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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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Eareckson, William Olmstead "Eric"* May 30th, 1900
† October 25th, 1966
Plot: 37 Grave: 692
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Earls, Noah, W.
Early, Glynn R.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209
Early, Paul D.* June 3rd, 1923
† July 7th, 1944
Earnest, Albert Kyle "Bert"* April 1st, 1917
† October 27th, 2009
Plot: 7 Row: GG Grave: Column 4-4
Easterbrook, Earl E.* 1909
† October 22nd, 1944
Plot: E Row: 10 Grave: 26
Ebata, Tetsu* June 2nd, 1918
† July 3rd, 1944
Eberle, George E.† May 16th, 1944
Ebersole, Melvin, L.
Ebey, Frank Ward* September 18th, 1907
† January 28th, 1970
Plot: VI Row: B Grave: 86
Eccles, Henry Effingham* December 31st, 1898
† May 14th, 1987
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Echols, Hubert J.† July 14th, 1944
Eckman, Robert W.† December 4th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 21 Grave: 6
Eddy, Manton Sprague* May 16th, 1892
† April 10th, 1962
Plot: 3 Grave: 2502-1 R
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Edelman, Morris
Edelstein, Melvin L.† February 26th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 19 Grave: 21
Edge, Lawrence Lott* November 15th, 1912
† June 18th, 1945
Edlin, Robert Thomas* May 6th, 1922
† April 1st, 2005
Edmondson, Charlie K.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 18 Grave: 34
Edquist, Theodore C.* June 1st, 1921
† December 22nd, 2012
Edwards, James Robert* 1921
† July 11th, 1943
Edwards, Ray Keith* November 11th, 1923
† September 12th, 1942
Egan, John Clarence "Bucky"* September 8th, 1916
† April 16th, 1961
Plot: 8 Grave: 6437-A
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Eggers, Alan Louis* September 2nd, 1895
† October 3rd, 1968
Plot: 2 Grave: 3387-A
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Eggert, Gerhard F. (US Army)* March 1st, 1920
† May 24th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 56
Eggleston, Clarence† June 23rd, 1944
Plot: B Row: 2 Grave: 22
Ehlers, Walter David* May 7th, 1921
† February 20th, 2014
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Ehrmann, John
Eichenhorn, Seymour Seymour† February 2005
Elam, Daniel Frank* August 18th, 1916
† September 17th, 1944
Eland, Thomas W.† January 1st, 1945
Elder, Ned S.† July 11th, 1944
Elder, Virgil W.
Elhai, Joshua Salvatore* November 18th, 1916
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017
Eliot, Marvin "Sonny"* December 5th, 1920
† November 16th, 2012
Elko, John, Jr.* June 8th, 1925
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Ellett, Roy
Ellington, Roy
Elliott, Almarion, J.
Elliott, Henry H., Jr.
Elliott, James W.* April 13th, 1914
† October 31st, 1944
Elliott, John D.† August 20th, 1943
Plot: C Row: 16 Grave: 47
Ellis, Albert M.† January 7th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 5 Grave: 30
Ellis, Duane E.† March 24th, 1945
Ellis, Ervie, D.
Ellis, Marvin, R. W.
Ellis, Roy* January 31st, 1920
† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A
Ellis, Vernon P.† July 20th, 1943
Plot: E Row: 15 Grave: 15
Ellison, George R.* November 3rd, 1918
† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 60 Grave: 8017
Ellsworth, Dawson
Elly, Frank, Sr.
Elrod, Henry Talmage "Hammering Hank"* September 27th, 1905
† December 23rd, 1941
Plot: 12 Grave: 3246
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Ely, Arthur Vincent* March 8th, 1912
† June 5th, 1943
Emerick, Ulysses S.† October 3rd, 1944
Plot: P Row: 16 Grave: 6
Emery, Milo, W.
Emmsley Jr., Thomas* March 21st, 1919
† April 20th, 1945
Endecavageh, Gilbert J.* April 19th, 1920
† May 23rd, 1943
Plot: La Grave: 24
Endl, Gerald Leon* August 20th, 1915
† July 11th, 1944
English, Raymond, J.
Ephrem, Victor L.† August 11th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 1 Grave: 8
Epperson, Harold Glenn* July 14th, 1923
† June 25th, 1944
Epstein, Hymie Y.† December 1st, 1942
Erickson, Delbert
Erickson, Ed G.* March 27th, 1905
† September 18th, 1944
Erikson, Wilton G.* August 22nd, 1918
† December 1st, 1943
Erkila, Leonard, W.
Erne, Bernard M.* March 28th, 1921
† September 15th, 1942
Ernsberger, Kenneth C.* April 30th, 1920
† December 10th, 1944
Plot: V Row: 01 Grave: 02
Erskine, Graves Blanchard "Big E"* June 28th, 1897
† May 21st, 1973
Plot: 5 Grave: 7033-LH
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Ervin, Arthur B. "MuMu'* April 16th, 1922
† July 5th, 1944
Erwin, Henry Eugene "Red"* May 8th, 1921
† January 16th, 2002
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Esposito, Nicholas* March 2nd, 1920
† September 21st, 1944
Esquibel, Daniel, Jr.† July 5th, 1944
Estes, Norman B.
Estrada, Bernadino Y.† December 16th, 1942
Etcheverry, Alfred S.* December 18th, 1912
† January 13th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 3 Grave: 29
Etchison, Earle, C.
Etheredge, Mode B.* June 7th, 1915
† May 15th, 2014
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Ethridge, Walker* February 1st, 1913
† March 20th, 1945
Euart, Elwood Joseph* January 28th, 1914
† October 26th, 1942
Eubanks, Ray E.* February 6th, 1922
† July 23rd, 1944
Eudy, Floyd, L.
Evans, Ernest Edwin "Chief"* August 13th, 1908
† October 26th, 1944
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Evans, Herschel D.† March 5th, 1944
Plot: 78 Grave: 930-934
Evans, Richard, H.
Everding, William Francis* July 12th, 1919
† September 22nd, 1944
Plot: B Grave: 179
Everett, Harry S., Jr.
Everett, John Thomas "Jack"* June 21st, 1922
† June 8th, 1944
Everett, Warren W.* May 1st, 1923
† May 21st, 1944
Plot: 82 Grave: 46B-46D
Everhart, Lee R.† October 12th, 1944
Ewing, Charles, W.
Ezell, Jim N.† September 21st, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 95
Ezzo, John, A.

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