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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.

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Pace, Tom G.† March 1944

Paddock, Thomas J.

Padgett, Paul J.

Paine, Wilson A.

Pais, William, A.

Palentino, Chris, Z.

Palermo, Carmello J.† January 20th, 1945

Palish, Joseph

Palladine, Michael, R.

Palladino Michael R

Palm, Carl C.

Palmer, Rita

Panter, Claude, T.

Pappas, Basile

Pappas, Christos, L.

Parker, Curtis, W.

Parker, Harold, V.

Parker, James Arthur† October 20th, 1943

Parker, Raymond M.† December 9th, 1944

Parker, Robert, M.

Parker, Willard M.† July 23rd, 1943

Parks, Herschel† January 3rd, 1945

Parramore III, George F† December 1st, 1943
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 36

Parris, Tom B.

Parsons, Carl, U.

Paskey, Joseph, M.

Pasold, William L.

Patnude, Charles P.

Patrick, Charles, H.

Patterson, Cleaston A.† May 14th, 1944

Paw, Joseph† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Payne, Clyde B.

Pearce, Horace L.

Pease, Foster S.† June 22nd, 1944

Peck, George S.† January 12th, 2010

Pedersen, Ejmer, J.

Pedigo, Russell, H.

Pellegrino, Michael, A.

Peloquin, Wilfred,

Peluso, Vincenzo† April 18th, 1945

Pennington, Robert, S.

Pepper, Fred, J.

Perate, Francisco Leo

Pereira, Augusto† December 11th, 1943

Perez, Manuel

Pertain, Herbert, E.

Pesce, John, B.

Petcavage, Albert W.† February 8th, 1944

Peterman, Harold E.† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 13

Peters, Robert, C.

Petersen, Raymond, H.

Peterson, Floyd, W.

Peterson, Kenneth F.† October 1998

Peterson, Roland N.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Peterson, William C.

Petrella, Joseph† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Petrello, Herbert

Petry, Joseph L. "Joe"

Pettus, Jewell L.† March 28th, 1945

Petty, Earnest

Petula, George† January 11th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 14 Grave: 12

Pezzano, Antonia Jr.

Phillips, Carl W.

Phillips, Charles T.† December 15th, 1942

Phillips, Roy E

Phillips, Wilbur, A.

Phllips, John, M.

Phlllips, Richard, C.

Piccirillo, Pasquale, A.

Pierce, Glen B.† November 20th, 1943

Pike, Grady, J. D.

Pina, Edwin, J.

Pinney, Kenneth J.† September 28th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 15

Piontek, Eugene C.† February 20th, 1945
Plot: I Row: 17 Grave: 1

Piontek, George† July 2nd, 1943
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 188

Pittman, Harold, C.

Pitts, Marc F.† June 13th, 1943

Placek, Walter, F.

Plante, Thomas E.† March 16th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 32 Grave: 25

Plummer, Eugene E.

Plunkett, Woodrow C. "Woody"† February 20th, 2005

Poe, D. T.

Polasky, Edward† July 3rd, 1944
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 13

Pollard, Curtis Barnett

Polmaskitch, Andrew J.† November 20th, 1943

Polsen, Joseph, E.

Pommerening, Melvin H.† May 19th, 2002

Pontecorvo, Donald A.

Poole, Billy S.† April 28th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 112

Pope, Alexander, E.

Popesen, John S.† March 14th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 28

Popilsky, Ben N.† September 19th, 1944

Porter, Howard, J.

Porter, Joseph, E.

Ports, Kenneth, L.

Potter, Otis H.† January 6th, 1943
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 155

Potticary, George W.† January 23rd, 1945
Plot: H Row: 10 Grave: 7

Potts, Benjamin T.† December 12th, 1944

Potts, Francis M.† September 6th, 1942

Potts, Jefferson, D.

Potts, Louis J.† December 25th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 5 Grave: 11

Potts, Ned

Powell, William, E.

Prasse, Oscar Fred† June 19th, 1993

Prater, Eugene, F.

Prather, Bondy E.† December 9th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 21 Grave: 2

Pratt, Charles, Jr.

Preine, Alvin, G.

Preston, William H.† September 27th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 16

Pribula, William J.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 15

Price, Leo V.† February 26th, 1945

Price, Walter, R.

Procaccini, Eugene J.† March 1st, 1944

Procell, Willie F.

Proeschl, Donald, R.

Proffitt, Raymond S.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 31 Grave: 13

Proud, Wilfred R.

Prozzo, Patsy A.† April 6th, 1945

Pruitt, Harvey, B.

Pruitt, Henry Columbus

Pruitt, Samuel Robert† August 16th, 1944

Prussack, Raymond

Przyborowski, Edward† September 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 16

Pullera, Joseph

Purcell, Warren C.† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: A Row: 7 Grave: 17

Purdy, Robert F.† October 4th, 1943

Purvis, George F.

