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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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Gabaldon, Guy Louis* March 22nd, 1926
† August 31st, 2006

Gadomski, Joseph A. "Joe"* 1916
† 1945

Gadsey, James, E.

Gagat, Stephen* August 31st, 1912
† February 13th, 1995
Plot: CBA Row: 2 Grave: 617

Gaggegi, Joseph, S.

Gagliardi, Carl* February 13th, 1918
† October 23rd, 1944

Gagne, Camille E.† September 23rd, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 17

Gagnon, Adrian, P.

Gaido, Bruno Peter* 1916
† June 15th, 1942

Gailius, John, R.

Gainer, Virgel† June 6th, 1944

Gainey, Carroll A.* February 23rd, 1919
† July 30th, 1950

Galeeb, Maurice

Galer, Robert Edward* October 23rd, 1913
† June 27th, 2005
Plot: H1 Row: B Grave: 13

Gallagher, Harry B.† August 30th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 15 Grave: 10

Gallant, Edward Joseph "Pally Boy"* March 29th, 1922
† April 12th, 2011

Gallegos, Leo

Gallegos, Ross G.

Galli, Julius, C.

Gallion, Franklin "Frank" D.* September 19th, 1914
† November 3rd, 1943

Gallogos, Reinaldo

Gallop, Joseph Wesley, Jr.* November 5th, 1924
† December 24th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 7 Grave: 10

Galloway, James, H.

Galloway, Thomas Taylor "Tom"* September 5th, 1919
† July 24th, 1944

Galoob, Maurice

Galt, William Wylie* December 19th, 1919
† May 29th, 1944
Plot: 8 Row: 126 Grave: 3

Galvin, John R. "Dumbo"* 1920
† 1994

Gamble, Donald C.† March 31st, 1944

Gammon, Archer Thomas* September 11th, 1918
† January 11th, 1945

Ganeko, Seikichi* January 15th, 1925
† June 26th, 1944

Ganger, Donald P.† April 11th, 1945

Gannaway, Oliver B.* 1921
† May 5th, 1942

Garbutt, John R., Jr.

Garcia, Jesus Francisco* March 21st, 1920
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: P Grave: 197

Garcia, Joe A.† October 13th, 1945

Garcia, Manuel, A.

Garcia, Marcario* January 20th, 1920
† December 24th, 1972

Garland, Claude, Jr.

Garlington, Creswell, Jr.* February 1st, 1922
† December 3rd, 1944
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 7

Garr, Elbert Larry* December 6th, 1918
† November 26th, 1944

Garretson, Lee R.* 1924
† September 23rd, 1944
Plot: C Row: 18 Grave: 44

Garrett, Harold, W.

Garrison, John* August 12th, 1922
† April 23rd, 1945

Garry, William J.† September 21st, 1944

Garza, Francisco† June 6th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 6 Grave: 31

Gaskell, Owen D.* February 4th, 1918
† January 6th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 173

Gasper, David, M.

Gasser, Alphonse, E.

Gastelum, Jose R.* February 25th, 1917
† June 26th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 11 Grave: 61

Gates, Edwin, W.

Gates, Raymond S.† November 17th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 15 Grave: 108

Gaulin, Ferdinand

Gaumnitz, Rodney Edwin* June 9th, 1923
† May 15th, 1945

Gauthier, Leo A.† June 11th, 1943
Plot: I Row: 14 Grave: 4

Gavin, James Maurice* March 22nd, 1907
† February 23rd, 1990
Plot: X Row: L Grave: 235

Gawthrop, William R. J.† April 11th, 1945

Gay, George Henry, Jr.* March 8th, 1917
† October 21st, 1994

Gaydush, George† April 23rd, 1945
Plot: B Row: 16 Grave: 65

Gayle, Gordon Donald* September 13th, 1917

Gebbie, David O.† June 1st, 1944

Gebser, Paul Heino* July 25th, 1902
† December 7th, 1941
Plot: O Grave: 3277

Geese, Carl, C. Jr.

Geff, Clifford, S.

Gegenheimer, Thomas, J.

Gehres, Leslie Edward* September 23rd, 1898
† May 15th, 1975

Gehrke, Wilbur John 'Gerk' (USMC)* October 19th, 1917
† June 5th, 2005

Geib, Harry K.† March 2nd, 1945
Plot: F Row: 16 Grave: 66

Geiken, Marvin, J.

