Purple Heart Medal

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Purple Heart Medal

NAMES ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME. SIMPLY CLICK ON A NAME TO BE TAKEN TO A SEPARATE PAGE WITH THEIR BIO

SSG LEONARD ABRAMSON, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PVT MICHAEL PAUL ABRUSCATO, ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC LOUIS FRANK ACUNZO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SSG RICHARD SPENCER ADAMS, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA (3 time recipient)
LT LLOYD CHALMERS AHLGREN, NAVY, WWII, WIA
PFC ROBERT OTTO ANDERLE, MARINE CORPS, KOREA, WIA
TEC4 DOMINICK JOSEPH ANDRONACO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
CY ANTHONY FRANK AQUINO, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)
LCPL JOHN VINCENT AVALONE, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
SGT ALLAN STEPHEN AZARY, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
PFC CHARLES WILLIAM BACHMAN JR., ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
PVT JOHN FRANCIS BARRY, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PVT SAVAS J. BATSOS, ARMY, WWII, KIA
PVT CLIFFORD EARL BEDELL, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PVT FRANK NICHOLAS BEERWA, ARMY, KOREA, KIA
TSG JOHN PETER BERES JR., USAAF, WWII, KIA
FIRST LIEUTENANT ARTHUR MONROE BILLARD, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWI, WIA
ENS FRANK HARPER BISSELL JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)
PFC DAVID HUGHES BLACKMAN JR., ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC JOHN PHILIP BLACKMAN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC JAMES BODNER JR., MARINES, WWII, WIA
PVT ARTHUR JOSEPH BOOTH, ARMY, WWI, WIA x3
PFC DOUGLAS ARTHUR BORA SR., ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC DAVID BRUCE BRANDMAN, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
CWO TIMOTHY BRADY BRAUN, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA (2 time recipient)
CORP DONALD JOHN BREESE, MARINES, WWII & KOREA, WIA
CORP HAROLD WILLIAM BRIDGEFORTH, NAVY & MARINES, WWII & KOREA; WIA
PVT FELIX BRIGANTE, U.S. ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC GEORGE ROBERT BROADHURST, U.S. ARMY, KOREA, KIA
SSG CLAYTON EDWARD BROCH, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
TSG GORDON WATT BROWN, USAAF, WWII, WIA
CAPT JOSEPH ORVILLE BROWN, USAF, VIETNAM, KIA
PFC DONALD CARROLL BROWNE, MARINES, KOREA, KIA
MSG WILLIAM HENRY BUCHTA, JR., ARMY, WWII, WIA
1LT GORDON BUCK, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)
LCPL VICTOR EDWARD BUDNIK, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
S2c CHARLES NORMAN BYINGTON, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
S2c WILLIAM FREDERICH CALDARA, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
S3c WILLIAM DALLAS CAMERON JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
PVT GERALD A. CAMPETELLA, ARMY, WWII, KIA
LT COL CHRISTOPHER PETER CAPUTO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
CAPT WARD BRYAN CHAMBERLIN, ARMY, WWI, WIA
1LT HERBERT WILLIAM CHOUINARD, USAAF, WWII, KIA
PFC ALFRED JOHN CIARLETTO, ARMY, WWII, KIA
DM3C JOHN P. CLARK, NAVY, KOREA, WIA
1LT HAROLD EDWARD COFFIN, ARMY, WWII, KIA
LTC DAVID PAUL COLE, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
SGT ROBERT DAVID COLLINS, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
1LT ALBERT JOHN CONTRA, USAAF, WWII, KIA
CORP JOSEPH COOLIS, ARMY, WWII, WIA
2LT FRANK BENJAMIN COOPER, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
CPL JAMES WILLIAM COPELAND, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
SGT LEROY DANIEL CORBO, ARMY, KOREA, WIA
PHM3C LEONARD LAWRENCE COVIELLO, NAVY, WWII, WIA
1LT EUGENE MORTON CREAGH, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
