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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
Vail, Allan R. 25-07-1944
Vail, Victor K. 20-07-1944
Valdez, Jose F.03-01-192517-02-1945
Valiant, Edward Alfred12-12-192315-11-1957
Valjato, George, F.  
Van Assen, Fred J. 28-04-1945
Van Camp, William E.05-10-192405-03-1944
Van Deren, Alfred Leroy30-09-192315-07-1944
Van Dyke, Charles, J. Jr.  
Van Fleet, James Alward19-03-189223-09-1992more
Van Noy, Nathan Kilby "Junior"09-08-192417-10-1943
Van Osdol, Joseph O.  
Van Valkenburg, John J.19-10-192219-05-2000
Van Valkenburgh, Franklin05-04-188807-12-1941
Van Veen, Francis P. 29-06-1944
Van Voorhis, Bruce Avery29-01-190806-06-1943
VanBeek, Cris N.29-07-192531-12-1944
Vanbilliard, Clare, D.  
Vance, Frederick S. 01-03-1944
Vance, Leon Robert "Bob"11-08-191605-06-1944
Vandenbergh, Jasper08-07-191616-12-1944
Vanderslice, Winfred Grady19-08-191915-03-1945
Vandervoort, Benjamin Hayes03-03-191522-11-1990more
VanEnwyck, Sherman  
VanEvery, Gilbert 02-07-1987more
Vanhouten, Horace, E.  
Vanmeter, Walter E. 05-07-1944
Vanscoy, Preston, D.  
Varge, George  
Vavghon, Gwynne, H. Jr.  
Venier, Alfred L.26-01-192526-02-1945
Ventura, Frank, J.  
Vertuca, Carl R.  
Viale, Robert M.21-04-191605-02-1945
Viall, David C.  
Vice, Temon Bruce "Bo"14-11-192215-06-2010
Vickery, Joe P. 19-03-1946more
Vieceli, Livio13-05-191626-03-1944
Viele, Sidney, Jr.02-11-192329-05-1943
Viger, Patrick14-02-194227-10-1945
Villegas, Ysmael R.21-03-192420-03-1945more
Vinsant, Wilma20-02-191714-04-1945
Vinson, Frank G. 27-11-1944
Viste, Alvin John24-11-192422-07-2013
Vogt, John Henry Leon (Jr.)18-09-191507-12-1941
Vonderahe, Bernard William "Bernie"28-02-191913-03-2007
Vonderheide, Joseph, W.  
Vosler, Forrest Lee "Woody"29-07-192317-02-1992more

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