Geisler, Donald E.* March 3rd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Geisler, Howard, P.

Gelazela, Joseph A.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 19 Grave: 33

Gelbach, Lawrence, H.

Genthner, Carl R.* August 17th, 1911
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 13 Grave: 3

Gentile, Anthony F.† November 8th, 1944

Gentile, Charles, P.

Gentzel, Richard H.* January 25th, 1923
† October 6th, 1944

George, Frederick, H.

George, Harold Huston "Pursuit"* September 14th, 1892
† April 29th, 1942
Plot: 9 Grave: 5952

George, Jacob A., Jr.† September 19th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 21 Grave: 19

George, John† December 18th, 1944

Georgeopoulos, George Anastasio

Gerga, William George* April 19th, 1925
† June 15th, 1944
Plot: 72 Row: 15 Grave: 15-3

Gerhardt, Robert, E. (US Army)

Gerrie, Jack Scott† December 29th, 1944

Gerrity, Alvin, J.

Gerstein, Max† October 1943

Gettler, Homer A.† October 2nd, 1944
Plot: C Row: 7 Grave: 81

Gettys, Richard Oliver "Dick"* February 15th, 1920
† January 13th, 1991

Gholson, Grover D.* May 2nd, 1915
† December 7th, 1994

Giacalone, Bartholomew R.† January 23rd, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Giannone, Benjamin, J.

Gianthomaso, Anthony

Gibson, Cecil, W.

Gibson, Donald Clay* May 4th, 1913
† January 7th, 1998
Plot: X Row: 0-C Grave: 1096

Gibson, Eric Gunnar* October 30th, 1919
† January 28th, 1944

Gibson, Loyd D.

Gibson, Moncie W.

Gibson, Paul W., Jr.† February 18th, 1945

Giddens, John Reddoch* December 22nd, 1918
† July 17th, 1942

Giddings, Carl R.† October 14th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 6

Gidley, Jess E.† January 23rd, 1944

Gierse, Fred, D.

Giesecke, Adolph Hartung (Sr.)* November 6th, 1905
† February 6th, 1945
Plot: 82 Grave: 1B-1D

Gignac, Edward Joseph† June 7th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 33 Grave: 28

Gilbert, Fletcher B.† March 3rd, 1943

Gilbert, Lawrence Edwin* November 13th, 1917
† November 13th, 2002

Gilbert, Luther H.† April 23rd, 1945

Giles, Donald L.† April 16th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 11 Grave: 26

Gilkey, George E.† December 9th, 1943
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 26

Gillespie, George, W.

Gilligan, John, A.

Gilliland, Joseph, W.

Gillis, Basil Joseph* June 26th, 1925
† November 21st, 1943

Gillis, William Graham, Jr.† September 30th, 1944

Gilman, Harold, B.

Gilman, Robert L.† August 15th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 6 Grave: 2

Gilmore, Howard Walter* September 29th, 1902
† February 7th, 1943

Gilpin, Calvin W.

Gilreath, John Pershing* November 16th, 1918
† November 8th, 1943

Gingrey, Donald, R.

Gioppo, Nicholas A., Sr.* October 17th, 1918
† April 1st, 1945

Gist, Kenneth Eugene* January 31st, 1925
† August 19th, 2011

Giugliano, Frank P.† April 16th, 1944

Giunta, Alphonse, A.

Givens, Warren L.* November 18th, 1924
† August 7th, 1942
Plot: C Grave: 503

Givins, Anthony, W.

Gladding, Leon David* November 1st, 1908

Glaser, Lester P.† July 7th, 1944
Plot: M Row: 4 Grave: 6

Glasheen, Ross, J.

Glavan, Louis J.* 1921
† October 26th, 1943

Glaze, Gerald D.† December 22nd, 1943

Globokar, Raymond (USN)* June 20th, 1922
† August 22nd, 1945

Gloriant, Samuel J.* June 1st, 1919
† September 9th, 2006

Glynn, Earl E.† August 1st, 1944

Glynn, Martin John (Jr.)* May 17th, 1925
† April 20th, 1945

Godbold, James, W.

Godlewski, Brunon Julian (Bronislaw)* January 7th, 1924
† June 12th, 1989

Godwin, Peter F.* May 20th, 1914
† March 28th, 1945

Goeman, Dale, P.