CORP ANTHONY CRISCI, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC JOHN RUTLEDGE “RUT” CULLEN, MARINES, WWII, WIA
SSG NICHOLAS JOSEPH CURCI, USAAF, WWII, KIA
MM2c WILLIAM JOSEPH CZINKY, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
PVT PROSPERO NICHOLAS D’AVANZO, ARMY, WWII, KIA
TEC5 SYLVIO VINCENT D’AVANZO, ARMY, WWII, KIA
SPEC WILLIE CECIL DAVIS, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
GYSGT JOSEPH JOHN DELUCA SR., MARINES, WWII, WIA
MICHAEL IRWIN DIIORIO, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
SSG LOUIS SALVATORE DODDO, ARMY, WWII, KIA/MIA
CWO JOHN CHARLES DOPONA, ARMY, WWII & KOREA, WIA
PVT SANDERS MELANCTHON DORR JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA
GM3c JOSEPH MICHAEL DRAGAN, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
PFC MICHAEL DROZD, ARMY, WWII, WIA
ARM2c JACOB CASPER DURNER JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
CORP ARTHUR CECIL EMMERSON, ARMY, WWI, WIA
PVT VINCENT KENNETH ENOS, ARMY, WWII, KIA (2 time recipient)
PVT ZOLTAN DANIEL ERDO, ARMY, KOREA, WIA
PFC FRANK JOSEPH ESPOSITO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
TSG WILLIAM ULRICH ETTINGER JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC JAMES THOMAS FABRIZIO, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
SPEC DAVID RICHARD FAHEY JR., ARMY, OEF, KIA
PFC FRANK DAVID FALASCA, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PVT JOHN VERNAM FISK, ARMY, WWII, KIA
TSG VINCENT DONALD FLAHERTY, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SGT HOWARD LINCOLN FLOOD, ARMY, WWI, WIA
S2c HOBART FORD JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
SGT HARRY OAKLAND FOUST JR., ARMY, KOREA, WIA
PFC GEORGE THOMAS FOX, ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC FRANK JOSEPH FRANCAVILLA, ARMY, WWII, WIA
1LT PETER ROBERT FROELICHER, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
CORP FRANK FUMO; ARMY, WWII, WIA
PVT EDWARD ALBERT GANUNG, ARMY, WWII, WIA
LT COL LOUIS VINCENT GENUARIO, ARMY, KOREA, WIA
PFC WILLIAM WHITNEY GESNER, ARMY, WWII, WIA
COX DAVID FRANCIS GIBB JR., NAVY, WWII, WIA
PFC LAWRENCE JOSEPH GILL, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
PFC WILLIAM HAUGH GORMAN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC LEONARD GREEN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC ANTHONY BERNARD GREGORY, ARMY, WWII, KIA
QM2c ALLEN BURKEY GREGORY JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
PVT PAUL PETER GULYAS JR., ARMY, WWII, WIA
SGT EDWARD THOMAS GUTKOWSKI, MARINES, KOREA, WIA
CORP GEORGE HENRY HALEY III, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA (2 time recipient)
CAPT RODERICK STEPHEN GOODSPEED HALL, ARMY, WWII, KIA
1LT LEWIS GEORGE HENRY, ARMY, WWII, KIA (3 time recipient)
PFC JOHN HOLICK JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC HAROLD LEGRAND HYATT JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA
PVT ALPHONSE SAM “BUCK” IANNACONE, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SP4 ROBERT FREDERICK JACOBS, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA (2 time recipient)
1LT WILLIAM RUSSELL JONES, ARMY, WWII, WIA
CPL EUGENE EDWARD KANE, MARINE CORPS, KOREA, WIA
PFC GARY P. KAPLAN, MARINE CORPS, VIETNAM, WIA (TWICE)
PFC RICHARD ALAN KASKE, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
PFC JOHN FRANKLIN KAVANEWSKY, ARMY, WWII, WIA
CPL LLOYD WILLIAM KEENE, ARMY, WWII, WIA
1LT HARRY MILLARD KELLEY, ARMY, WWII, KIA
SSG RUSSELL ANTHONY KELLY, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC CHARLES KETRINCHECK, ARMY, WWII, WIA
COXSWAIN BENJAMIN BOSTWICK KIRTLAND JR., NAVY, WWII, WIA
PVT JOSEPH KISH, ARMY, WWI, WIA
2LT JOSEPH WILLIAM KISKA, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA
SGT GEORGE THOMAS KITCHENS, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
