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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
Dacey, James J., Jr. 10-10-1944
Daffin, Philip, T.  
Dages, Ralph, C.  
Dagon, William M.23-11-192309-04-1999
Dahlgren, Edward Carl14-03-191631-05-2006more
Daigle, Alfred Joseph 25-07-1944
Dailey, Lewis E. 17-07-1944
Dailey, Robert L.31-10-192006-06-1944
Dale, Floyd, W.  
Dalessondro, Peter Joseph19-05-191815-10-1997more
Dallas, Jack W.23-04-192108-02-1945
Dalton, William, E.  
Daly, John Jr.  
Daly, Joseph, L.  
Daly, Michael Joseph15-09-192425-07-2008more
Daly, Thomas A. 23-02-1945
Damato, Anthony Peter28-03-192220-02-1944more
Dammer, Herman W.  
Damon, Stanley, E. Z.  
Danforth, Carl. A. 23-01-1944
Daniel, Ralph Audary24-10-190407-10-1944
Danielowski,C. P.  
Dankmyer,Herbert,C.  
Danuluk, Vasil   
Darby, William Orlando "Bill"08-02-191130-04-1945more
Darling, Eugene R. 14-04-1945
Daugherty, L.D.31-08-192319-11-1995
Daulton, Orin, L.   
Daum, John A. 08-06-1944
Davidson, James Robert 08-04-1945
Davidson, Paul G.14-01-192317-12-1944
Davidson, Robert Harold15-01-191910-10-1982more
Davies, John E.08-12-190823-09-1944
Davies, William, H.   
Davila, Rudolph B.27-04-191626-01-2002more
Davis, Cecil, J.   
Davis, Charles, D.   
Davis, David, W.   
Davis, Edwin G. 25-12-1944
Davis, Elba 22-11-1944
Davis, George00-00-192217-12-1944
Davis, George Fleming23-03-191106-01-1945more
Davis, George J.  
Davis, George, L.  
Davis, Harold W. 26-08-1942
Davis, Hugh A. "Pete"16-10-192207-01-2008
Davis, Jackson 31-03-1945
Davis, James J. 07-07-1944
Davis, Judson C., Jr.15-05-192112-09-1990more
Davis, Lawrence J.17-02-191910-10-1944
Davis, Leland LaFroy25-03-191714-06-1942
Davis, Lorenzo J.11-12-192429-01-1945more
Davis, Marquis E. 11-07-1944
Davis, Nelson H. 25-02-1944
Davis, Raymond Gilbert "Ray"13-01-191503-09-2003
Davis, Robert L.  
Davis, Rodmond, H.  
Davis, Samuel C. 17-07-1944
Davis, Warren12-02-192217-12-1944
Davis, Warren M.  
Davis, William F21-01-191714-10-1944
Davis, Windell E.08-03-1923 
Davison, Michael Shannon21-03-191707-09-2006more
Dawson, Linwood Blakeley  
Day, Howard, R.  
Day, James Lewis05-10-192528-10-1998more
Day, Thomas B. 21-12-1944
De Boer, Clifford 18-11-1944
De Boer, Quentin 05-04-1945
De Boer, Theodore B. 07-01-1945
De Costa, Thomas18-05-192005-06-1942
De Febio, Michael13-05-191812-04-1945
De Graffenreid, Fayet R.29-02-191610-04-1945
De Grasse, Harold A.03-05-192306-04-1945
De Kraker, Herman  
De Shong, Irving 21-02-1945
De Toris, James14-01-192009-10-1942
De Vane, Francis T. 10-02-1945
De Visser, Adrian 16-02-1944
De Visser, Charley 15-03-1945
De Vivo, Sebastian02-01-192210-06-1944
De Vore, Willard A. 02-02-1945
De Weever, Carl Clement Jr.18-05-192323-11-2002
Dealey, Samuel David13-09-190624-08-1944more
Dean, Arthur, D.  
Dean, Paul  
Dean, William C., Jr.00-00-192319-04-1944
Deane, Laurence Dare15-08-192320-05-1945
Deans, Davis, G.  
Deasey, John, J. Jr.  
Deblanc, Jefferson Joseph15-02-192122-11-2007more
DeCarvalho, George M. 25-04-1994
Decatur, Richard G.  
DeClaris, Joseph, E.  
DeCoster, James V.22-12-192213-01-1988
DeCristofaro, Anthony   
Dee, Hall03-09-192414-06-1942
Deel, Autry, C.  
Deem, Harry B. 07-06-1944
Deering, Robert Patrick11-03-192030-01-1944
Deets, Virgil Duane16-11-191901-03-1945
Defibaugh, William, A.  
