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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
Layh, Philip26-03-191707-07-1968more
Le Fevre, Louis Martin12-06-192010-02-1944
Lockhart, James Troy18-07-192216-06-2000
Lincoln, Boyd L. 30-11-1942
Lay, Hilly B. 31-10-1942
Lanier, Fulton P. 31-01-1944
Lowery, William26-03-191116-04-1944
Luckenbach, Elgin J.14-01-192116-04-1944
Lokken, Fred A.18-01-190729-05-1943
La Belle, James Dennis22-11-192508-03-1945
Levy, Joseph30-12-191924-07-1943
Lawrence, Henry G., Jr.  more
Lohmeyer, Marvin Edward (USAF)14-03-191721-06-1944
Lynn, William George, Jr.06-06-191504-07-1942
Loehrl, Frederick A.15-08-191704-07-1942
Lacek, Anthony J.04-07-191708-11-1942
Lavenson, George00-00-191726-06-1944more
Lange, Robert F. 27-03-1945
Lowery, Louis R. "Lou"24-07-191615-04-1987more
Lysaght, Charles L.02-02-191704-12-1944
Laird, Thomas H. 00-10-1943
Leegsma, Agardus Marinus, Jr.23-10-192317-10-1989
Leckie, Robert "Lucky"18-12-192024-12-2001
Leach, James Herbert "Jimmie"07-04-192217-12-2009more
Lipton, Clifford Carwood "Lip"30-01-192016-12-2001
Livesay, Melvin G.26-06-192111-11-1944
Lloyd, William Rees23-09-191606-05-1942
Lampman, Richard Andrew25-11-192115-05-1992
Lim, Vicente Podico24-02-188831-12-1944
Lefko, Henry F. 17-09-1944
Lambe, Leland L.00-00-191310-09-1944
Loewi, Andrew W. 05-01-1945
Lawry, Donald C.27-03-192422-02-1944
Lindenzweig, William T. 14-01-1945
LaCoursiere, Leon J. 13-01-1945
Looney, Guy C.04-02-192602-01-1945
Lozowski, Stanley J. 16-04-1945
Little, Ernest W.01-12-191830-01-1945
Linder, Betram  
Luz, George17-06-192115-10-1998more
Laska, Carl L. 16-06-1942
Luers, James E.12-07-191817-12-1944
Lantron, Edward Leslie 20-10-1943
Laufer, Howard W.26-05-191817-12-1944
Lengyel, Mickey 12-08-1943
Lengyel, Alexander "Alex" (Jr.)12-09-191617-12-1944
Lucas, Alan Moore30-11-192217-12-1944
Leatherwood, Jimmie Lee "Jim"15-03-192217-12-1944
Lalopa, Frank 09-09-1944
Lloyd, Edgar Harold28-02-192214-09-1944
Lee, Fritz J.24-07-192024-05-1944
Leone, Thomas J. 04-12-1944
Layman, Fred H.29-10-191617-11-1994more
Lomell, Leonard G.22-01-1920 
Luttrell, Jessie Earl04-09-191923-12-1943
Lopez, Jose M.10-07-191016-05-2005
LaFountain, Eugene L.  
Lockner, Louis W.03-03-191225-10-1942
Luther, Henry M.00-09-191824-10-1944
Lindsay, James, E.  
Link, Weldon E.29-03-1924 
Littrell, Milton E. 17-05-1943
Lacovone, Carl J.  
Luther, Hubert C. 20-11-1943
Linkins, William Pinkney, Jr., "Bill"25-10-192225-07-1944
Lee, John W.18-01-192013-03-1998
Lee, King19-06-191925-09-1995
Libardi, Joseph A.21-09-192126-03-1944
Lofberg, Gustove Brynolf "Gus" (Jr.)06-04-190305-09-1942
Lackey, John Poitevent (Jr.)07-05-191826-01-1945
Loftis, William Cooper25-06-192426-10-1944
Lynch, Thomas J. "Tommy"09-12-191608-03-1944more
Likins, Jr., Floyd Leo06-02-1933 more
Long, William Frank "Billy"08-07-192511-02-1944
Lee, Harold W.19-01-192226-04-1945
Lane, Norman V.17-10-191616-03-1945
Lindgren, Axel Carl G.  
Lantry, Henry B.21-12-191518-07-1977
Lyday, Billy Lee 01-06-2018more
Latta, Robert T.12-11-191310-09-1952
La Cour, John M.  
Labate, Augustus D. "Gus"01-11-191807-06-1944
Lachut, Sigismund 18-11-1944
Laden, Norman  
Lagonia, Thomas, A.  
Laird, Billy Vaught28-04-192501-07-1944
Lake, William Coolidge  
LaManna, Joseph  
Lamb, John T.  
Lambert, Dennis, J.  
Lambert, James, R.  
Lambert, Leslie Leland28-03-192105-07-1997more
Lambert, Lester M.16-11-191308-03-2005
Lambert, Paul, B.  
