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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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Pell, Floyd Joaquin* December 29th, 1913
† February 19th, 1942
Plot: VII Grave: 52

Phillips, Paul David* March 9th, 1918
† August 27th, 2023

Petula, George† January 11th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 14 Grave: 12

Pontecorvo, Donald A.

Paprocky, Stephen Thoma* August 18th, 1918
† April 21st, 1945

Pytel, Ludvick L* 1918
† November 8th, 1942
Plot: I Row: 21 Grave: 3

Porter, Bill A.* 1922
† November 30th, 1944

Pace, Herbert Edward* March 19th, 1918
† April 28th, 1942
Plot: A Row: 2 Grave: 179

Petty, Earnest

Pulley, Woodrow W.* February 16th, 1914
† May 6th, 1942
Plot: 12 Grave: 218

Penick, Ralph Roger* August 19th, 1917
† December 15th, 1944

Pickup, Lewis Herman* August 7th, 1913
† October 24th, 1944

Puckett, Clifton L.* October 31st, 1911
† February 26th, 1945

Perine Jr., Irving Van Gilder (Perry)* June 1st, 1908
† August 21st, 1942
Plot: A Grave: 63

Parramore III, George F† December 1st, 1943
Plot: D Row: 5 Grave: 36

Perate, Francisco Leo

Phillips, Peter R.* October 13th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944

Paden, Paul L. "Pappy"* 1912
† December 17th, 1944

Piasecki, Stanley F.* 1915
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 9 Grave: 40

Perkowski, Walter J.* July 4th, 1923
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: 60

Phillips, Carl W.

Pittman, Gilbert Ray* October 9th, 1922
† December 17th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 1 Grave: 41

Pritchett, William Edward (Jr.)* March 3rd, 1922
† December 17th, 1944

Pasold, William L.

Paine, Wilson A.

Plummer, Eugene E.

Philips, Thomas W.* September 10th, 1924
† August 27th, 1942

Patrick, George Frank* February 13th, 1921
† November 20th, 1943

Potts, Francis M.† September 6th, 1942

Peterson, Roland N.† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Paw, Joseph† August 17th, 1943
Plot: 84 Grave: 207-209

Palermo, Carmello J.† January 20th, 1945

Pena, Michael Castaneda "Mike"* November 6th, 1924
† September 5th, 1950
Plot: 8 Row: 15

Powers, Edwin Eugene* January 30th, 1925
† February 20th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 16 Grave: 5

Paschal, Thomas C.* May 15th, 1922
† April 16th, 1944

Petrella, Joseph† January 31st, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 1972

Phillips, Charles T.† December 15th, 1942

Priest, Arlis* February 24th, 1923
† February 12th, 2008

Parks, Benjamin Franklin* August 23rd, 1923
† December 24th, 1944

Penkala, Alex M., Jr.* August 30th, 1924
† January 10th, 1945

Perconte, Frank J.* March 10th, 1917
† October 24th, 2013

Peternell, Paul* June 9th, 1922
† December 9th, 1944

Pruitt, Samuel Robert† August 16th, 1944

Peek, Buster* April 6th, 1917
† August 31st, 1943

Peck, George S.† January 12th, 2010

Parker, James Arthur† October 20th, 1943

Peterson, Arman* May 20th, 1915
† July 1st, 1943

Peterson, Chesley Gordon* August 10th, 1920
† January 28th, 1990

Pebworth, Jack* April 20th, 1918
† October 16th, 1942

Patrick, Ersel Theodore* January 13th, 1918
† July 9th, 1943
Plot: F Grave: 547

Parra, Eugene T.* September 18th, 1920
† May 29th, 1943
Plot: BB Grave: 3

Pogue, William Grady* November 25th, 1899
† October 26th, 1982
Plot: 5 Grave: 120

Prendergast, Joseph P.* 1914
† May 29th, 1943

Pyle, Howard E.

Powell, John Chester* October 14th, 1920
† October 17th, 1958

Penner, Stanley Warren* March 7th, 1920
† February 25th, 1944
Plot: 5 Row: A Grave: 14-17

Peredo, Antonio M.* June 9th, 1916
† December 9th, 2001

Pennington, James E.* September 23rd, 1920
† May 15th, 1945

Parsons, James Odell* September 4th, 1927
† November 4th, 2003

Pratt, Charles, Jr.

Poling, Hermon Daines* October 28th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Perrotta, Mike Anthony* June 4th, 1921
† July 30th, 1943

Pruitt, Henry Columbus

Phillips, Roy E

Perate, William M., Sr.* August 9th, 1924
† July 25th, 1997

Pirtz, Matt* November 28th, 1913
† November 26th, 1944

Pearson, Milton Harvey* November 14th, 1917
† December 7th, 1970

Patterson, James R.* July 4th, 1920
† March 7th, 1945

Parker, William Henry* June 21st, 1905
† July 16th, 1966

Proud, Wilfred R.

