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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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Rackett, Roy, C.

Radcliffe, Kenneth, M.

Rader, Calvin Norman* April 13th, 1920
† December 24th, 1944

Radich, Srecko F.* 1920
† February 23rd, 1945

Rafalski, Henry J.* July 29th, 1921
† February 12th, 1945
Plot: D Grave: 63

Raines, John F.* February 12th, 1889
† September 28th, 1918
Plot: E Grave: 830D

Rains, Paul H.† March 19th, 1944

Ramey, Elwood* April 12th, 1920

Ramey, Howard Knox* October 14th, 1896
† March 26th, 1943

Ramirez, Ramiro F.

Ramos, Frank M.† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Ramos, Pedro, V.

Ramsower, Mark A.* July 20th, 1925
† October 5th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 65

Rand, Stewart, A.

Randall, Robert G.† March 28th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 52

Randel, Charles Robert "Bobbie"† October 20th, 1943
Plot: J Row: 1 Grave: 13

Randleman, Denver "Bull"* November 20th, 1920
† June 26th, 2003

Rank, Gerald A.

Rankin, James B.

Rankin, Knott C., Jr.† November 28th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 30 Grave: 27

Rapin, Louis E.* August 14th, 1919
† August 11th, 1943

Rapole, John, S.

Rapoza, Manuel

Rapp, James D.

Rasmussen, Richard Kai* February 29th, 1916
† November 19th, 1944

Rasset, Frederick C. "Fred"* July 23rd, 1915
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: I Grave: 36

Ratliff, George R.* 1926
† March 8th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 16 Grave: 23

Rau, William Charles, Jr.* April 4th, 1923
† January 29th, 1944

Rauschenberger, John K. (US Army)

Rauschkolb, Richard Henry* July 12th, 1922
† September 3rd, 1981

Ravone, Anthony, J.

Ray, Bernard James* June 9th, 1921
† November 17th, 1944
Plot: DSS Grave: 6

Ray, James W.† September 1st, 1944
Plot: B Row: 17 Grave: 71

Ray, Leonard I.* March 20th, 1921
† December 13th, 1991

Ray, Lester, C.

Raybuck, Donald Eugene* January 13th, 1918

Read, Theodore, A.

Ready, John P.† June 8th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 23 Grave: 3

Reagan, Blaine B.† 1965

Reagan, Bruce W.

Reardon, James J.

Reardon, Perry Lorraine* September 2nd, 1918
† December 17th, 1944

Reaser, Joseph C. "Indian Joe"

Reaves, Walker Alpha* 1901
† 1963

Reber, Ehle H.* 1920
† January 23rd, 1943

Rector, Bengie, M.

Redden, Gordon, R.

Redding, Joseph Alsop* June 7th, 1894
† February 24th, 1984

Reddy, John, J.

Reduto, Peter

Reece, Philip P. (Jr.)† August 26th, 1942

Reed, Allen S.† February 6th, 1944
Plot: B Row: 36 Grave: 19

Reed, Clarence H.† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: A Row: 32 Grave: 12

Reed, Thomas R.* January 20th, 1922
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 13

Reeder, Russell Potter, Jr. "Red"* March 4th, 1902
† February 22nd, 1998

Reese, Ewing L.

Reese, Halmyth C.† March 26th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 14 Grave: 26

Reese, James William* April 16th, 1920
† August 5th, 1943
Plot: Soldiers C Row: 65 Grave: 2

Reese, John Noah, Jr.* June 13th, 1923
† February 9th, 1945
Plot: 2 Grave: 1259E

Reeves, Joseph E.† March 3rd, 1945

Reeves, Noah C.† December 6th, 1944

Reeves, Thomas James* December 9th, 1895
† December 7th, 1941

Regan, Robert V.* December 3rd, 1924
† July 4th, 1944

Rehmet, Leland Arnim* August 24th, 1921
† April 16th, 1944

Rehwinkel, William, A.