SSG WILLIAM JOSEPH KUBAN, ARMY AIR CORPS, WWII, WIA
PVT MICHAEL CATTALO LADESTRO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
TSG NICHOLAS D. LAMORTE, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC LORRIN FREDERICK LANE, MARINES, WWII, KIA
SFC ROBERT EDWARD LANE JR., ARMY, KOREA, WIA
2LT MARCEL JOSEPH LAPOINTE, ARMY, WWII, KIA
PVT LAWRENCE JOSEPH LEBEAU, ARMY, WWII, KIA
SGT PAUL CHRISTOPHER LEROW, MARINE CORPS, VIETNAM, WIA (2 time recipient)
CPL WILLIAM JOSEPH LILLY, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA
SSG EDWARD LOCKWOOD, ARMY, WWII, KIA
CPL JAMES MILON LOGAN, ARMY, WWII, KIA
TSG JAMES MACEDO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC JOHN DAVID MAGRATH, ARMY, WWII, KIA
1ST LT EDWIN SEBASTIAN MALESKY, ARMY, WWII, WIA (2 time recipient)
PFC JERRY PATRICK MARIANO, SR., MARINES, WWII, WIA
TEC4 MICHAEL JAMES MAROTTO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
ENS GEORGE ALAN MARTIN, NAVY, KOREA, KIA/MIA
HN PHILIP ROGER MARZOLF, NAVY, KOREA, WIA
PFC ANTHONY JOSEPH MATTEIS, ARMY, WWII, KIA
SGT PATRICK GERARD MCBENNETT, ARMY, KOREA, WIA
PFC THEODORE JAMES MCCARTHY, ARMY, WWII, WIA
CAPT RICHARD MORTON MCGONIGAL, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
1LT JOHN BERNARD MCGUINNESS, USAF, KOREA, KIA/MIA
PFC EDWARD LAWRENCE MCSALLY JR., MARINES, WWII, WIA
LCPL EDWARD MCSORLEY, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
SC3c BERLEY AUGUSTUS MEARS, NAVY, WWII, WIA
PFC ROBERT CURTIS MERRITT, ARMY, WWII, KIA
CAPT LEONARD IRVING METELITS, MARINES, WWII, WIA
MOMM3 ERNEST EDWARD MEZZO, NAVY, WWII, WIA
PFC PHILIP L. MICHITSCH, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
PVT ERIC HERBERT MILLER, ARMY, WWI, WIA
TSG EDWARD MONTES DE OCA, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA
FCM3 THOMAS MOORE MORGAN, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
1ST LT AMERIGO ORLINDO “RICK” MORRONE, WWII, WIA
TEC5 THOMAS HAROLD MORTON, ARMY, WWII, WIA
CPL AURELIO MUCCI, ARMY, WWII, KIA
2D LT ROLAND WARREN MUDGE, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA
SP4 JOHN ANTHONY MURPHY, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
CORP JULIUS CAESAR NACCI, MARINES, KOREA, KIA
SSG FREDERICK “TED” BALLOU NESTLER, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SGT HERBERT JOSEPH NOWACK, ARMY, WWII, WIA
MAJ (FATHER) JOHN THOMAS O’BRIEN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SGT JESSE NATHANIEL OLMSTEAD, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
LCPL PIETRO OSIMANTI, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
CPL EDWARD VINCENT PALMENTA, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
PFC JOSEPH MICHAEL PAPPOLLA SR., ARMY, WWII, WIA
SSG MICHAEL BRADLEY PAQUIN, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
TEC 4 VICTOR MANUEL PARISI, ARMY, WWII, WIA
RT2c ROBERT RICHARDSON PARKS, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
CPL LORETO BIAGIO PELLEGRINI, ARMY, WWII, WIA
2D LT BERNALDO MARKO PERETTI, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SPEC WILFREDO PEREZ JR., ARMY, OIF, KIA
S1c ROCCO GEORGE PESACRETA, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
SGT ROBERT JAY PESKIN, ARMY, KOREA, WIA
SP4 LAURENCE F. PITCHER, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
SSG EVERETT JOSEPH PLUMMER, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
SGT HERMAS JOSEPH POIRIER SR., ARMY, WWI, WIA
PVT SAMUEL CHARLES POLLEY, ARMY, WWI, WIA
CORP MILTON DEMING POST, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC FERDINAND POTE, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SGT PETER PAUL PREVIDI, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
1LT ALBERT MICHAEL PREVOST, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA/MIA
