 Hawaii, United States - 29 Jun 1964

John Archbold 17 Oct 1929 Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 07 Jun 1969

Jack Archer 13 Jul 1926 Healdton, Carter, Oklahoma, United States - 24 Oct 2008

Frank Areia 1920s - 2010s

Tramble Armstrong abt 11 Dec 1923 Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, United States - 06 May 1942

A cont.

William Armstrong 30 Oct 1924 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 01 Apr 1945

Lowren Arnett 15 Aug 1922 Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States - 15 Jun 1995

William Arnett 19 Jul 1917 Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, United States - 18 Dec 2008

Charles Arnold 06 Aug 1918 Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada - 06 Apr 2007

James Arnold 10 Oct 1919 Baxter, Arkansas, United States - 27 Feb 1994

Wallace Arnold 02 Jan 1922 Jefferson Township, White, Arkansas, United States - 18 Feb 1944

Gerasimo Arroyo-Baez 05 Feb 1931 Maunabo, Maunabo, Puerto Rico - 22 Aug 1972

Brian Arsenault 15 Feb 1986 USA - 04 Sep 2014

Kenneth Arvidson 14 Jul 1943 Hennepin, Minnesota, USA - 05 Feb 1966

Stanley Ash 1920s - 1940s

Wesley Ash 1921 New Hampshire, United States - 08 Dec 1942

Fred Ashburn 14 Feb 1926 Roanoke, Virginia, United States - 13 Mar 1945

William Ashurst 30 Oct 1893 Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States - 18 Feb 1952

Edwin Atterberry 03 Mar 1934 Klondike, Delta, Texas, United States - 18 May 1969

Charles Augustin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - 07 Jun 1944

James Aurness 26 May 1923 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 03 Jun 2011

Oscar Austin 15 Jan 1949 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States - 23 Feb 1969

John Avery 01 Oct 1922 Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Nov 1944

Edward Ayer 10 Dec 1907 - 03 Apr 1945

Robert Ayer 28 Aug 1923 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States - 23 Apr 2000

B

David Babcock 28 Sep 1899 Tompkinsville, Richmond, New York, United States - 24 Jan 1945

George Babcock 24 Aug 1923 Brook Park, Minnesota, United States - 15 Jun 1944

Julius Babst 26 May 1878 Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States - 04 Oct 1943

Thomas Bacon 27 Apr 1922 Dakota County, Minnesota, United States - 20 Nov 1943

Florence (Bacong) Choe 26 Nov 1973 San Diego, San Diego, California, United States - 27 Mar 2009

Robert Bagley 10 Feb 1933 Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States - 05 Dec 1997

Carl Bailey 02 Jul 1913 Scotia, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Oct 1987

Donald Bailey 08 Jun 1919 Cedar Springs, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA - 03 Mar 1945

George Bailey 22 Nov 1908 York County, Pennsylvania, USA - 21 Nov 1944

Kenneth Bailey 21 Oct 1910 Oklahoma, USA - 27 Sep 1942

Lynn Bailey 23 Nov 1923 DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA - 27 Jul 1944

Melvyn Bailey 05 Dec 1913 Landenberg, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - 25 Nov 1944

Ward Bailey 07 Jan 1923 Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, USA - abt 14 Oct 1943

William Bailey 05 Jun 1921 DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA - 30 Nov 1944

Hugh Baird 07 Mar 1907 Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States - 06 Nov 2004

Owen Baird 18 Jun 1924 - 11 Jul 1945

William Baird 07 Jun 1949 Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, United States - 30 Jul 2002

David Baker 30 Sep 1946 Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States - 29 Jan 2009

Frederick Baker 18 Dec 1924 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States - 23 Oct 1995

David Bald Eagle 08 Apr 1919 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota. - 22 Jul 2016

Luther Baldwin 20 Feb 1920 Grayson, Virginia, United States - 03 Apr 1945

Albertice Bale 23 Jan 1930 Pierceville, Kansas, United States - 26 May 2015

Arthur Ballard 01 Feb 1932 Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - 23 May 2019

Edward Balowski 26 Sep 1924 Detroit, Michigan, United States - 20 Feb 1990

Leslie Banaka 16 Feb 1909 Kansas - 21 Feb 1945

Donald Banker 23 Sep 1917 Minnesota, United States - 06 Nov 1944

Larry Barbay 1930s - 2010s

Gilbert Barbeau 1920s - 1940s

John Barbeau 28 Jul 1914 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 08 Jan 1994

Melvin Barbeau 1925 Illinois, United States - 16 Sep 1944

Wilbur Barbeau 1930s - 1950s

William Barber 30 Nov 1919 Kentucky - 19 Apr 2002

David Barden 13 Mar 1945 Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States - 09 Dec 2018

Walter Barger abt 1914 - 18 Jan 1943

David Barkley 31 Mar 1899 Laredo, Webb County, Texas, United States - 09 Nov 1918

Doyle Barnes 05 Apr 1912 Oenaville, Texas, United States - 24 Aug 1942

William Barnes 09 Sep 1940 Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, United States of America - 08 Jan 1970

George Barnett 27 Oct 1913 Maryland, United States - 24 Dec 1944

Barnum-3888

George (Barrows) McKenzie 19 Nov 1896 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 17 Mar 1971

Henry Barrows 09 Sep 1946 Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany - 11 Feb 2002

Edward Barry 04 Aug 1946 Wantagh, Nassau, New York, United States - 15 Feb 1969

John Barry 24 Nov 1920 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 17 Mar 1945

Joseph Bartgis 15 Jan 1917 Summers, West Virginia, United States - 21 May 1943

Franklin Bartholomew 20 Jan 1924 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio - 23 Aug 1997

James Bartlett 06 Apr 1942 Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 02 Jul 1966

John Bartol 16 Nov 1921 Traunik, Alger, Michigan, United States - 24 Jan 2004

B cont.

