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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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La Belle, James Dennis* November 22nd, 1925
† March 8th, 1945

La Cour, John M.† October 5th, 1944

Labate, Augustus D. "Gus"* November 1st, 1918
† June 7th, 1944

Lacek, Anthony J.* July 4th, 1917
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 31

Lachut, Sigismund† November 18th, 1944

Lackey, John Poitevent (Jr.)* May 7th, 1918
† January 26th, 1945

LaCoursiere, Leon J.† January 13th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 45

Laird, Billy Vaught* April 28th, 1925
† July 1st, 1944

Laird, Thomas H.† October 1943

Lalopa, Frank† September 9th, 1944

Lambe, Leland L.* 1913
† September 10th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 4 Grave: 63

Lambert, Leslie Leland* March 28th, 1921
† July 5th, 1997

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Lambert, Lester M.* November 16th, 1913
† March 8th, 2005

Lampman, Richard Andrew* November 25th, 1921
† May 15th, 1992

Landers, John Dave* June 23rd, 1920
† September 12th, 1989

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Landry, Elson J.† September 22nd, 1944

Lane, John E.† June 7th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 6

Lane, Lorrin F.† March 13th, 1945

Lane, Norman V.* October 17th, 1916
† March 16th, 1945

Lang, Frank M.† December 16th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 9 Grave: 26

Lange, Robert F.† March 27th, 1945

Langford, Everette H.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 44

Langille, Allen F.† August 15th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 7 Grave: 20

Lanier, Fulton P.† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Lantron, Edward Leslie† October 20th, 1943

Lantry, Henry B.* December 21st, 1915
† July 18th, 1977

Larson, Lawrence H.† December 27th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 5 Grave: 20

Larson, Norman Oscar* January 22nd, 1926
† July 29th, 2013

Laska, Carl L.† June 16th, 1942
Plot: E Row: 1 Grave: 52

Latimer, Lewis W.* September 26th, 1916
† June 6th, 1944

Latta, De Vere, Frank* January 10th, 1909
† May 4th, 1945

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Latta, Robert T.* November 12th, 1913
† September 10th, 1952

Laufer, Howard W.* May 26th, 1918
† December 17th, 1944

Laughlin, William Henry* September 5th, 1914
† February 18th, 2008

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Lavenson, George* 1917
† June 26th, 1944

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Law, George.J jr.† March 28th, 1945

Lawley, William Robert, Jr. "Bill"* August 23rd, 1920
† May 29th, 1999

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Lawry, Donald C.* March 27th, 1924
† February 22nd, 1944

Laws, Robert Earl* January 18th, 1921
† January 1st, 1990

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Lawson, Arthur Emmett* March 28th, 1908
† October 11th, 1977

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Lay, Hilly B.† October 31st, 1942
Plot: IV Row: A Grave: 9-11

Layh, Philip* March 26th, 1917
† July 7th, 1968

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Layman, Fred H.* October 29th, 1916
† November 17th, 1994

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Le Fevre, Charles H.† November 29th, 1943

Le Fevre, Louis Martin* June 12th, 1920
† February 10th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 18

Le Van, Joseph M.† October 29th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 11 Grave: 18

Leach, James Herbert "Jimmie"* April 7th, 1922
† December 17th, 2009

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Leary, Alphonsus L.† February 20th, 1945

Leatherwood, Jimmie Lee "Jim"* March 15th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 57

Leckie, Robert "Lucky"* December 18th, 1920
† December 24th, 2001

Lederer, Frederick John* August 8th, 1920
† February 1st, 2011

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Lee, Burton J.† April 16th, 1945

Lee, Fritz J.* July 24th, 1920
† May 24th, 1944
Plot: F Grave: 543

Lee, Harold W.* January 19th, 1922
† April 26th, 1945

Lee, James F.* 1914
† June 4th, 1942

Lee, John W.* January 18th, 1920
† March 13th, 1998

Lee, King* June 19th, 1919
† September 25th, 1995

Leegsma, Agardus Marinus, Jr.* October 23rd, 1923
† October 17th, 1989

Leeuw, De, Wayne R.† April 7th, 1945

LeFebvre, Henry E. "Hank"* 1922
† April 18th, 2010

Lefko, Henry F.† September 17th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 34 Grave: 30

LeFrançois, Wilfred Sylvio* 1901
† June 9th, 1952
Plot: Q Grave: 686

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Lehman, James E.† July 9th, 1944
Plot: N Grave: 1630

Lehman, Paul E.* January 19th, 1914
† July 4th, 1944

Lehner, Robert Donald* December 11th, 1921
† February 8th, 1944

Leighty, John L.† February 26th, 1945

Leims, John Harold* June 8th, 1921
† June 28th, 1985
Plot: 2 Grave: 1133

Leist, Leroy† February 4th, 1944

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Lengyel, Alexander "Alex" (Jr.)* September 12th, 1916
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 8 Grave: 13