Purvis, Robert, S.

Putnam, Robert H.

Putnam, Vyregel H.

Putt, Robert, D.

Pycior, Frank, B.

Pyle, Howard E.

Pyle, Wilbur C.† January 8th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 12 Grave: 32

Patton, George Smith Jr.* November 11th, 1885
† December 21st, 1945

Patrick, Edwin D.* January 11th, 1894
† March 14th, 1945

Piburn, Edwin William* July 9th, 1895
† September 28th, 1958
Plot: 30 Grave: 510-1

Puller, Lewis Burwell "Chesty"* June 26th, 1898
† October 11th, 1971

Peterson, Oscar Verner* August 27th, 1899
† May 13th, 1942

Pogue, William Grady* November 25th, 1899
† October 26th, 1982
Plot: 5 Grave: 120

Pyle, Ernest Taylor "Ernie"* August 3rd, 1900
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: D Grave: 109

Pound, Harold Clay "Froggy"* December 20th, 1903
† March 1st, 1942

Parker, William Henry* June 21st, 1905
† July 16th, 1966

Pierce, John Reeves* November 3rd, 1906
† January 10th, 1943

Perine Jr., Irving Van Gilder (Perry)* June 1st, 1908
† August 21st, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 63

Pease, Harl Jr.* April 17th, 1910
† August 7th, 1942

Poling, Clark V.* August 7th, 1910
† February 3rd, 1943

Parady, Harold D.* 1911
† March 5th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 13 Grave: 4

Puckett, Clifton L.* October 31st, 1911
† February 26th, 1945

Puffer, Arthur W. "Pop"* December 2nd, 1911
† September 12th, 1997

Paden, Paul L. "Pappy"* 1912
† December 17th, 1944

Petree, Weeden Arthur, Jr.* 1912
† January 11th, 1942

Philip, George, Jr.* April 14th, 1912
† June 16th, 1945

Peterson, George* May 28th, 1912
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 10

Pinder, John J., Jr.* June 6th, 1912
† June 6th, 1944

Pharris, Jackson Charles* June 26th, 1912
† October 17th, 1966

Powers, John James* July 3rd, 1912
† May 8th, 1942

Prager, Clarence* May 12th, 1913
† September 18th, 1944

Pickup, Lewis Herman* August 7th, 1913
† October 24th, 1944

Peden, Forrest E.* October 3rd, 1913
† February 3rd, 1945

Pirtz, Matt* November 28th, 1913
† November 26th, 1944

Pell, Floyd Joaquin* December 29th, 1913
† February 19th, 1942
Plot: VII Grave: 52

Prendergast, Joseph P.* 1914
† May 29th, 1943

Pulley, Woodrow W.* February 16th, 1914
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: 12 Grave: 218

Piasecki, Stanley F.* 1915
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 40

Peterson, Arman* May 20th, 1915
† July 1st, 1943

Pucket, Donald Dale* December 15th, 1915
† July 9th, 1944
Plot: 84 Grave: 270-272

Poidmore, Frank J.* December 16th, 1915
† March 1st, 1944

Polette, Lloyd L., Jr.* February 8th, 1916
† January 22nd, 1945

Peregory, Frank D.* April 10th, 1916
† June 14th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 21 Grave: 7

Peredo, Antonio M.* June 9th, 1916
† December 9th, 2001

Pogorel, Bernard S.* December 5th, 1916
† December 16th, 2007

Perconte, Frank J.* March 10th, 1917
† October 24th, 2013

Paddock, Merlin N.* March 15th, 1917
† April 16th, 1945

Pumphrey, A.T. "Pump"* March 24th, 1917
† December 22nd, 2010
Plot: C1 Row: W2 Grave: B48

Peek, Buster* April 6th, 1917
† August 31st, 1943

Powers, James J.* May 12th, 1917

Penick, Ralph Roger* August 19th, 1917
† December 15th, 1944

Pearson, Milton Harvey* November 14th, 1917
† December 7th, 1970

Pytel, Ludvick L* 1918
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 21 Grave: 3

Patrick, Ersel Theodore* January 13th, 1918
† July 9th, 1943
Plot: F Grave: 547

Phillips, Paul David* March 9th, 1918
† August 27th, 2023

Pace, Herbert Edward* March 19th, 1918
† April 28th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 2 Grave: 179

Pendleton, Jack James* March 31st, 1918
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: C-308 Row: SE Grave: 2