Pollock, William E.* 1921
† February 15th, 2011

Pagnotta, Carmen J. "Pag"* April 4th, 1924
† May 6th, 1997

Pavlich, John* 1921
† June 6th, 1944
Plot: C Row: 10 Grave: 24

Pommerening, Melvin H.† May 19th, 2002

Prasse, Oscar Fred† June 19th, 1993

Polasky, Edward† July 3rd, 1944
Plot: D Row: 14 Grave: 13

Porcella, Thomas W. "Tom"* October 4th, 1923
† August 8th, 2010

Puffer, Arthur W. "Pop"* December 2nd, 1911
† September 12th, 1997

Plunkett, Woodrow C. "Woody"† February 20th, 2005

Petry, Joseph L. "Joe"

Payet, John E.* October 4th, 1924
† December 25th, 1944

Parker, Philip Hackley* March 28th, 1920
† March 23rd, 1945

Parris, Tom B.

Poidmore, Frank J.* December 16th, 1915
† March 1st, 1944

Payne, Clyde B.

Pierce, Glen B.† November 20th, 1943

Patterson, Cleaston A.† May 14th, 1944

Poole, Billy S.† April 28th, 1944
Plot: L Row: 7 Grave: 112

Pellettiere, John M.* July 28th, 1918
† August 6th, 1980

Potter, Otis H.† January 6th, 1943
Plot: A Row: 13 Grave: 155

Pinney, Kenneth J.† September 28th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 15

Preston, William H.† September 27th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 2 Grave: 16

Przyborowski, Edward† September 26th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 3 Grave: 16

Popilsky, Ben N.† September 19th, 1944

Peterman, Harold E.† September 20th, 1944
Plot: F Row: 4 Grave: 13

Pyle, Ernest Taylor "Ernie"* August 3rd, 1900
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: D Grave: 109

Popesen, John S.† March 14th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 28

Platt, Gerald E. Jr.* March 24th, 1921
† April 8th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 1 Grave: 24

Plante, Thomas E.† March 16th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 32 Grave: 25

Piontek, Frank C.* September 29th, 1918
† December 2nd, 2008

Pribula, William J.† June 6th, 1944
Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 15

Potticary, George W.† January 23rd, 1945
Plot: H Row: 10 Grave: 7

Pumphrey, A.T. "Pump"* March 24th, 1917
† December 22nd, 2010
Plot: C1 Row: W2 Grave: B48

Potts, Benjamin T.† December 12th, 1944

Parady, Harold D.* 1911
† March 5th, 1945
Plot: F Row: 13 Grave: 4

Patnude, Charles P.

Pickering, Richard C.* May 30th, 1921
† August 25th, 1995

Polizzi, Casamino Joseph* March 12th, 1921
† September 11th, 1965

Petcavage, Albert W.† February 8th, 1944

Pratt, Howard Ralph* July 15th, 1925
† February 19th, 1945
Plot: A Row: 0 Grave: 257

Piontek, George† July 2nd, 1943
Plot: A Row: 16 Grave: 188

Pollard, Curtis Barnett

Polmaskitch, Andrew J.† November 20th, 1943

Potts, Louis J.† December 25th, 1944
Plot: I Row: 5 Grave: 11

Peterson, Marvin M.* May 8th, 1921
† July 27th, 1944

Poling, Clark V.* August 7th, 1910
† February 3rd, 1943

Piburn, Edwin William* July 9th, 1895
† September 28th, 1958
Plot: 30 Grave: 510-1

Pease, Foster S.† June 22nd, 1944

Pogorel, Bernard S.* December 5th, 1916
† December 16th, 2007

Piontek, Eugene C.† February 20th, 1945
Plot: I Row: 17 Grave: 1

Petree, Weeden Arthur, Jr.* 1912
† January 11th, 1942

Petersen, Vernon R.* May 18th, 1924
† April 17th, 1945

Procaccini, Eugene J.† March 1st, 1944

Palm, Carl C.

Pieri, Francis W.* April 29th, 1918
† August 22nd, 1944
Plot: 3 Grave: 656

Pace, Tom G.† March 1944

Peniche, Edward Albert "Ed"* June 28th, 1925
† August 16th, 2008

Peyton, Kenneth P.* July 7th, 1922
† January 13th, 1998
Plot: 23 Row: 0 Grave: 11

Peterson, William C.

Padgett, Paul J.

Patrick, Edwin D.* January 11th, 1894
† March 14th, 1945

Pitts, Marc F.† June 13th, 1943

Parker, Willard M.† July 23rd, 1943

Prager, Clarence* May 12th, 1913
† September 18th, 1944

Purcell, Warren C.† March 3rd, 1945
Plot: A Row: 7 Grave: 17

Pyle, Wilbur C.† January 8th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 12 Grave: 32

Pycior, Frank, B.

Putt, Robert, D.

Putnam, Vyregel H.

Putnam, Robert H.

Purvis, Robert, S.

Pullera, Joseph

Pruitt, Harvey, B.

Proeschl, Donald, R.

Price, Walter, R.

Preine, Alvin, G.

Prater, Eugene, F.

Powell, William, E.

Potts, Ned

Potts, Jefferson, D.

Ports, Kenneth, L.

Porter, Joseph, E.

Porter, Howard, J.

Pope, Alexander, E.

Polsen, Joseph, E.

Poe, D. T.

Placek, Walter, F.

