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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
Zabriskie, David, Jr.* August 30th, 1912
† June 1st, 1944

Zaccaro, Lawrence A.* April 3rd, 1920
† November 17th, 2008

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Zajac, John Stephen* December 26th, 1917
† May 17th, 2002

Zajac, Walter Paul† January 29th, 1942

Zamperini, Louis Silvie "Louie"* January 26th, 1917
† July 2nd, 2014

Zarlengo, John R.* April 6th, 1921
† June 7th, 1944

Zeamer, Jay Jr.* July 25th, 1918
† March 22nd, 2007

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Zellers, Donald W., Jr.* June 9th, 1924
† January 23rd, 1945

Zepeda, Vicente† December 15th, 1944
Plot: O Row: 19 Grave: 12

Zielenski, Benjamin* March 2nd, 1921
† May 17th, 2002

Zimmer, Earl G.* January 23rd, 1923
† July 21st, 1944

Znidarsic, Tony F.* May 11th, 1916
† April 7th, 1945
Plot: Q Grave: 331

Zolynski, Chester† December 6th, 1944

Zoradi, Stephen Michael* March 21st, 1923
† April 7th, 1945
Plot: M Row: 17 Grave: 17

Zufall, Darwin C.† April 17th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 6 Grave: 29

Zuidema, John A.† March 25th, 1945
Plot: P Row: 19 Grave: 2

Zukoski, Walter B. Jr.* March 21st, 1917

Zukowski, Joseph E.† September 23rd, 1944

Zulli, Phillip E.† December 21st, 1944

Zussman, Raymond* July 23rd, 1917
† September 21st, 1944

Zwarun, Michael (jr)† December 7th, 1941

Zweifel, Donald Emil* December 24th, 1922
† September 3rd, 2013

Zwick, Donald R.† July 17th, 1944

Zwingman, Otto K.* July 21st, 1915
† December 23rd, 1944
Plot: B Row: 44 Grave: 52

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