Lengyel, Mickey† August 12th, 1943
Plot: B Row: 42 Grave: 9

Lentine, Joseph F.* November 23rd, 1915
† January 10th, 1945

Leonard, Maurice J.† November 21st, 1944

Leonard, Turney White* June 18th, 1921
† November 6th, 1944
Plot: 158 Row: 32 Grave: 8

Leone, Sam* May 24th, 1916

Leone, Thomas J.† December 4th, 1944

Lester, Fred Faulkner* April 29th, 1926
† June 8th, 1945

Levy, Joseph* December 30th, 1919
† July 24th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 9041

Lewellen, R.B.* August 18th, 1919
† June 1st, 2009

Lewis, Charles H.† February 26th, 1945

Lewis, Roy B.† September 17th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 3

Libardi, Joseph A.* September 21st, 1921
† March 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 36

Likins, Jr., Floyd Leo* February 6th, 1933

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Lilja, George† September 19th, 1944

Lim, Vicente Podico* February 24th, 1888
† December 31st, 1944

Lima, John† January 4th, 1945

Limbocker, Leo J.† January 6th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 183

Lincoln, Boyd L.† November 30th, 1942

Lindenzweig, William T.† January 14th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 18

Lindsey, Darrell Robins* December 30th, 1919
† August 9th, 1944

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Lindstrom, Floyd K.* June 21st, 1912
† February 3rd, 1944
Plot: 230 Grave: 778

Link, Ray C.* April 19th, 1919
† December 24th, 1944

Link, Weldon E.* March 29th, 1924

Linkins, William Pinkney, Jr., "Bill"* October 25th, 1922
† July 25th, 1944

Lipton, Clifford Carwood "Lip"* January 30th, 1920
† December 16th, 2001

Little, Ernest W.* December 1st, 1918
† January 30th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 10 Grave: 6

Littrell, Milton E.† May 17th, 1943

Livesay, Melvin G.* June 26th, 1921
† November 11th, 1944

Lloyd, Edgar Harold* February 28th, 1922
† September 14th, 1944

Lloyd, William Rees* September 23rd, 1916
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 200

Lobaugh, Donald Ronald* February 7th, 1925
† July 22nd, 1944

Lockhart, James Troy* July 18th, 1922
† June 16th, 2000

Lockner, Louis W.* March 3rd, 1912
† October 25th, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 1050

Loehrl, Frederick A.* August 15th, 1917
† July 4th, 1942

Loewi, Andrew W.† January 5th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 6 Grave: 59

Lofberg, Gustove Brynolf "Gus" (Jr.)* April 6th, 1903
† September 5th, 1942

Loftis, William Cooper* June 25th, 1924
† October 26th, 1944

Logan, Samuel Moore* November 27th, 1918
† August 24th, 1944

Lohmeyer, Marvin Edward (USAF)* March 14th, 1917
† June 21st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 37 Grave: 7

Lokken, Fred A.* January 18th, 1907
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 10

Lomell, Leonard G.* January 22nd, 1920

Long, William Frank "Billy"* July 8th, 1925
† February 11th, 1944
Plot: 6 Row: 19 

Look, Robert E.† November 23rd, 1944

Looney, Guy C.* February 4th, 1926
† January 2nd, 1945

Lopez, Jose M.* July 10th, 1910
† May 16th, 2005
Plot: AI Grave: 542

Love, John M.† June 15th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 38

Lowery, Louis R. "Lou"* July 24th, 1916
† April 15th, 1987
Plot: 1 Grave: 6422

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Lowery, William* March 26th, 1911
† April 16th, 1944

Lowrance, Henry A.† January 2nd, 1945

Lozowski, Stanley J.† April 16th, 1945
Plot: J Row: 2 Grave: 21

Lucadamo, Ernest D., Jr.* February 16th, 1916

Lucas, Alan Moore* November 30th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 9 Grave: 32

Lucas, Jacklyn Harrell "Jack"* February 14th, 1928
† June 5th, 2008

Luckenbach, Elgin J.* January 14th, 1921
† April 16th, 1944

Luers, James E.* July 12th, 1918
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 4 Grave: 58

Lummus, Andrew Jackson, Jr. "Jack"* October 22nd, 1915
† March 8th, 1945

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Luther, Henry M.* September 1918
† October 24th, 1944

Luther, Hubert C.† November 20th, 1943
Plot: C Grave: 1301

Luttrell, Jessie Earl* September 4th, 1919
† December 23rd, 1943

Luz, George* June 17th, 1921
† October 15th, 1998

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Lyday, Billy Lee† June 1st, 2018

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Lynch, Charles P., Jr.† April 17th, 1945

Lynch, Thomas J. "Tommy"* December 9th, 1916
† March 8th, 1944

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Lynch, Timothy R.† December 20th, 1944

Lynn, William George, Jr.* June 6th, 1915
† July 4th, 1942
Plot: B Row: 5 Grave: 10

Lysaght, Charles L.* February 2nd, 1917
† December 4th, 1944

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