Pittman, Harold, C.

Pina, Edwin, J.

Pike, Grady, J. D.

Piccirillo, Pasquale, A.

Phlllips, Richard, C.

Phllips, John, M.

Phillips, Wilbur, A.

Pezzano, Antonia Jr.

Petrello, Herbert

Peterson, Floyd, W.

Petersen, Raymond, H.

Peters, Robert, C.

Pesce, John, B.

Pertain, Herbert, E.

Perez, Manuel

Pepper, Fred, J.

Pennington, Robert, S.

Peloquin, Wilfred,

Pellegrino, Michael, A.

Pedigo, Russell, H.

Pedersen, Ejmer, J.

Pearce, Horace L.

Patrick, Charles, H.

Paskey, Joseph, M.

Parsons, Carl, U.

Parker, Robert, M.

Parker, Raymond M.† December 9th, 1944

Parker, Harold, V.

Parker, Curtis, W.

Pappas, Christos, L.

Pappas, Basile

Panter, Claude, T.

Palladino Michael R

Palladine, Michael, R.

Palish, Joseph

Palentino, Chris, Z.

Pais, William, A.

Procell, Willie F.

Pereira, Augusto† December 11th, 1943

Peluso, Vincenzo† April 18th, 1945

Prussack, Raymond

Price, Leo V.† February 26th, 1945

Purdy, Robert F.† October 4th, 1943

Prather, Bondy E.† December 9th, 1944
Plot: J Row: 21 Grave: 2

Pettus, Jewell L.† March 28th, 1945

Parker, Buril L.* 1919
† April 5th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 24

Preddy, George E. “Ratsy”* February 5th, 1919
† December 25th, 1944

Patton, George Smith Jr.* November 11th, 1885
† December 21st, 1945

Pool, Lafayette G. "Lafe"* July 23rd, 1919
† May 30th, 1991

Proffitt, Raymond S.† March 27th, 1945
Plot: K Row: 31 Grave: 13

Paddock, Thomas J.

Psaki, Nicholas George, Jr.* April 11th, 1919
† March 14th, 2009

Polette, Lloyd L., Jr.* February 8th, 1916
† January 22nd, 1945

Puller, Lewis Burwell "Chesty"* June 26th, 1898
† October 11th, 1971

Powers, James J.* May 12th, 1917

Pound, Harold Clay "Froggy"* December 20th, 1903
† March 1st, 1942

Pierce, John Reeves* November 3rd, 1906
† January 10th, 1943

Philip, George, Jr.* April 14th, 1912
† June 16th, 1945

Peterson, Dale W.* November 18th, 1919
† May 9th, 1943

Paddock, Merlin N.* March 15th, 1917
† April 16th, 1945

Peterson, Kenneth F.† October 1998

Palmer, Rita

Purvis, George F.

Pickering, Ernest Art* 1919
† April 17th, 1945
Plot: E Row: 13 Grave: 26

Parks, Herschel† January 3rd, 1945

Prozzo, Patsy A.† April 6th, 1945

Profitt, Carl D. "Chubby"* November 23rd, 1918
† June 30th, 2015

Pucket, Donald Dale* December 15th, 1915
† July 9th, 1944
Plot: 84 Grave: 270-272

Prussman, Ernest W.* 1921
† September 8th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 12 Grave: 14

Powers, John James* July 3rd, 1912
† May 8th, 1942

Power, John Vincent "Jack"* November 20th, 1918
† February 1st, 1944
Plot: D Grave: 4

Pope, Everett Parker* July 16th, 1919
† July 16th, 2009
Plot: 59 Grave: 3800

Pinder, John J., Jr.* June 6th, 1912
† June 6th, 1944

Pierce, Francis Junior* December 7th, 1924
† December 21st, 1986

Phillips, George* July 14th, 1926
† March 14th, 1945

Phelps, Wesley* June 12th, 1923
† October 4th, 1944
Plot: GAR 15 Grave: 72

Pharris, Jackson Charles* June 26th, 1912
† October 17th, 1966

Petrarca, Frank Joseph* July 31st, 1918
† July 31st, 1943
Plot: 110 Row: 1268 Grave: 3

Peterson, Oscar Verner* August 27th, 1899
† May 13th, 1942

Perez, Manuel, Jr.* March 3rd, 1923
† February 13th, 1945
Plot: Catholic S Row: 12 Grave: 4

Peregory, Frank D.* April 10th, 1916
† June 14th, 1944
Plot: G Row: 21 Grave: 7

Pendleton, Jack James* March 31st, 1918
† October 12th, 1944
Plot: C-308 Row: SE Grave: 2

Peden, Forrest E.* October 3rd, 1913
† February 3rd, 1945

Pease, Harl Jr.* April 17th, 1910
† August 7th, 1942

Parrish, Laverne* July 16th, 1918
† January 24th, 1945
Plot: 7 Row: 7 Grave: 4

Paige, Mitchell* August 31st, 1918
† November 15th, 2003

Peters, George J.* 1924
† March 24th, 1945
Plot: G Row: 17 Grave: 8

Peterson, George* May 28th, 1912
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 21 Grave: 10

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