Stockton Bartol 31 Jul 1922 Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Apr 1944

Edward Barton 31 Mar 1907 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 09 Apr 1943

Giovanni Basilone 04 Nov 1916 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA - 19 Feb 1945

Charles Bates abt 1914 Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States - 01 Jan 1945

George Bates 29 Feb 1920 Kansas, United States - 09 Oct 1942

Stanley Bates 16 Jun 1922 Washington, United States - 31 Jul 1943

Raymond Battig 25 Aug 1924 Crissey, Lucas, Ohio, United States - 16 Dec 1988

Harold Bauer 20 Nov 1908 Woodruff, Kansas - 14 Nov 1942

William Baugh 17 Jul 1934 Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States - 19 Feb 2010

Abraham Baum 29 Mar 1921 Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States - 03 Mar 2013

Paul Baxley 24 Sep 1923 Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA - 04 Mar 2011

Frank Baxter 16 Jun 1923 Emmett, Gem, Idaho, United States - 11 Mar 2006

Jack Baxter 26 Feb 1921 Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah - 29 Sep 1969

Ray Beachler 1924 Farmington, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA - 20 Oct 1945

James Bean 05 Dec 1923 Coxs Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - 03 Jan 2006

Robert Bean 02 Jul 1925 Boise City, Oklahoma, United States - 10 Aug 2017

William Bean 01 Sep 1943 Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States - 18 Jan 2014

Clifford Beane 1926 New Hampshire, United States - 19 Mar 1945

Charles Beardslee 21 Oct 1921 Snohomish County, Washington - 17 Jul 2006

Harold Beasley 03 Sep 1920 Summers, West Virginia, United States - 31 Oct 1941

Gaetan Beaudoin 05 Sep 1948 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada - 26 Aug 1969

Gilbert Beaupre 03 Apr 1943 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States - 25 Oct 1967

Jefferson Beaver 01 Nov 1922 Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA - 02 Sep 1950

Milton Beck 03 Oct 1917 Bashaw Township, Brown, Minnesota, United States - abt 20 Nov 1943

Robert Beebe 07 Mar 1921 Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States - 04 May 1945

Carroll Beeler 24 Jul 1943 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 26 Apr 2003

General Beeler 01 Jul 1918 Union, Tennessee, United States - 21 Dec 1991

John Behre 11 Dec 1891 Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, United States - 28 Dec 1962

Fred Bell 12 Nov 1893 Windsor, Missouri, United States - 23 Sep 1918

James Bell 29 Apr 1931 Summit, Ohio, United States - 30 Sep 2014

James Bell 15 Jan 1921 Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States - 17 Jul 2002

Raul Benavidez 05 Aug 1935 Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas, USA - 29 Nov 1998

Edward Benfold 15 Jan 1931 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States - 05 Sep 1952

George Benjamin 24 Apr 1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Dec 1944

Charles Bennett 20 Jun 1920 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 01 Aug 1943

Donald Bennett 09 May 1915 Lakeside, Ohio, United States - 28 Nov 2005

Michael Bennett 15 Apr 1946 Brentwood Corners, Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States - 01 Nov 1967

Steven Bennett 22 Apr 1946 Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States - 29 Jun 1972

Michael Benson 1960s - 2000s

Robert Benton 22 Aug 1930 Cornelia, Habersham, Georgia, United States - 06 Sep 2017

Selby Benton 30 Oct 1921 Cornelia, Habersham, Georgia, United States - 26 Aug 2010

George Beranek 01 Dec 1921 Winona, Minnesota, United States - 14 May 1945

James Berger 06 Nov 1938 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 09 Oct 2015

Donald Bergeson 06 Sep 1922 Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States - 10 Mar 1945

Louis Bernasconi 21 May 1931 Napa, Napa, California, United States - 29 May 2010

Roland Bernier 28 Feb 1919 - 30 Aug 1943

Charles Berry 10 Jul 1923 Lorain, Ohio, USA - 03 Mar 1945

Dayton Betts 02 Mar 1922 Graceville, Minnesota, United States - 24 Apr 1945

Francis Beverly 10 Oct 1948 Jamaica - 24 Jul 1969

Tommie Bibb 16 Jun 1924 Kansas, USA - 14 Aug 1944

John Bickers 08 Nov 1913 Culpeper, Virginia - 19 Sep 1944

Charles Biddle 13 May 1890 Andalusia, Pennsylvania - 22 Mar 1972

Harley Biggs 03 Jul 1920 Faulkner County Arkansas, USA - 28 Jan 1997

Richard Billingsley 12 Jan 1924 Minnesota City, Winona County, Minnesota, USA - abt 06 May 1945

Richard Bilyeu 20 Apr 1921 Kern County, California, United States - 07 Dec 1993

Harold Bingham 15 Jul 1921 Colorado, USA - 06 Apr 1945

Irving Birkemeyer 16 Nov 1909 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States - 03 Mar 1945

Robert Biss 1930s

Alfred Bjornstad 13 Oct 1874 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States - 04 Nov 1934

Cole Black 28 Nov 1932 Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States - 09 Nov 2007

Haslund Black 19 Apr 1938 Bryan, Wise, Texas, United States - 12 Dec 1985

Percy Black 07 Sep 1893 Corona, Queens, New York, United States - 11 Jan 1970

Robert Blacksmith 07 Dec 1924 Iowa, United States - 18 May 1945

Robert Blacksmith 1921 Iowa, United States - 15 Dec 1945

Harold Blackston 08 Feb 1923 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States - 08 Nov 1944

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