Goepfert, Herman, F.

Goff, Herbert B., Jr.† September 15th, 1944
Plot: N Row: 16 Grave: 23

Goffman, Solomon S. "Sol"* 1917
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 19 Row: 10 Grave: 3

Goggins, William Bernard* September 10th, 1898
† December 27th, 1985
Plot: 3 Grave: 1800

Goins, Everette* February 10th, 1918
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 13 Grave: 14

Goins, William L.* August 23rd, 1922
† April 2nd, 1975

Golbski, James* December 2nd, 1923
† February 22nd, 1944

Goldberg, Melvin

Goldsberry, Robert A.

Goldstein, Maurice* 1913
† November 20th, 1944

Golt, Leon T.

Gombasy, Louis G.* October 17th, 1919
† January 19th, 2007

Gomez, Alfred

Gonsalves, Carl J.* January 25th, 1918
† June 24th, 1944

Gonsalves, Charles Harold* January 28th, 1926
† April 15th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 61

Gonsalves, Francis C.

Gonsowski, Aloysius* November 25th, 1917
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 11 Grave: 58

Gontarski, Stanley, V.

Gonzales, David M.* June 9th, 1923
† April 25th, 1945

Gonzales, Pablo

Gonzales, Pedro† May 25th, 1945

Gonzales, Victor

González, César Luis* June 10th, 1919
† November 22nd, 1943

Gooch, Virgil J.† April 4th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 36 Grave: 26

Good, Orville S.* January 24th, 1923
† March 23rd, 1944
Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 1944

Goodale, Hoyt T.* January 4th, 1920
† January 29th, 1945

Goode, Alexander D.* May 10th, 1911
† February 3rd, 1943

Goode, Samuel Preston* October 11th, 1917
† October 6th, 1943

Goodwin, James M.* October 16th, 1918
† January 7th, 1999
Plot: 13 Grave: 14162

Goodwin, Late, B.

Goodwin, Richard

Goolsby, Louie D.† November 29th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 3 Grave: 11

Goranson, Ralph E.

Gordon, Rhodes C.

Gordon, Robert

Gordon, Thomas L.† September 24th, 1943

Gordon, Walter Scott "Smokey", Jr.* April 15th, 1920
† April 19th, 1997

Gorham, Arthur Fulbrook "Art" "Hardnose"* May 11th, 1915
† July 12th, 1943

Gorham, Fordyce* 1915
† 1992

Gorham, Raymond, E.

Gorkiewicz, Walter I., Jr.† October 21st, 1944
Plot: H Row: 6 Grave: 88

Gorlewski, Stanley J.† January 9th, 1943

Gotschall, Raymond L.* November 13th, 1922

Gott, Donald Joseph* June 3rd, 1923
† November 9th, 1944

Gouge, Howard H.* February 28th, 1922
† May 4th, 1990

Gould, William James* July 14th, 1924
† August 8th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 11 Grave: 15

Goushakjian, Steven† January 30th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 6 Grave: 24

Gower, Lorenzo R.† May 12th, 1943

Grabbe, Victor† June 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 15 Grave: 39

Grabiarz, William J.* March 25th, 1925
† February 23rd, 1945
Plot: Am. Legion Grave: 13

Grabowsky, Frank, J. (US Army)* December 3rd, 1913
† December 9th, 1944

Grace, Edward Thomas† March 26th, 1945

Grady, James J.* December 15th, 1921
† July 24th, 1944

Grady, Joseph Francis† December 23rd, 1944
Plot: H Row: 11 Grave: 42

Graham, William Walter (Jr)† August 9th, 1942

Grainger, Fred* August 17th, 1918
† September 17th, 1944

Gramar, Edward

Grandstaff, Bruce Alan* June 2nd, 1934
† May 18th, 1967

Grant, Charles E. "Chuck"* 1922
† 1984

Grant, Gerald* April 20th, 1921
† January 17th, 1945

Grant, Patrick, M.

Grant, Thomas Francis* May 11th, 1921
† June 22nd, 1944
Plot: 2

Graves, Davis Dunbar* August 30th, 1908
† February 8th, 1944

Gray, Glendon C.† August 2nd, 1944

Gray, Kenneth Russell* February 12th, 1917
† March 2nd, 1945

Gray, Kenneth W.