Deflumeri, Alfred Louis26-05-191126-03-1944
DeFranzo, Arthur Frederick20-03-191910-06-1944
DeGlopper, Charles Neilans30-11-192109-06-1944more
DeGraffenreid, Allen, B.  
Deinlein, Leonard 25-05-1944
Deitz, Broadus, S.  
Delaney, Thomas, L.  
Deleau, Emile Jr.28-06-192302-01-1945
Della Betta, Prosdocimo J. "Dutch"15-10-191915-03-1944
Dellagnena, Flore11-06-192521-05-1945
Delmonico, Dominick 11-09-1945
DeLong, Earl  
Deluga, Leonard A. 10-09-1944
Delury, John P. 15-05-1997
Delwo, Howard F.02-09-192029-11-1944
Demick, Kenneth, J.  
Demott, Carey L.02-07-191727-05-1950
DeNard, Vincent V. 10-02-1944
Deneen, Jerome C. 08-09-1944
Denig, James Livingston25-12-191901-02-1944
Denmead, Donald R.00-00-192316-12-1943
Dennis, Wayne, N.  
Dennison, Hiram  
Denson, Harold 11-06-1942
Dent, Virgil B. Jr.00-00-192507-03-1945
Denton, Daniel V. 11-07-1943
DePaepe, Raymond Howard23-12-192221-05-2013
Depew, John M. 12-06-1944
DePinto, Natoli C.19-04-192128-02-1945
Derby, Arthur Lawrence Jr.00-00-191625-01-1945
Derowin, Frank, D.  
Desch, Howard C.25-07-192317-12-1944
DeShazer, Jacob Daniel "Jake"15-11-191215-03-2008more
Desiderio, Reginald Benjamin (US Army)12-09-191827-11-1950more
Desmond, William J. "Bill"03-05-191624-02-1944
Desobry, William R.11-09-191812-01-1996
DeStefano, Anthony, B. (US Army)  
DeStefano, Pasqualy E. "Patsy" (USMC)  
DeVaney, Cleveland R.  
DeVaudreuil, Theodore E.04-12-192230-09-1944
Devine, Robert P. 02-02-1945
Devine, Samuel A., Jr. 15-04-1945
Dew, Robert G. 27-09-1944
DeWeese, Ralph Eugene "Bud"07-07-191823-09-1944
DeWitt, Jack Richard  
DeWitt, Terry S.25-02-191730-09-1944
DeWoody, John, S.  
Dexter, Robert B.  
Deyoe, Warner S.00-00-1923 
Dezutter, Albert R. 13-02-1944
Di Lorio, Libaerato A. 12-11-1945
Di Rienzo, John C. 17-09-1943
Diamond, James H.22-04-192514-05-1945
Diamond, LeRoy  
Diamond, William  
Dicassio, Daniel John17-05-192206-05-1942
Dick, Harold E.00-00-192004-01-1945
Dickerson, James Jackson "Dick"  more
Dickey, George T. 09-09-1944
Dickey, Halley K., Jr. 17-07-1944
Dickinson, Robert E.  
Dickinson, William Hayden22-03-192325-05-1944
Dicktakes, Spiro17-06-192107-01-2012
Diederich, Raymond John23-07-192222-02-1944
Diehl, Bill V.06-05-191417-07-1942
Dien, Bernard, B.  
Dietz, Frederick F. (Jr.) 19-03-1944
Dietz, Robert H.22-01-192129-03-1945
Difalco, Guy L. 17-09-1944
Dike, Norman Staunton "Foxhole Norman", Jr.19-05-191823-06-1989
Dikoon, Walter 17-09-1944
Dillon, Jerry, V.  
DiLorenzo, James, J.  
DiMonte, John  
Dinges Jr., Millard F.25-12-192128-08-2002
Dinkins, Sherman Tecumpse31-05-191407-11-1944
Dinsmore, Robert W.07-09-192318-01-1995
Dirago, Jimmie E., Jr. 29-10-1945more
Disher, Leo "Bill"  
Distefano, William, J. (US Army)  
DiTrapani, John E.30-12-192007-07-1944
Dixon, Carl G. 04-01-1945
Dixon, Thomas, E.  
Dixon, Wilford N.01-01-192020-09-1944
Dobbs, Roy, F.  
Dobis, Arthur, H.  
Does, Thomas, A.  
Dohs, Francis H. 23-02-1945
Dolan, Vincent, J.  
Dolinski, Stanley J. 12-11-1943
Domangue, Herman A.  