Lamoureux, Francis M.  
Lamuth, Joseph, M.  
Landers, John Dave23-06-192012-09-1989more
Landid, Estyl, R.  
Landolina, Lusciano, P.  
Landry, Elson J. 22-09-1944
Landwehr, L. E.  
Lane, John E. 07-06-1944
Lane, Joseph O.  
Lane, Lorrin F. 13-03-1945
Lang, Frank M. 16-12-1944
Langdon, Lawrence P.  
Langford, Everette H. 06-06-1944
Langille, Allen F. 15-08-1944
Langley, Harvey, B.  
Lanham, William J.  
Lanning, Nelson, J.  
Larimore, Ray, E.  
Larrieu, Richard, G.  
Larson, Arvid, G.  
Larson, John Iver  
Larson, Lawrence H. 27-12-1944
Larson, Norman Oscar22-01-192629-07-2013
LaSalle, Edmund, C.  
Lash, Herman, A.  
Latimer, Lewis W.26-09-191606-06-1944
Latta, De Vere, Frank10-01-190904-05-1945more
Laughlin, William Henry05-09-191418-02-2008more
Lavin, Michael, J.  
Law, George.J jr. 28-03-1945
Lawley, William Robert, Jr. "Bill"23-08-192029-05-1999more
Laws, Robert Earl18-01-192101-01-1990more
Lawson, Arthur Emmett28-03-190811-10-1977more
Lawson, James, E.  
Le Fevre, Charles H. 29-11-1943
Le Van, Joseph M. 29-10-1944
Leach, Robert M.  
Lear, Malcolm  
Leary, Alphonsus L. 20-02-1945
Leary, Timothy, J.  
Leber, Edward Charles  
LeBlanc, Carrol, J.  
Ledbetter, James, W.  
Lederer, Frederick John08-08-192001-02-2011more
Lee, Burton J. 16-04-1945
Lee, James F.00-00-191404-06-1942
Lee, Luther, H.  
Lee, Ray, D.  
Leen, Robert  
Leeuw, De, Wayne R. 07-04-1945
LeFebvre, Henry E. "Hank"00-00-192218-04-2010
Leffel, Gale, E.  
LeFrançois, Wilfred Sylvio00-00-190109-06-1952more
Lehman, James E. 09-07-1944
Lehman, Paul E.19-01-191404-07-1944
Lehner, Robert Donald11-12-192108-02-1944
Lehrfeld, Irving  
Leighty, John L. 26-02-1945
Leims, John Harold08-06-192128-06-1985
Leist, Leroy 04-02-1944more
Lemasters, Stanley, L.  
Lemeron, Ray  
Lentine, Joseph F.23-11-191510-01-1945
Leon, Cyril, L.  
Leonard, Edward F.  
Leonard, Maurice J. 21-11-1944
Leonard, Turney White18-06-192106-11-1944
Leone, Sam24-05-1916 
Lester, Fred Faulkner29-04-192608-06-1945
Lewellen, R.B.18-08-191901-06-2009
Lewis, Charles H. 26-02-1945
Lewis, Roy B. 17-09-1944
Lewis, Wilburn, R.  
Light, James, E.  
Lilja, George 19-09-1944
Lillard, James, J.  
Lima, John 04-01-1945
Limbocker, Leo J. 06-01-1943
Lindner, Arthur P.  
Lindsay, Lucius, E.  
Lindsey, Darrell Robins30-12-191909-08-1944more
Lindstrom, Floyd K.21-06-191203-02-1944
Link, Ray C.19-04-191924-12-1944
Lipschitz, Sol S.  
Lisson, Simon  
Litton, Henry, C.  
Livie, Joseph, M.  
Lloyd, Oscar, W.  
Lobaugh, Donald Ronald07-02-192522-07-1944
Locke, Alfred, T.  
Logan, John, C.  
Logan, Samuel Moore  
Logerot, John L.  
Long, Dean, E.  
Look, Robert E. 23-11-1944
Loomis, Virgil  
Louderback, Eugene, L.  
Love, John M. 15-06-1944
Love, Joseph, D.  
Lovelady, Lyle, E.  
Lowe, James, K.  
Lowrance, Henry A. 02-01-1945
Lozano, Harold J.  
Lozaski, Louis, J.  
Lucadamo, Ernest D., Jr.16-02-1916 
Lucas, Jacklyn Harrell "Jack"14-02-192805-06-2008
Lucci, Frank  
Ludt, Christopher  
Lummus, Andrew Jackson, Jr. "Jack"22-10-191508-03-1945more
Luster, Sam  
Luther, Gerald G.  
Lutz, Aleda E.  
Lynch, Charles P., Jr. 17-04-1945
Lynch, Patrick W.  
Lynch, Timothy R. 20-12-1944
Lechner Edward H   
Loucks Emmett T   

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