Gray, Ross Franklin* August 1st, 1920
† February 27th, 1945

Grayson, William Hayden* June 6th, 1911
† October 8th, 1943

Greeley, Ralph F.† September 26th, 1944

Green, Bernard W. "Barney"* March 10th, 1919
† April 15th, 1945

Green, Elmer, E.

Green, James E.† February 12th, 1995

Green, James Holt* October 8th, 1909
† January 26th, 1945

Green, Robert Leroy "Rob"* January 22nd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 3 Grave: 22

Green, Roy F.

Green, William E.† February 4th, 1944

Green, William F.† September 2nd, 1943

Green, William, C. Jr.

Greenblatt, Morris* August 29th, 1925

Greenlief, Francis Stevens* July 27th, 1921
† December 18th, 1999

Greenman, William Garrett* August 26th, 1888
† February 6th, 1956

Greenwalt, Victor H.† August 26th, 1944

Gregg, Stephen A.* September 1st, 1914
† February 4th, 2005

Gregory, Arthur L.† September 22nd, 1944
Plot: J Row: 10 Grave: 4

Greig, Alexander M.† July 8th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 4 Grave: 25

Greiman, Ronald H.* July 20th, 1917
† June 23rd, 1997

Greiner, Kenneth Frederick* April 27th, 1910
† June 4th, 1942
Plot: H Grave: 28

Greive, George A.* February 22nd, 1919
† May 26th, 1943
Plot: AA Grave: 5

Gresham, Preston, C.

Gresser, Philip, G.

Grest, Richard Alan* April 25th, 1918

Greyno, Peter* June 30th, 1920
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 15 Grave: 22

Grief, Elbert, D.

Grier, Warren W., Jr.† May 2nd, 1945

Gries, Clayton, J.

Griffin, Henry A.† December 23rd, 1944
Plot: I Row: 17 Grave: 7

Griffin, Laurie J.† November 11th, 1944

Griffin, William A.† June 15th, 1944

Griffith, Bennie Willis, Jr.* 1921
† 1988

Griffith, Foster, C.

Griffith, Franklin Etheridge

Griffith, Wilbur M.* December 9th, 1914
† April 29th, 1966

Grimes, Joseph, H. Jr.

Griner, Homer E.

Grobo, Russell, E.

Groot, William E.† August 19th, 1943

Gross, Charles A., Jr.* 1919
† January 15th, 1944

Gross, Warren, E.

Grossi, Dominick J.* September 9th, 1920
† March 8th, 1945

Grotfield, Eugene W.* June 30th, 1920
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 42

Grow, Raymond L.† August 24th, 1944

Gruennert, Kenneth E.* November 19th, 1922
† December 24th, 1942

Grummer, Raymond Henry* April 19th, 1922
† September 20th, 1944
Plot: M Row: 11 Grave: 1

Grump, Leslie, E.

Grunden, Wilbur

Gruss, Edward William* November 6th, 1914
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 13 Grave: 25

Grzeca, Bernard W.* 1921
† May 5th, 1942

Guarnere, Henry J.† January 6th, 1944

Guarnere, William J. "Wild Bill"* April 28th, 1922
† March 8th, 2014

Gudenburr, Walter J.† February 1945

Guenther, David, L.

Guenthner, Norman J.* July 14th, 1924
† February 12th, 2014

Guest, William M.† April 8th, 1945

Guichard, James L.* August 21st, 1909
† November 25th, 1942
Plot: 102

Guidry, Arnold J.

Guilbault, Charles L.† January 11th, 1945

Guilianelli, Alexander Joseph† October 20th, 1943

Gullion, James P.* April 7th, 1915
† April 16th, 1944

Gulsvick, Edward* March 6th, 1913
† February 16th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 15 Grave: 14

Gurien, Charles P.† October 5th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 1 Grave: 35

Gurke, Henry* November 6th, 1922
† November 9th, 1943

Gurley, James E.† August 24th, 1944

Gurley, James, T.

Gurley, Walter E.† June 7th, 1942

Gurran, William, H.

Gurrieri, Victor

Gustafson, Walfred, E.

Guy, Ralph, H.

Gwin, Grady H.* 1923
† November 26th, 1943

Gyorfi, Albert John* February 28th, 1919
† June 14th, 1942
Plot: 60 Grave: 8345

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