Dombrowski, Stanley R.08-08-1918 more
Domz, Raymond  
Donaldson, John B. 06-04-1945
Donoskovic, Daniel, R   
Donovan, John, J.  
Donovan, Oswald, E.  
Doran, Robert E. 18-09-1944
Dornstetter, Louis John25-10-191308-11-1944
Dorr, Earle L., Jr. 05-12-1944
Dorr, Michael W. 11-04-1945
Dorsey, Joseph E.  
Doss, Desmond Thomas07-02-191923-03-2006more
Doss, Thomas, A   
Doster, Glenn Edgar12-03-192221-02-1978
Dotsen, Earle  
Dotson, Adrian, E.  
Doty, Claude E.21-10-191920-11-1944
Doubleman, Nathan B.00-00-191527-03-1945
Dougherty, Samuel Alexander08-10-192427-09-1944
Douglas, Paul Page23-12-191926-12-2002more
Douglas, Raymond Elden01-11-191920-03-1980
Douglas, Stanley Allen Jr. 11-06-1942
Dove, Paul Whiney 24-10-1944
Dowling, Edwin S., Jr.22-05-191929-09-1943
Downer, James G. 09-12-1942
Downes, John P.  
Downey, Earl R., Jr. 24-03-1945
Doxey, John H. 28-02-1945
Doyle, William T.  
Drabinowicz, Francis Peter 09-05-1944
Drake, Euel T.26-10-192323-03-1944
Draper, Foy26-11-191101-02-1943
Drees, Edward W.25-04-192420-12-1943
Drennan, Fred O. 18-09-1944
Drennan, R. D.   
Dress, Hillman C. 30-06-1965
Drew, James, F.  
Drewelow, Raymond J.06-03-191905-03-1944
Drewes, Henry C. 20-11-1943
Drews, Robert, K.  
Driscoll, Thomas, R.  
Drovis, Seymour P.26-08-191907-07-1944
Drowley, Jesse Ray19-09-191920-05-1996
Drumheller, Thomas, P.  
Drummond, Joe, B.  
Drury, John Edward13-04-192502-04-1945
Dubay, Roy, C.  
DuBeck, Edward Walter16-10-192002-07-2016
Duckett, Clifford L.01-09-192110-02-1945
Duda, Peter   
Duenne, Joseph Leo01-11-191805-03-1945
Duff, Carrol Wesley08-08-191911-12-1944
Duffek, Rafiel L.  
Duffie, Henry Z.  
Duffy, George E.  
Dufrane, Harold Noe09-09-192226-11-2006
Dugan, Augustine Davis24-05-190216-07-1987more
Duggan, Joseph Daniel01-11-191908-09-2009more
Duggan, Robert Urquhart22-09-192130-07-1943
Dugger, Everett, C.  
Duke, Lonnie  
Dukeman, William Heiter, Jr.03-09-192105-10-1944
Dunahoe, Clinton S. 20-11-1943
Dunbar, William John01-12-192417-12-1944
Duncan, Daymond D.  
Duncan, Louis Edward20-11-191521-11-1995
Dunford, John Edward  
Dungan, Allen B. 26-03-1945
Dunham, Clarence, L.  
Dunham, Russell E.23-02-192006-04-2009more
Dunlap, Robert Hugo19-10-192024-03-2000more
Dunleavy, James, B.  
Dunning, Walter, B.  
Dunster, Orien, E.  
Durand, Viateur C. 07-10-1944
Durant, John L. 20-10-1944
Durante, Angelo Joseph27-08-1917 more
Durante, Salvatore "Sal"  
Durben, Fred H.00-00-192330-10-1944
Durfee, Charles R.28-08-191817-06-1944
Durham, John Wesley00-00-192206-05-1942
Durkin, Patrick A.24-03-1917 
Durning, Charles Edward28-02-192324-12-2012more
Duryea, Justin Gates11-07-191622-06-2001
Dutko, John W.24-10-191623-05-1944
Dutton, Robert George "Bob"04-12-191612-10-1944
Duty, Robert  
Dwelis, Edward P.31-08-191917-07-1942
Dwyer, Oliver F. 01-03-1945
Dwyer, Patrick Joseph02-06-192026-07-1944
Dye, Everett D. 18-09-1944
Dyer, Martin Russell Jr.14-06-192330-06-1944
Dyess, Aquilla James "Jimmie"11-01-190902-02-1944more
Dykstra, Joel Bernard17-02-192105-08-2006
Dynan, Thomas W., Jr.26-08-191909-10-1942
Dziurgat, Eugene, C.  
D’Ellia, Guido, N.  

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