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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
Fagan, Norman 25-05-1944
Faggart, Donald Armstrong "Nick"09-03-192102-02-1996more
Fairbanks, Delbert E.20-06-191618-02-1989
Fairchild, Donald, E.  
Falzone, Benedetto   
Fardy, John Peter08-08-192207-05-1945more
Farinholt, Joseph A. "Lightning"17-07-192211-06-2002more
Farkas, George03-04-191205-09-1944
Farmer, Leroy, T.   
Farrar, Archibald Alexander06-09-192125-12-1992
Farrington, Henry, C.  
Farris, Fred04-08-192420-11-1943
Farris, Fred C.00-00-191322-10-1944
Farris, William W.  
Fateley, Glenn A. "Red" 16-06-1944
Faulk, Leo D. 17-08-1943
Faulkner, Edgar D. (Jr.) 21-05-1944
Faulkner, James C.O.  
Faurot, Robert L. 03-03-1943
Fazekas, Frank00-00-192227-05-1944
Feathers, Victor Guy  
Featherston, John H. J. 24-03-1945
Feazell, Claudis, E.  
Fedele, Anthony, J.  
Feehan, Robert E. 21-08-1943
Feeney, James Robert30-08-191910-02-1944
Fehily, Thomas R. 27-04-1945
Feliz, Robert A.00-00-192323-10-2010
Felkins, William C. 01-11-1944
Femoyer, Robert Edward31-10-192102-11-1944
Fende, John P.22-09-192221-03-2011more
Fendrick, Emil  
Feretti, G. S.   
Ferguson, Francis, R.  
Ferguson, Henry 15-04-1945
Ferguson, John S.00-00-191511-06-1942
Ferguson, Thomas, A.   
Fernandes, Alfred J. 06-11-1944
Fernandez, George V. 06-06-1944
Ferrante, Lawrence  
Ferrell, Ezra, A.  
Ferrell, Joseph, M.  
Ferretti, George, S.   
Ferrill, Willis Jackson17-08-191323-01-1944
Fesmire, George R. 27-03-1945
Fessler, Clarence, W.  
Fetitta, Henry, J.  
Feury, Donald Ward12-06-191020-12-1942
Fiala, Victor Emerson "Vic"03-01-191809-01-1945
Fick, Richard, J.  
Fidrocki, Henry 15-08-2013
Field, Robert, J.  
Fielding, George Thomas (III) "Dodge"01-02-191730-04-1945
Fields, Brady L. 03-04-1945
Fields, J. R.  
Fields, James H.26-06-192017-06-1970more
Fieschl, Alfred15-01-191808-12-1941
Figueroa, Frederick30-06-192711-05-1945
Finch, James, N. Jr.  
Finder, Edwin 06-06-1944
Findley, Joseph Allen 17-09-1944more
Fine, John, W.  
Finedell, Frederick, J.  
Fink, Anton26-09-191514-07-2006
Finley, Jim William 24-07-1918
Finn, James E. 20-02-1945
Finn, John William23-07-190927-05-2010more
Fionte, Arthur, A.  
Fiordalisi, Vincent E. 08-12-1944
Fiore, Albert, L.  
Fiscella, John, A.  
Fish, Jim, III16-02-189929-05-1943
Fisher, Almond Edward28-01-191307-01-1982more
Fisher, Walter Lester27-10-1917 
Fisk, Harold R. 09-01-1943
Fisk, Orvial, W.  
Fitt, Carl B.28-03-192317-12-1944
Fitton, Alfred J.24-08-189905-10-1963
Fitzpatrick, Lawrence G. "Larry"01-09-192315-06-2010
Flack, Donald P.18-06-192317-12-1944
Flack, Einar 26-09-1944
Flack, Henry, J.  
Flaherty, Charles Albert00-00-191900-00-1980more
Flaherty, Francis Charles15-03-191907-12-1941
Flanagan, Edward, J.  
Flanders, Francis E.25-08-191907-06-1944
Flanery, Charles Williams18-01-191630-04-1945
Flanigan, Edward, J.  
Fleming, Albert F. 10-01-1945
Fleming, Francis, P.  
Fleming, Richard Eugene02-11-191705-06-1942
Fleming, William C. 25-12-1944
Fleming, William J. 27-09-1944
Fleming, William McKinley20-01-190710-01-1944more
Fleming, William Sloan28-03-1916 
Fletcher, Frank Jack29-04-188525-04-1973more
Fletcher, Osceola "Ozzie"  
Flint, Harry Albert "Paddy"00-00-188824-07-1944
Flores, Gilberto  
Flores, Longine, C.  
Flowers, Bernard M.  
