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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
Nolatubby, Henry Ellis11-01-192207-12-1941more
Nett, Robert Burton13-06-192219-10-2008more
Nelson, James H.09-04-191705-03-1944
New, John Dury12-08-192425-09-1944more
Nicholson, Chester R. 15-02-1946
Nakae, Masato (US Army)20-12-191719-08-1944
Nadler, Paul J. (US Army)00-00-191914-04-1945
Nichols, Jadie09-04-192503-07-2012more
Newman, Aubrey Strode "Red"30-01-190319-01-1994more
Nees, Charles Wayne05-02-191418-05-1943
Nydegger, William, A.  
Nuson, Robert, J.  
Notzon, Joe  
Nash, John Leonard21-11-192217-05-1943
Nichols, Everett Elbert14-01-192403-04-2015
Nufer, Andrew G., Jr.30-01-191107-01-1996
Napier, Joseph W.12-03-1925 
Nussbaum, Loren Ellis (USMC)24-09-192020-02-1944
Navarre, Christopher P.15-01-1920 
Niland, Thomas James, Jr28-04-192016-03-2004
Newsome, Cleon P.12-04-192023-09-1944
Nee, William F.  
Nation, Vernon A.26-01-192206-01-1945
Ness, Ernest R. 31-10-1943
Nist, Frank Jay (Jr)01-01-192608-06-1945
Naganuma, Martin M. 23-10-1943
Nagata, Hideo16-08-191623-10-1943
Naito, Kaoru19-01-192023-10-1943
Nakagawa, Hirao12-04-192206-04-1945
Nakamine, Shineyi21-01-192002-06-1944more
Nakamoto, Joseph K.28-08-191712-07-1944
Nakamura, Edward Etsuzo25-05-191829-11-1943
Nakamura, William Kenzo21-01-192204-07-1944
Nakamura, Yoshimitsu01-12-191310-01-1944
Nakano, Tsutomu18-04-191829-10-1944
Neal, Latham W. 21-07-1944
Needham, Robert F. 26-12-1941
Neidhardt, George E.07-04-192114-11-2001
Nelson, William Lloyd22-02-191824-04-1943
Neppel, Ralph George31-10-192327-01-1987
Nichols, Charles Sidney  
Nicklas, J. Laverne 16-04-1945
Niehoff, Harry Herman William 30-07-2008
Nininger, Alexander R., Jr.20-10-191812-01-1942
Nishihara, Kazuo13-11-191930-10-1943
Nishimoto, Joe M.21-02-191907-11-1944
Noda, Subo 25-01-1944
Nolan, James F. 05-12-1943
Nooy, Cornelius Nicholas15-04-192112-03-1958more
Nordlund, Lester H.05-10-1923 
Norfleet, Robert H.  
Norris, Charles D.20-05-192106-05-2004
Norton, Thomas B. 04-11-2002
Noteboom, Clarence12-01-192609-02-1945
Nummer, Erwin J. 16-12-1944
Nunley, James Preston03-12-191530-07-1945
Nurse, Robert E. 23-09-1944
Nysteen, Norman A.00-00-191704-05-1942

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