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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
Suzawa, Jiro* April 19th, 1923
† December 5th, 1944

Svendsen, Theodore Q.† July 4th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 12 Grave: 36

Swanberger, Walter Wade 'Walt'* April 16th, 1920
† June 4th, 1942

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Swank, Paul A.* February 12th, 1921
† August 17th, 1944

Swanson, Edward J.* August 12th, 1918
† April 12th, 1942

Swanson, Wallace A.† June 16th, 2004

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Swartz, Arthur J.* June 12th, 1921
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017

Swartz, Luke S.* April 7th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 49

Sweat, Jesse P.* 1917
† September 10th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 34 Grave: 58

Sweet, Herbert J.* October 8th, 1919
† June 18th, 1998

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Swenson, Lyman Knute* October 23rd, 1892
† November 13th, 1942

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Swett, James Elms* June 15th, 1920
† January 18th, 2009

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Sykora, Roy J.† January 6th, 1944

Sylvia, Alfred W., Jr.† October 1st, 2019

Syverson, Douglas W.* August 3rd, 1917
† September 15th, 1997

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Szelugoski, Walter† March 24th, 1943

Szewczyk, Stanley* 1913
† August 13th, 1944

Szmyt, Thaddeus J.* August 27th, 1918
† May 9th, 1996
Plot: 18D Grave: 3873

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Szyman, Robert R.* April 10th, 1922
† November 13th, 2005

Szymanski, Benjamin D.† September 29th, 2014

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