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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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Nadler, Paul J. (US Army)* 1919
† April 14th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 19 Grave: 16

Naganuma, Martin M.† October 23rd, 1943

Nagata, Hideo* August 16th, 1916
† October 23rd, 1943

Naito, Kaoru* January 19th, 1920
† October 23rd, 1943

Nakae, Masato (US Army)* December 20th, 1917
† August 19th, 1944

Nakagawa, Hirao* April 12th, 1922
† April 6th, 1945

Nakamine, Shineyi* January 21st, 1920
† June 2nd, 1944

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Nakamoto, Joseph K.* August 28th, 1917
† July 12th, 1944

Nakamura, Edward Etsuzo* May 25th, 1918
† November 29th, 1943

Nakamura, William Kenzo* January 21st, 1922
† July 4th, 1944
Plot: LX Row: W Grave: 28

Nakamura, Yoshimitsu* December 1st, 1913
† January 10th, 1944

Nakano, Tsutomu* April 18th, 1918
† October 29th, 1944

Napier, Joseph W.* March 12th, 1925

Nash, John Leonard* November 21st, 1922
† May 17th, 1943
Plot: B Row: 19 Grave: 10

Nation, Vernon A.* January 26th, 1922
† January 6th, 1945

Navarre, Christopher P.* January 15th, 1920

Neal, Latham W.† July 21st, 1944

Needham, Robert F.† December 26th, 1941

Nees, Charles Wayne* February 5th, 1914
† May 18th, 1943

Neidhardt, George E.* April 7th, 1921
† November 14th, 2001

Nelson, James H.* April 9th, 1917
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017

Nelson, William Lloyd* February 22nd, 1918
† April 24th, 1943
Plot: 3 

Neppel, Ralph George* October 31st, 1923
† January 27th, 1987

Ness, Ernest R.† October 31st, 1943

Nett, Robert Burton* June 13th, 1922
† October 19th, 2008
Plot: E Grave: 44A

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New, John Dury* August 12th, 1924
† September 25th, 1944

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Newman, Aubrey Strode "Red"* January 30th, 1903
† January 19th, 1994

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Newsome, Cleon P.* April 12th, 1920
† September 23rd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 29 Grave: 39

Nichols, Everett Elbert* January 14th, 1924
† April 3rd, 2015

Nichols, Jadie* April 9th, 1925
† July 3rd, 2012

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Nicholson, Chester R.† February 15th, 1946

Nicklas, J. Laverne† April 16th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 18

Niland, Thomas James, Jr* April 28th, 1920
† March 16th, 2004

Nininger, Alexander R., Jr.* October 20th, 1918
† January 12th, 1942

Nishihara, Kazuo* November 13th, 1919
† October 30th, 1943
Plot: 3 Grave: 417

Nishimoto, Joe M.* February 21st, 1919
† November 7th, 1944

Nist, Frank Jay (Jr)* January 1st, 1926
† June 8th, 1945

Noda, Subo† January 25th, 1944

Nolan, James F.† December 5th, 1943

Nolatubby, Henry Ellis* January 11th, 1922
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: MA Grave: 15

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Nooy, Cornelius Nicholas* April 15th, 1921
† March 12th, 1958

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Nordlund, Lester H.* October 5th, 1923

Norris, Charles D.* May 20th, 1921
† May 6th, 2004

Norton, John Henry "Jack"* April 15th, 1897
† November 21st, 1918
Plot: V Row: E Grave: 243

Norton, Thomas B.† November 4th, 2002

Noteboom, Clarence* January 12th, 1926
† February 9th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 2 Grave: 12

Nufer, Andrew G., Jr.* January 30th, 1911
† January 7th, 1996

Nummer, Erwin J.† December 16th, 1944

Nunley, James Preston* December 3rd, 1915
† July 30th, 1945

Nurse, Robert E.† September 23rd, 1944
Plot: F Row: 18 Grave: 27

Nussbaum, Loren Ellis (USMC)* September 24th, 1920
† February 20th, 1944

Nysteen, Norman A.* 1917
† May 4th, 1942

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