Reichert, Charles, W.

Reid, Robert† 1942

Reidford, Marcellus, A.

Reiley, Thomas Phillip* 1916
† December 23rd, 1950

Reimers, Virgil, D.

Reisenleiter, Harry L.* July 10th, 1922
† December 8th, 1998

Reishus, Lyle E.

Reiss, James, J.

Reitz, Phillip F.

Renda, George Joseph* January 31st, 1920
† October 5th, 1944

Rennebaum, Leon August (US Army)* January 2nd, 1916
† February 7th, 2001

Rensis, de, Ernest† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 31 Grave: 13

Renteria, Melquiadez, R.

Rentz, George Snavely* July 25th, 1882
† March 1st, 1942

Rentz, John Nevin* December 7th, 1917
† November 6th, 1976
Plot: P Grave: 45

Repinski, George C.† February 13th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 11 Grave: 131

Rescigno, Gerald A.* March 5th, 1923
† September 20th, 2014

Rethemeyer, Robert* November 13th, 1914
† January 3rd, 1945
Plot: 31 Grave: 2299

Reyer, William, H.

Reynolds, Harry Dare, Jr., "Big Harry"* March 26th, 1919
† June 5th, 1964

Reynolds, McCoy* September 23rd, 1916
† November 25th, 1941

Reynolds, Richard A.† December 4th, 1944

Rhine, Charles, W.

Rhodes, Charles, F.

Rhodes, Harry, S.

Rhodes, Richard, F.

Ricci, Joseph J.* August 1st, 1926
† November 17th, 1945

Rice, Alvaren Daunzel* December 28th, 1923
† September 26th, 1944

Rice, Donald S.† April 18th, 1945

Rice, Donald, B.

Rice, Samuel, Z.

Rich, John A.

Richards, Roland C.* 1923
† July 27th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 4 Grave: 81

Richardson Jr., Robert Charlwood* October 27th, 1882
† March 2nd, 1954
Plot: II Row: A Grave: 14

Richardson, Bill W.* September 15th, 1921
† May 14th, 1943
Plot: g Grave: 38

Richardson, Harold E.* January 8th, 1924
† May 15th, 1945

Richardson, Smythe D.* October 29th, 1919
† October 26th, 2003

Richardson, Wendell, L.

Richardson, William J.† September 18th, 1944

Richcreek, Lloyd, R.

Richman, Marvin

Ricker, Homer, D. Jr.

Ricketts Charles M

Ricketts, Milton Ernest* August 5th, 1913
† May 8th, 1942

Ricks, Charles L., Jr. "Curly"† June 13th, 1944

Riddle, George L.

Rider, Isadore Mike (US Army)* 1914
† December 12th, 1944

Rider, Richard E. (US Army)* May 29th, 1914
† February 12th, 2004

Riefkohl, Frederick Louis "Fritz"* February 27th, 1889
† September 1669

Rieman, Robert Ruggs† June 11th, 1942
Plot: 2 Grave: 220-A

Ries, Robert E. "Bob"* January 22nd, 1921
† July 29th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 41 Grave: 2

Riesenberger, Richard R. (US AF)* October 7th, 1923
† October 31st, 1995

Rigapoulos, John† September 20th, 1944
Plot: K Row: 1 Grave: 9

Riggan, James E.† December 4th, 1944
Plot: O Row: 3 Grave: 8

Riley, Mayron, R.

Ringenberg, Everett* January 9th, 1926
† February 8th, 2010

Rinker, Ralph H.† March 19th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 20 Grave: 71

Riordan, Paul F.* November 8th, 1920
† February 8th, 1944

Risko, Paul† July 29th, 1944

Ritchie, William H.† July 25th, 1943

Ritter, Elmer, K.

Ritter, Ozias D.* October 3rd, 1919

Rivera, Louis* July 8th, 1917
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: H Grave: 32

Rivers, Ruben* October 21st, 1918
† November 19th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 5 Grave: 53

Riyu, Masatsugu* February 15th, 1913
† October 23rd, 1943
Plot: 3 Grave: 403

Rizzo, Newton

Roach, John A.

