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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

Brunner, Frederick J.† March 20th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 36 Grave: 47

Bryan, Andrew T. Jr.† October 6th, 1944

Bryan, Charles B.* April 5th, 1919
† 2003

Bryan, Keith K.† June 6th, 1944

Bryan, Monroe J., Jr.* April 18th, 1919
† March 18th, 1945

Bryant, Leahmon Earl* June 27th, 1922
† December 6th, 1942
Plot: B Row: 10 Grave: 16

Brzonkowski, Raymond J.

Bub, Alex Robert* February 26th, 1921
† May 29th, 1983

Bubel, Fritz L.

Buchikos, Christ J.* 1922
† February 3rd, 1945
Plot: C Row: 15 Grave: 53

Buchinsky, Charles Dennis* November 3rd, 1921
† August 30th, 2003

Buchman, Arthur J.

Buckley, Frank Pearse "Buck"* September 5th, 1923
† October 6th, 1944
Plot: N Row: 1 Grave: 45

Buckner, Norman H.

Buckner, Simon Bolivar (Jr.)* July 18th, 1886
† June 18th, 1945

Budd, Robert Joseph* April 21st, 1922
† August 27th, 1942

Buehler, Otto Frederick* February 9th, 1917
† December 10th, 1941
Plot: C Grave: 54

Buehler, William F.

Buerkle, Elmer Charles* March 2nd, 1902
† July 6th, 1943

Buffinga, Donald

Bugeler, Walter J.† October 6th, 1944

Bugg, Woodrow† April 10th, 1945

Bulhack, Mitchel† September 24th, 1945

Bull, Lyle E.† November 11th, 1995

Bullard, Frank

Bullard, Frank E.† November 3rd, 1943

Bullard, William A.* February 4th, 1925
† March 27th, 1963

Buller, Wesley Sander* September 23rd, 1924
† October 9th, 2002

Bullinger, John

Bunch, Will Jack* 1925
† 1963

Bundy, Joe† June 9th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 10 Grave: 16

Bunner, Vance N.† April 11th, 1945

Buntyn, James W. T.† April 13th, 1945
Plot: O Row: 6 Grave: 11

Buracker, William Houck* July 25th, 1897
† March 6th, 1977

Burch, Calvin L.

Burd, James D.

Buren, Clifford L. "Square"* 1921
† October 6th, 144

Burford, James J.

Burgess, Henry A.

Burgin, Romus Valton "R.V."* August 13th, 1922
† April 6th, 2019

Burgins, Hubert B.† April 5th, 1945

Burk, Boyd L.

Burke, Arleigh Albert "31-Knot Burke"* October 19th, 1901
† January 1st, 1996

Burke, Francis Xavier "Frank"* September 29th, 1918
† September 6th, 1988

Burke, James Loyd* November 9th, 1919
† August 11th, 1943

Burke, John E.* December 4th, 1918
† September 17th, 1944

Burke, Raymond G. "Gorm"* November 2nd, 1923
† November 21st, 1944
Plot: I Grave: 203-205

Burke, Thomas Gerald "Butts"* July 6th, 1925
† July 5th, 1944
Plot: 8 Row: 16 Grave: 8-4

Burke, Thomas J.† September 20th, 1944

Burkett, Samuel Paul* May 18th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Burleigh, Lawrence C.† July 29th, 1944

Burnett, Eugene, E.

Burnett, Henry O.

Burnett, Howard Reason* June 5th, 1916
† August 4th, 1944

Burnett, John F.† September 18th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 8

Burnett, Onie Andrew Jr.* 1914
† September 17th, 1944

Burney, L.M.* August 10th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Burns, William H.† January 12th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 6

Burr, Elmer J.* May 11th, 1908
† December 24th, 1943

Burrage III, Albert C.* 1919
† August 8th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 13 Grave: 19

Burris, Bennie L.

Burris, T. Moffatt

Burrus, Ralph, Jr.* December 22nd, 1924
† January 25th, 1997

Burt, Doctor Leon* December 15th, 1917
† May 9th, 1961

Burt, James Montross* July 18th, 1917
† February 15th, 2006

Burt, Robert E.

Burton, John,

Busby, Harry F.* January 1st, 1913
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 8

Bush, James A.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-20

Bush, Richard Earl* December 23rd, 1923
† June 7th, 2004

Bush, Robert Eugene* October 4th, 1926
† November 8th, 2005

Bush, Robert, S.

Bush, William Douglas, Jr.* July 8th, 1924
† March 26th, 1951

Busone, Anthony D.† January 9th, 1945

Buss, John Walter† September 15th, 1944

Bussa, George Stanley† November 20th, 1943

Butazoni, Elio, L.

Butkovich, Mike, P.

Butler, Cecil R.† March 28th, 1945

Butler, James D.† February 3rd, 1945
Plot: E Row: 13 Grave: 45

Butler, Robert Andrew* June 17th, 1916
† November 15th, 1957
Plot: T Grave: 1600

Butterworth, William, H. Jr.

Butts, John Edward* August 4th, 1922
† July 23rd, 1944

Butts, Raymond O.

Byers, Clovis Ethelbert* November 5th, 1899
† December 13th, 1973
Plot: 2 Grave: 4737-E-LH

Byers, Millard S.

Byrne, Joseph A.† June 17th, 1944

Byrnes, William J.† September 25th, 1944

Bystrek, Joseph Stanley

Byxbe, Fred L.* 1899
† August 16th, 1918

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Photo: Rusty Knight's Place
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