Floyd, Arthur  
Flynn, John F., Jr.  
Flyte, Johnson, J.  
Fogel, Jack, Y.  
Fogg, Frank Derrold29-02-1920 
Foley, Bernard Lawrence 29-03-1944
Foley, Jack Edward18-08-192214-09-2009more
Foley, James E. 17-03-1945
Fomby, Clifton E.29-01-191922-11-1943
Fong, Gong, B.  
Fong, James, J.  
Foote, Glenn S. 10-08-1943
Forbis, Marion Boyd31-01-192210-02-1944
Ford, Francis, P.  
Ford, John Martin Feeney01-02-189431-08-1973more
Ford, Robert, L.  
Ford, Seth A. 26-08-1942
Foreman, Howard Clark08-09-192031-07-1971more
Foresman, Edward V.14-06-191206-05-1942
Forney, Paul F. 30-07-1944
Forrest, Robert W.03-03-192109-12-2000
Forsberg, Harold Charles09-07-192114-02-1945
Forte, Joseph A.  
Forte, Thomas James02-02-191517-12-1944
Fortin, Laurent G.00-00-191701-08-1944
Foss, Arthur, R.  
Foster, William Adelbert17-02-191502-05-1945
Fothergill, Clifford, C.  
Foubert, Kenneth S.02-12-192118-10-1942
Fournier, Henry, A.  
Fournier, Louis, C.  
Fournier, William Grant21-06-191313-01-1943
Foutz, Stanley 26-07-1943
Fowler, Robert Beals06-04-192012-06-1945
Fowler, Thomas Weldon31-10-192103-06-1944
Fowlkes, Alpheus E., Jr. 02-10-1944
Fowlkes, Chaster, A.  
Fox, Annie G.  
Fox, Douglas Harold26-03-190513-11-1942
Fox, George L.15-03-190003-02-1943more
Fox, John Robert18-05-191826-12-1944
Fox, Keith B. 30-01-1945
Frahm, William, W.  
Fraioli, Domenico 15-04-1945
Frakes, Raleigh, N.  
Fraley, Edward, W.  
Francis, Irving V., Jr. 15-04-1945
Frandsen, Earl C.00-00-190209-01-1945
Franklin, Marvin, E.  
Frankovitz, John09-12-192015-04-1945
Franz, Walter A.22-07-191917-12-1944
Franzman, Kurt 13-04-1945
Fraser, Thomas Edward06-02-190115-11-1942
Frasher, Paul  
Frausto, Raymond Robert  
Frazer, Robert G.  
Frear, Harry J.30-07-192002-09-1985
Freas, Charles R. 17-08-1943
Frederick, Charles E. 20-10-1943
Frederick, Clark21-01-191617-12-1944
Frederick, George Walmsley29-11-192004-03-1943
Frederick, Robert Tryon14-03-190729-11-1970more
Freeland, Frank 12-12-1942
Freeman, George W.00-00-191807-05-1942
Freeny, Samuel W.26-08-189622-12-1944more
Freitas, Clarence 13-11-1944
French, DeWitt H., Jr. 05-07-2008
French, Harold, S.  
French, John, M. Jr.  
French, Nelson Theo25-07-191809-10-1942
Frey, Carl B.17-01-192317-12-1944
Fribourg, Leonard Earl31-12-192014-08-1993more
Friend, Martin J. 11-03-1945
Frigo, Lionel O. "Lee"19-09-192002-03-1986
Frihauf, Michael Anthony30-09-191724-07-1944
Frisz, Valentine G. Jr.06-01-192212-04-1944
Fritz, Robert E.15-10-191723-09-1944
Frost, Raymond C.  
Fruh, George, P.   
Fry, James C.  more
Fryar, Elmer E.00-00-191508-12-1944
Frye, Warren H. 25-12-1944
Fuchs, Edward, L.  
Fudge, William Newman23-12-191706-04-1945
Fugitt, Warren Graves  
Fuh, George, P.  
Fujii, Yutaka21-08-191124-01-1944
Fujimoto, Toshiaki27-04-191718-10-1943
Fulk, Jesse, J.  
Fuller, Donald, A.  
Fuller, Gilbert H.20-03-1918 more
Fuller, Herman Roy29-10-191426-09-1944
Fuller, Hurley E.27-11-189429-04-1975more
Fuller, Jack Carl03-04-192107-04-1945
Fuller, Robert, D.  
Fulmer, Edward Simons06-04-191931-12-2017
Fulton, Robert, W.  
Fung, Elay, J.  
Funk, Leonard A. Jr.27-08-191620-11-1992more
Fuqua, Allen A. 08-04-1945

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