Roan, Charles Howard* August 16th, 1923
† September 18th, 1944

Roark, Tilden H. "Cowboy"† February 18th, 1944

Robbins, Berton Aldrich, Jr.* August 27th, 1908
† December 4th, 1983
Plot: 13 Grave: 6670

Robel, Vincent D.† February 25th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 39 Grave: 25

Roberts, Carl T.† August 26th, 1942

Roberts, Clifton C.† March 19th, 1944

Roberts, Delbert, M.

Roberts, Ed A.* March 8th, 1922
† April 1st, 2000

Roberts, Eric George† October 8th, 1943
Plot: 1 Row: D Grave: 19-21

Roberts, Ernest S.† October 1943

Roberts, Nelson P.† April 30th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 34 Grave: 22

Roberts, Raymond Clifford† December 13th, 1943
Plot: M Row: 12 Grave: 9

Roberts, Raymond, U.

Roberts, William A.† November 27th, 2016

Roberts, William Herbert* October 21st, 1919
† March 3rd, 2011

Robertson, Alonzo,

Robertson, James (US-134th INF)† July 28th, 1944

Robertson, James T.† September 3rd, 1992

Robertson, John† December 11th, 1943
Plot: F Row: 21 Grave: 27

Robideau, Mose, G.

Robinett, Clarence I. "Bud"† April 18th, 1945

Robinson, Bert, E.

Robinson, Harry L.† October 17th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 11 Grave: 42

Robinson, James E. Jr.* July 10th, 1918
† April 6th, 1945
Plot: T Grave: 98

Robinson, Jerome Stancil† January 26th, 2001

Robinson, Kenneth R.* March 13th, 1922
† March 5th, 1945
Plot: M Row: 10 Grave: 5

Robinson, McCalvin J., Jr.* May 3rd, 1921
† February 22nd, 1944

Robinson, Pervey S.† November 18th, 1944

Robinson, Preston Lowe* September 24th, 1920
† March 19th, 2003

Robison, Wallace, L.

Robles, Frank* October 10th, 1923
† May 23rd, 1944
Plot: 3 Row: 2

Rocchio, Charles A.† November 24th, 1944
Plot: E Row: 6 Grave: 24

Roche, Bernard J.* May 13th, 1919
† April 5th, 1943

Roche, Joseph, J.

Rochette, Arthur, J. Jr.

Rockford, Sonnie J. "Rocky"† September 25th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 5

Rocque, Francis L.† April 7th, 1945

Rode, Ray F.† December 6th, 1944

Rodgers, Thomas Lloyd* April 5th, 1921
† June 15th, 1944

Rodrique, Fernand J.† May 29th, 1944

Rodriquez, Hilarid, R.

Rodriquez, Nicholas

Roe, Eugene Gilbert "Doc"* October 17th, 1922
† December 30th, 1998

Roebuck, Gerald Edward* July 26th, 1923

Roecker, Frederick Charles, Jr.* July 11th, 1919
† July 2nd, 1996

Roeder, Howard L. "Red"† February 5th, 1946

Roeder, Robert E.* July 25th, 1917
† September 28th, 1944
Plot: 12 Grave: 6116

Roehrich, Carl F.* October 21st, 1923
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: B Row: 13 Grave: 30

Roffo, Angelo* January 26th, 1921
† January 8th, 1997

Rogers, Bernard, C.

Rogers, James E.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 11 Grave: 6

Roles, George, W.

Roller, John B., Jr.† 1995

Romanowski, Chester, J.

