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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
Iaia, Joseph, P.  
Iames, Lloyd A.21-04-192117-12-1944
Ianacone, Albert S.21-06-192414-11-2007
Ignaszewski, Philip P.  
Ignatowski, Ralph Anthony "Iggy"08-04-192607-03-1945
Iiera, Joseph, A.  
Ikemoto, Haruyuki05-03-192513-08-1945
Imamura, Larry M.12-05-192428-10-1944
Indziniak, Charles S. 00-07-1944
Infanger, Fredrick J.12-06-192417-07-2002
Ingram, Arnold 03-08-1944
Ingram, Charles 20-04-1945
Ingram, Devon 06-11-1944
Ingram, Edward L. 20-04-1944
Ingram, Frank 13-11-1942
Ingram, Garnett W. 10-01-1945
Ingram, George E. 11-01-1945
Ingram, George W., Jr. 01-08-1944
Ingram, Gerald H. 24-02-1945
Ingram, Griff 07-08-1944
Ingram, Hugh M. 06-06-1944
Ingram, John C. 05-04-1942
Ingram, John C., Jr. 15-04-1944
Ingram, John M. 19-11-1944
Ingram, John W. 24-05-1944
Ingram, Lester 02-02-1945
Ingram, Nelson P., Jr. 15-05-1943
Ingram, Ottis E. 04-02-1945
Ingram, Owen 10-12-1944
Ingram, Paul 12-07-1945
Ingram, Richard Morrison 22-02-1944
Ingram, Robert H. 22-09-1944
Ingram, Robert R. 06-05-1945
Ingram, Rufus L. 05-03-1944
Ingram, Thomas S. 09-12-1945
Ingram, Veo Merle 20-11-1943
Ingram, Wilbur L. 16-05-1945
Ingram, William J. 09-03-1943
Inouye, Daniel Ken "Dan"07-09-192417-12-2012more
Ireland, Albert Luke25-02-191816-11-1997more
Ireland, Edgar G. "Eddie"03-10-1921 more
Irick, Claude T.27-09-191809-03-2011
Irzyk, Albin F.02-01-191710-09-2018more
Isaac, Lavern  
Isenberg, Jesse M. E.  
Ivey, Morris, L.  
Izbicki, Walter F.  

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