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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. 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 .

4. Jimmie W. Monteith - Wikipedia

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   Purple Heart Jimmie Watters Monteith Jr. (July 1, 1917 – June 6, 1944) was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in World War II at the D-Day landings in Normandy , France .

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

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   Army records indicate only two of the 31 ever received Purple Heart me. The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous ...

6. Marcario García - Wikipedia

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   Awarded the Purple Heart, he soon returned to duty where he later earned the Bronze Star. [5] On November 27, 1944, García was an acting squad leader in his platoon, which found itself engaged in combat against the German troops in the vicinity of Grosshau, Germany.

7. Thomas W. Fowler - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Weldon Fowler (October 31, 1921 – June 3, 1944) was a student of the Texas A&M University, a United States Army officer, and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Fowler joined the Army from his birth city of Wichita Falls, Texas in January 1943, [2] and by May 23 ...

8. 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 .

9. A Key West veteran was shot in combat 53 years ago. He just ...

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   The Army announced Alce would receive the Purple Heart in an order on March 20, 2020. But that date coincided with the start of the pandemic shutdown. Alce finally got the medal on Monday.