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4.6 million (in 2018) Governing body. National Park Service. Website. World War II Memorial. The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States [1][2] dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
A Gold Star Lapel Button (left) and Next of Kin Lapel Button. A Gold Star Lapel Button in the United States is an official decoration authorized by an Act of Congress that is issued to the direct next of kin family members of service members who died in World War I, World War II, and subsequent armed hostilities in which the Armed Forces of the United States has been engaged.
The Honor Flight Network is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which works as an umbrella organization with local chapters and various subgroups.. The Honor Flight Network reports that it has flown over 244,000 veterans to the Washington, D.C. memorials since 2005.
Bronze Star. Purple Heart. Charles Neilans DeGlopper (November 30, 1921 – June 9, 1944) was a soldier of the United States Army who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the highest award of the U.S. military, for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in World War II.
Darrell S. Cole. Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole (July 20, 1920 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States ' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his conspicuous gallantry at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. Although he was originally assigned to play the bugle, Sergeant ...
The World War II Victory Medal was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. The medal was designed by Thomas H. Jones and approved by the Secretary of War on 5 February 1946. Consequently, it did not transition from a ribbon to a full medal ...
Order of Glory. Order of Alexander Nevsky. Order of the Patriotic War. Order of the Red Star. Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". Medal "For the Victory over Japan". Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad". Medal "For the Defence of Odessa". Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol".
Croix de guerre w/ palm (Belgium) First Sergeant Leonard Alfred Funk Jr. (August 27, 1916 – November 20, 1992) was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most decorated soldiers and paratroopers of World War II. While serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR), then part of the 82nd Airborne Division ...