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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
O'Daniel, John W., Jr.† September 20th, 1944
O'Arie, Nic* July 10th, 1918
† April 13th, 1945
O'Brien, Gordon† February 9th, 1945
O'Brien, James* June 18th, 1923
† June 15th, 1945
O'Brien, Terence M.† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: E Row: 11 Grave: 20
O'Brien, William J.* 1899
† July 7th, 1944
Plot: 7 Grave: 23
O'Bryant, Virgil L.
O'Connell, Melvin Donald* June 6th, 1911
† December 10th, 1941
Plot: X Grave: 550
O'Connell, Phillip B. "Phil"† October 28th, 1942
O'Connor, James Joseph* September 16th, 1928
† March 17th, 1945
Plot: B Grave: 1290
O'Dea, Cifford J. "John"† April 12th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 19 Grave: 15
O'Flaherty, William J.
O'Grady, David Thomas* March 25th, 1924
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 16 Row: 14-42 Grave: 2
O'Grady, Martin J.† April 30th, 1945
O'Hare, Edward Henry "Butch"* March 13th, 1914
† November 26th, 1943
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O'Kane, Richard Hetherington "Dick"* February 2nd, 1911
† February 16th, 1994
Plot: 59 Grave: 874
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O'Leary, Frank† November 23rd, 1944
O'Meara, Thomas F.† January 12th, 1945
O'Meara, William A.† January 2nd, 1945
O'neill, Clarence
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Oakley, Benjamin T.
Oakley, Thomas Benjamin Jr.* February 27th, 1912
† November 8th, 1944
Oba, Snichi* February 27th, 1922
† August 21st, 1944
OBerry, Louie, A.
Obregon, Eugene Arnold* September 12th, 1930
† September 26th, 1950
OConnor, Thomas, F.
Odom, Millard† November 20th, 1943
Odum, Jerry L.† February 25th, 1945
Ofchinick, Richard P.† September 18th, 1944
Ogden, Carlos Carnes* May 9th, 1917
† April 2nd, 2001
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Ogden, Edward L.† April 13th, 1945
Ogden, Hayes Chick* 1918
† August 12th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 14 Grave: 6
Ogden, Raymond
Oglensky, David† February 25th, 1945
Ohman, Daniel Victor* March 4th, 1918
† July 30th, 1943
Okamoto, Tomiso* February 18th, 1924
† July 6th, 1944
Okutsu, Yukio* November 3rd, 1921
† August 24th, 2003
Oland, Carl Warner* 1922
† September 13th, 1943
Oldendorf, Jesse Barett * February 16th, 1887
† April 27th, 1974
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Oliver, Bernard J.† February 25th, 1945
Oliver, Thomas W.* March 17th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: F Grave: 534
Olmstead, Earl, G.
Olsen, Barney† February 10th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 8 Grave: 15
Olson, Arlo L.* April 20th, 1918
† October 27th, 1943
Olson, Halbert E.
Olson, John E., Jr.† December 22nd, 1943
Olson, John Walter* December 24th, 1915
† October 9th, 1942
Plot: B Row: 11 Grave: 24
Olson, Robert O.
Olson, Truman O.* October 13th, 1917
† January 30th, 1944
Onana, Ralph Wheeler (O'Nan)* October 6th, 1935
† November 1st, 1965
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ONeill, Rich, J.
Ono, Frank H.* June 5th, 1923
† May 6th, 1980
Onouye, Hiroji* March 1st, 1890
† April 30th, 1944
Opalenik, Steven Henry* August 11th, 1916
† February 22nd, 1945
Organski, Zorack
Orleck, Joseph* June 22nd, 1906
† September 9th, 1943
Orsini, Joseph J.* October 22nd, 1925
† April 12th, 1945
Ortiz, Louis* 1925
Ortiz, Pierre (Peter) Julien* August 5th, 1913
† May 16th, 1988
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Ortiz, Robert, I.
Orvin, Louis Ernest, Jr. "Lukie"* March 20th, 1922
† December 4th, 2008
Osborne, John Donald* October 7th, 1917
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: B-1 Grave: 3585
Oshiro, Sam Y.* February 16th, 1921
† November 1st, 1944
Osiek, Leonard F.† July 31st, 1944
Plot: I Row: 17 Grave: 5
Oskamp, Clifford G.* 1920
† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209
Oskins, Robert D.
Osmus, Wesley Frank* September 2nd, 1918
† June 4th, 1942
Ostenrude, Ervin
Ostrander, Dean, L.
Ostrom, Charles E.† September 20th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 6 Grave: 23
Otani, Douglas K.* October 13th, 1916
† June 2nd, 1944
Otani, Kazuo* June 2nd, 1918
† July 15th, 1944
Otsuka, Jiro* April 6th, 1923
† June 3rd, 1944
Plot: C Row: 7 Grave: 7
Ott, Edward V.* February 16th, 1915
† February 19th, 1999
Otter, Bethel Veech* September 12th, 1914
† May 6th, 1942
Ottinger, George Malone† March 24th, 1945
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Otton, Robert Aubrey * March 5th, 1926
† February 19th, 1945
Ouellette, Raymond L.* March 21st, 1921
† May 20th, 1943
Plot: AA Grave: 3
Owens, Claude Calvin* December 23rd, 1920
† November 30th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 12 Grave: 9
Owens, Robert Allen* September 13th, 1920
† November 1st, 1943
Owens, Robert Gordon, Jr.* February 13th, 1917
† October 31st, 2007
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Owens, Robert, V.
Ownes, Estile, I.
Oyabu, Harumatsu† April 21st, 1945
Ozbourn, Joseph William* October 24th, 1919
† July 30th, 1944
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