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2. Purple Heart - Wikipedia

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   During World War II, members of this service who met the Purple Heart criteria received a Merchant Marine Mariner's Medal instead. The most recent Purple Hearts presented to non-military personnel occurred after the terrorist attacks at Khobar Towers , Saudi Arabia, in 1996—for their injuries, about 40 U.S. civil service employees received ...

3. List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II - Wikipedia

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   The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...

4. List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Attack on Pearl Harbor

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   The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike on the neutral United States by the Imperial Japanese Navy against numerous U.S. military sites on the island of Oahu – with a focus on the naval base at Pearl Harbor – in the U.S. Territory of Hawaii on ...

5. James H. Fields - Wikipedia

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   Purple Heart French Croix de Guerre with palm James H. Fields (June 26, 1920 – June 17, 1970) was a United States Army captain and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor —for his actions in France during World War II .

6. Edward A. Bennett - Wikipedia

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   Purple Heart (4) Edward Andrew Bennett, Jr. (February 11, 1920 – May 2, 1983) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor —for his actions in World War II .

7. Melvin E. Biddle - Wikipedia

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   Purple Heart Melvin Earl "Bud" Biddle (November 28, 1923 – December 16, 2010) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor —for his actions in World War II .

8. WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 ...

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   The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly ...

9. Darrell S. Cole - Wikipedia

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   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.