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The Purple Heart award is a 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches (35 mm) wide purple- and gold-colored heart-shaped brass-alloy medal containing a profile of General George Washington. Above the heart appears a shield of the coat of arms of George Washington (a white shield with two red bars and three red stars in chief) between sprays of green leaves.
Nationality. American. Occupation (s) Officer, US Army Nurse Corps. Maj. Annie G. Fox (August 4, 1893 – January 20, 1987) was a Canadian-born American, the first woman to receive the Purple Heart for combat. [1] She served as the chief nurse in the Army Nurse Corps at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941.
Badge of Military Merit. Figure of a heart in purple cloth, or silk, edged with narrow lace or binding. The Badge of Military Merit was an award for non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the Continental Army. It is largely considered America's first military decoration, and the second oldest in the world (after the Cross of St. George ).
Due to his war injuries, Johnson was unable to hold down a steady job when he returned home and he struggled with alcoholism. Smithsonian Magazine reports that he died penniless in 1929 at age 32 ...
The history of the Purple Heart. As the nation celebrates military heroes on National Purple Heart Day, AOL takes a look at some of the most compelling, heart-wrenching and heartwarming stories ...
She also was a flyer and a member of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots for 21 months during World War II. The two were married Dec. 26, 1946, at St. Boniface Church in Manitowoc, the obituary ...
MacDonald in 1919. Beatrice Mary MacDonald, ARRC (September 27, 1881 – September 4, 1969) was a Canadian-born American nurse who served in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War I. On January 4, 1936, she received a Purple Heart for combat wounds during World War I, making her (retroactively) the first woman to receive the award.
Read more awe-inspiring stories about heroes who have earned a Purple Heart award: Meet Annie Fox: The first woman to ever be awarded a Purple Heart Charles Elder was shocked to receive the honor ...