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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Staff Sergeant Reckless

Wounded in Action

A

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

George Aarons 29 Oct 1916 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States - 30 May 2006

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

Samuel Abrams 25 Jun 1941 Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States - 12 Aug 1969

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

John Abt 28 Apr 1926 Illinois, United States - 05 May 1945

Max Achenbach 29 May 1895 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Oct 1918

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

Dale Adams 25 Jun 1919 Briar Creek, Pa - 20 Sep 1944

Henry Adams 03 Feb 1923 Giles, Tennessee, United States - 19 Aug 2018

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

William Adams 16 Jun 1939 Casper, Wyoming, USA - 25 May 1971

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

Robert Adkins 23 May 1922 Shoals, Wayne, West Virginia, United States - 22 Dec 1990

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

Frank Aiken 22 Nov 1918 Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States - 18 Apr 1945

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

Herman Alexander 19 Dec 1919 Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, United States - 18 Oct 1998

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

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

Ricard Alexis 13 Jun 1923 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 09 Feb 1989

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 abt Jan 1919 Kinney, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 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

Arthur Anderson 12 Aug 1947 Clewiston, Hendry, Florida, United States - 23 Feb 1969

Everett Anderson 27 Jun 1920 Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943

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

Harold Anderson 10 May 1891 Seattle, King County, Washington, USA - 10 Oct 1918

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

A cont.

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, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States - 21 Nov 2017

Orvin Anderson 21 Feb 1928 Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States - 25 Apr 2010

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

William Anderson 29 Apr 1918 Illinois, United States - 21 Jan 1944

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

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

Domingo Arroyo 07 Mar 1971 Caguas, Puerto Rico - 13 Jan 1993

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

Edward Assante 23 Nov 1921 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 23 Oct 1986

Robert Atchley 06 Oct 1924 Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, United States - Feb 1945

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

Horace Austin 13 Aug 1921 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 27 Mar 1966

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

John Ayers 20 Jul 1921 Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1943

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

Robert Baber 17 Apr 1925 Botetourt Co. Virginia, USA - 16 Apr 1945

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

Bill Bailey 05 Aug 1918 Alabama, United States - 10 Feb 1960

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

Edward Bailey 25 Feb 1925 Carmichaels, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States - 23 Oct 1983

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

James Bailey 27 Nov 1894 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA - 26 Jun 1963

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 - 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

Vernon Baker 17 Dec 1919 Wyoming, United States - 13 Jul 2010

Michael Balazovich 22 Feb 1917 Coaldale, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Feb 1993

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

B cont.

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

Robert Bampfield 15 Jan 1886 Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States - 04 Mar 1964

Leslie Banaka 16 Feb 1909 Kansas - 21 Feb 1945

Samuel Banaka 05 Aug 1911 Kansas, USA - 12 Jul 1944

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 Dehart, Morgan, Kentucky, United States - 19 Apr 2002

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

Jerry Barfield 14 Aug 1947 Dania, Broward, Florida, United States - 09 Jul 1969

Walter Barger 20 Dec 1914 St. Helens, Columbia, Oregon, United States - 18 Jan 1943

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

Cephas Barnes 22 Feb 1945 Belle Glade, Florida, United States - 11 Dec 1965

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

William Barnes 23 Jul 1916 Monroe, Iowa, United States - 18 May 1944

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

Harvey Barnum 1940s

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

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

Herbert Batiste 06 Jul 1925 Elton, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States - 29 Aug 2014

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 1920 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

Wilbert Behrens 16 Jan 1924 Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, United States - 15 Dec 1944

Leo (Bélanger) Baker 12 Jul 1915 Chazy, Clinton, New York, USA - 02 Jul 1975

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

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

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