Romulo, Carlos Peña* January 14th, 1898
† December 15th, 1985

Rood, Joseph William* March 22nd, 1920
† January 30th, 2001

Rooks, Albert Harold* December 29th, 1891
† March 1st, 1942

Roosevelt, Quintin I* November 19th, 1897
† July 14th, 1918
Plot: D Row: 28 Grave: 46

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr.* September 13th, 1887
† July 12th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 28 Grave: 45

Root, William A., II† April 4th, 1945

Roscillo, Patrick, B.

Rose, Albert L.† November 12th, 1943
Plot: H Row: 14 Grave: 57

Rose, Maurice B.* November 26th, 1899
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 1

Roseberry, Joseph E.* December 4th, 1921
† April 12th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 10 Grave: 16

Roseland, Clarence E.† October 6th, 1944

Rosencrans, Herbert J.† February 25th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 1 Grave: 7

Rosenfeld, George Rauh* 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 14 Grave: 42

Rosenthal, John, B.

Roskowiak, Arthur James "Rosky"* March 8th, 1922
† June 20th, 1945
Plot: 47 Row: 21 Grave: 1

Roskowick, Thomas L.* November 20th, 1924
† May 28th, 1944
Plot: P Row: 8 Grave: 11

Ross, Anthony

Ross, Charles F.† February 22nd, 1944

Ross, Donald Kirby* December 8th, 1910
† May 27th, 1992

Ross, Elton C.

Ross, Otho C.* August 31st, 1913
† November 17th, 1944

Ross, Thomas E.† June 7th, 1942

Ross, Wilburn Kirby* May 12th, 1922
† May 9th, 2017
Plot: 28B Grave: 479

Rosser, Ollie, L.

Rossman, Alexander Hugh "Al"* December 25th, 1896
† December 7th, 1941

Rostain, Oliver Emile* November 8th, 1922
† February 16th, 2008

Rothschild, Maier J.* 1913
† December 1st, 1972

Rothschild, Paul W.* February 18th, 1918
† March 5th, 2007

Rothschild, William S.† June 16th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 105

Rouh, Carlton Robert "Cobber"* May 11th, 1919
† December 8th, 1977

Roush, Virgil B.* February 2nd, 1924
† January 7th, 2012

Rowan, John V., Jr.

Rowland, Sims A.† February 24th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 9 Grave: 11

Rowley, Fitch H.† September 21st, 1944

Rowse, Robert Mulford* September 24th, 1925
† April 15th, 1945
Plot: N Row: 14 Grave: 3

Royal, George Ronald* December 8th, 1922
† March 19th, 2007

Royal, Howard O.† January 12th, 1945

Rozenkrantz, David "Rosie"* October 31st, 1916
† September 28th, 1944

Rubin, Edward A.† August 4th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 9 Grave: 22

Rucker, Clifford, F.

Rudder, James Earl* May 6th, 1910
† March 23rd, 1970

Ruddy, Gerard A.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 4 Grave: 5

Rudegeair, Joseph, G.

Rudin, George C.* 1917
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 19

Rudolph, Donald Eugene* February 21st, 1921
† May 25th, 2006
Plot: DS Grave: 22-S

Ruess, Edward* 1919
† May 13th, 1945

Ruhl, Donald Jack* July 2nd, 1923
† February 21st, 1945

Ruiz, Alejandro Renteria* June 26th, 1923
† November 23rd, 2009

Rullman, Carl Herman* January 21st, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Rupp, John M. (jr.)* June 3rd, 1924
† December 17th, 1944

Rusczynski, Frank, F.

Russell, George F.† August 2nd, 1944
Plot: 1 Row: 13 Grave: 3

Russell, George J.† May 23rd, 1944
Plot: F Row: 5 Grave: 17

Russell, George L.† February 8th, 1944

Russell, James E.Plot: C Row: 25 Grave: 94

Russell, William Leon* July 26th, 1914
† October 9th, 2000

Russo, Joseph

Rutkowski, Stephen

Rutledge, Doyle Lenton* April 27th, 1922
† March 26th, 1945

Ryan, Francis

Ryan, Richard W.

Ryan, Thomas P.

Rybiski, Harry

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