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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

Iaia, Joseph, P.

Iames, Lloyd A.* April 21st, 1921
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 36

Ianacone, Albert S.* June 21st, 1924
† November 14th, 2007

Ignaszewski, Philip P.

Ignatowski, Ralph Anthony "Iggy"* April 8th, 1926
† March 7th, 1945

Iiera, Joseph, A.

Ikemoto, Haruyuki* March 5th, 1925
† August 13th, 1945

Imamura, Larry M.* May 12th, 1924
† October 28th, 1944

Indziniak, Charles S.† July 1944

Infanger, Fredrick J.* June 12th, 1924
† July 17th, 2002

Ingram, Arnold† August 3rd, 1944
Plot: I Row: 4 Grave: 5

Ingram, Charles† April 20th, 1945

Ingram, Devon† November 6th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 15 Grave: 104

Ingram, Edward L.† April 20th, 1944

Ingram, Frank† November 13th, 1942

Ingram, Garnett W.† January 10th, 1945

Ingram, George E.† January 11th, 1945

Ingram, George W., Jr.† August 1st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 6 Grave: 39

Ingram, Gerald H.† February 24th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 15 Grave: 31

Ingram, Griff† August 7th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 2 Grave: 15

Ingram, Hugh M.† June 6th, 1944

Ingram, John C.† April 5th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 1 Grave: 192

Ingram, John C., Jr.† April 15th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 9 Grave: 30

Ingram, John M.† November 19th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 42 Grave: 22

Ingram, John W.† May 24th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 31 Grave: 48

Ingram, Lester† February 2nd, 1945
Plot: F Row: 9 Grave: 10

Ingram, Nelson P., Jr.† May 15th, 1943

Ingram, Ottis E.† February 4th, 1945

Ingram, Owen† December 10th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 17 Grave: 16

Ingram, Paul† July 12th, 1945

Ingram, Richard Morrison† February 22nd, 1944

Ingram, Robert H.† September 22nd, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 78

Ingram, Robert R.† May 6th, 1945

Ingram, Rufus L.† March 5th, 1944

Ingram, Thomas S.† December 9th, 1945

Ingram, Veo Merle† November 20th, 1943

Ingram, Wilbur L.† May 16th, 1945

Ingram, William J.† March 9th, 1943

Inouye, Daniel Ken "Dan"* September 7th, 1924
† December 17th, 2012

Ireland, Albert Luke* February 25th, 1918
† November 16th, 1997

Ireland, Edgar G. "Eddie"* October 3rd, 1921

Irick, Claude T.* September 27th, 1918
† March 9th, 2011

Irzyk, Albin F.* January 2nd, 1917
† September 10th, 2018
Plot: 60 Grave: 11739

Isaac, Lavern

Isenberg, Jesse M. E.

Ivey, Morris, L.

Izbicki, Walter F.

Sources

Photo: Rusty Knight's Place
Encyclopedia Brittannica

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