Pebworth, Jack* April 20th, 1918
† October 16th, 1942

Pieri, Francis W.* April 29th, 1918
† August 22nd, 1944
Plot: 3 Grave: 656

Parrish, Laverne* July 16th, 1918
† January 24th, 1945
Plot: 7 Row: 7 Grave: 4

Pellettiere, John M.* July 28th, 1918
† August 6th, 1980

Petrarca, Frank Joseph* July 31st, 1918
† July 31st, 1943
Plot: 110 Row: 1268 Grave: 3

Paprocky, Stephen Thoma* August 18th, 1918
† April 21st, 1945

Paige, Mitchell* August 31st, 1918
† November 15th, 2003

Piontek, Frank C.* September 29th, 1918
† December 2nd, 2008

Power, John Vincent "Jack"* November 20th, 1918
† February 1st, 1944
Plot: D Grave: 4

Profitt, Carl D. "Chubby"* November 23rd, 1918
† June 30th, 2015

Parker, Buril L.* 1919
† April 5th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 24

Pickering, Ernest Art* 1919
† April 17th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 13 Grave: 26

Preddy, George E. “Ratsy”* February 5th, 1919
† December 25th, 1944

Psaki, Nicholas George, Jr.* April 11th, 1919
† March 14th, 2009

Pope, Everett Parker* July 16th, 1919
† July 16th, 2009
Plot: 59 Grave: 3800

Pool, Lafayette G. "Lafe"* July 23rd, 1919
† May 30th, 1991

Peterson, Dale W.* November 18th, 1919
† May 9th, 1943

Penner, Stanley Warren* March 7th, 1920
† February 25th, 1944
Plot: 5 Row: A Grave: 14-17

Parker, Philip Hackley* March 28th, 1920
† March 23rd, 1945

Patterson, James R.* July 4th, 1920
† March 7th, 1945

Peterson, Chesley Gordon* August 10th, 1920
† January 28th, 1990

Parra, Eugene T.* September 18th, 1920
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 3

Pennington, James E.* September 23rd, 1920
† May 15th, 1945

Powell, John Chester* October 14th, 1920
† October 17th, 1958

Pavlich, John* 1921
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 24

Pollock, William E.* 1921
† February 15th, 2011

Prussman, Ernest W.* 1921
† September 8th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 14

Patrick, George Frank* February 13th, 1921
† November 20th, 1943

Polizzi, Casamino Joseph* March 12th, 1921
† September 11th, 1965

Platt, Gerald E. Jr.* March 24th, 1921
† April 8th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 24

Peterson, Marvin M.* May 8th, 1921
† July 27th, 1944

Pickering, Richard C.* May 30th, 1921
† August 25th, 1995

Perrotta, Mike Anthony* June 4th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Poling, Hermon Daines* October 28th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Porter, Bill A.* 1922
† November 30th, 1944

Pritchett, William Edward (Jr.)* March 3rd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Paschal, Thomas C.* May 15th, 1922
† April 16th, 1944

Peternell, Paul* June 9th, 1922
† December 9th, 1944

Peyton, Kenneth P.* July 7th, 1922
† January 13th, 1998
Plot: 23 Row: 0 Grave: 11

Pittman, Gilbert Ray* October 9th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 1 Grave: 41

Priest, Arlis* February 24th, 1923
† February 12th, 2008

Perez, Manuel, Jr.* March 3rd, 1923
† February 13th, 1945
Plot: Catholic S Row: 12 Grave: 4

Phelps, Wesley* June 12th, 1923
† October 4th, 1944
Plot: GAR 15 Grave: 72

Perkowski, Walter J.* July 4th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 60

Parks, Benjamin Franklin* August 23rd, 1923
† December 24th, 1944

Porcella, Thomas W. "Tom"* October 4th, 1923
† August 8th, 2010

Phillips, Peter R.* October 13th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Peters, George J.* 1924
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 17 Grave: 8

Pagnotta, Carmen J. "Pag"* April 4th, 1924
† May 6th, 1997

Petersen, Vernon R.* May 18th, 1924
† April 17th, 1945

Perate, William M., Sr.* August 9th, 1924
† July 25th, 1997

Penkala, Alex M., Jr.* August 30th, 1924
† January 10th, 1945

Philips, Thomas W.* September 10th, 1924
† August 27th, 1942

Payet, John E.* October 4th, 1924
† December 25th, 1944

Pena, Michael Castaneda "Mike"* November 6th, 1924
† September 5th, 1950
Plot: 8 Row: 15

Pierce, Francis Junior* December 7th, 1924
† December 21st, 1986

Powers, Edwin Eugene* January 30th, 1925
† February 20th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 16 Grave: 5

Peniche, Edward Albert "Ed"* June 28th, 1925
† August 16th, 2008

Pratt, Howard Ralph* July 15th, 1925
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 0 Grave: 257

Phillips, George* July 14th, 1926
† March 14th, 1945

Parsons, James Odell* September 4th, 1927
† November 4th, 2003

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