SSG HOWARD LESLIE QUICK, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC ANGELO DANIEL RADANO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC JOSEPH RAGUSEO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC HAROLD DRYDEN RASMUSSEN, ARMY, WWII, KIA
MSG WALTER MCCALL RASMUSSEN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC FRANK JOHN REDA, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SSG JAMES JOSEPH REED SR., ARMY AIR CORPS, WWII, WIA
PVT JOHN RESTIVO, ARMY, WWI, WIA
PFC LEO JOSEPH RHEAUME, ARMY, WWII, KIA
LCPL CHARLES EDWARD RICHARDS, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA
PFC CHARLES WILLIAM RICHMOND, MARINE, WWII, WIA
SCK3c JOHN RINKO, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA (AT SEA)
F2C RUSSELL ELIHU RISING, WWII, WIA
SPEC RALPH J. RIVKIND, ARMY, VIETNAM, WIA
PFC JOSEPH ALAN RIZZI, ARMY, KOREA, KIA
SSG JOSEPH C. ROMANO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
2LT NORMAN PHILIP ROSENFIELD, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
TEC 5 JOHN ALBERT ROWE, SR., WWII, WIA
TSG WARD MEEKER SACKAL, USAAF, WWII, KIA
1LT EDWIN SAFIR, ARMY, WWII, WIA
CORP DAVID CHARLES SANBORN, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA (3 time recipient)
PVT FRANK ANTHONY SANTAGATE, WWII, WIA
PVT LOUIS WILLIAM SANTO, ARMY, WWII, KIA
CPL MICHAEL JOHN SCANLON, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA
S1c JOSEPH JAMES SCAVO SR., NAVY, WWII, WIA
MAJOR SIGFRIED ALOIS SCHREINER, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA
SSG JOSEPH JOHN SEDLAK, ARMY, WWII, KIA
1LT WARREN EVERETT SEMPLE, USAAF, WWII, KIA
SSG FRANK SETTI JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC DANIEL JOHN SHEA, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
SSG JOHN JOSEPH SILK, ARMY, WWII, WIA (2 time recipient)
PFC FRANKLYN EDGAR SLAVIN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
2LT WALTER DELNOR SLOAT JR., ARMY, WWII, KIA/MIA
SSG ROBERT MURRAY SMITH, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
TSG WALTER GILBERT SMITH, ARMY, WWII, WIA
1LT RICHARD HAROLD SPERRY, USAAF, WWII, KIA
BM2 JOHN NORMAN STAHL, NAVY, WWII, WIA
PFC JOHN ULINE STEUBER, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SPEC ROBERT FRANCIS STEVENS, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
GM3C ROGER LOWELL STORM, NAVY, WWII, WIA
PVT ANTHONY GEORGE STRIGHLIONS, ARMY, WWII, WIA
LCPL JAMES DENNIS SUTTON, MARINES, VIETNAM, WIA
PVT EDWIN JAMES SWEET, ARMY, WWI, WIA
LCDR ALFRED GUERNSEY SYMONDS JR., NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
SSG WILLIAM JAMES TARSI, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
PFC RALPH JOHN TAVELLA, ARMY, WWII, WIA
MAJ LARRY ALAN THORNE, ARMY, VIETNAM, KIA
SGT ALLAN WHITNEY TROWBRIDGE, ARMY, WWII, WIA (2 time recipient)
SSG MARTIN FRANCIS TROY, USAAF, WWII, KIA
PFC JOHN RICHARD ULMAN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
QM3 WALTON BENNETT VAIL, COAST GUARD, WWII, KIA/MIA
SSG ROBERT PAUL VALENTIK, USAAF, WWII, KIA/MIA
S1c GEORGE PHILIP VAN ALSTYNE, COAST GUARD, WWII, KIA/MIA
SGT HAROLD CHARLES VANNESS, ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC EDWARD CARMINE VINGO, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SSG LOUIS WILLIAM VINGO, ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC ALEXANDER GEORGE WAINIO, MARINES, VIETNAM, KIA
TSGT SIDNEY DAVID WALLACE, USAAF, WWII, WIA
S1c ROBERT VALENTINE WALTER, NAVY, WWII, KIA/MIA
SSG EDWARD LOUIS WARGO, ARMY, WWII, KIA
PFC RICHARD SANDO WEINSTEIN, ARMY, WWII, WIA
SGT ARTHUR WILLIAM WERNER, ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, WIA
MSG ADOLPH CARL WESTERLING, ARMY, WWII, WIA
PFC LELAND DAVID WEYMOUTH, ARMY, KOREA, WIA
COL SETH WIARD JR., ARMY, KOREA, WIA
PFC GEORGE CLAYTON YOUNG, MARINES, WWII WIA
CPL ROBERT MELVILLE YOUNG, ARMY, WWII, WIA

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