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Established in 2012 as 501 (c)(3) nonprofit foundation, Purple Hearts Reunited (PHR) works to return lost or stolen medals to recipients or their family at no cost to them. [1] When possible, PHR conducts a ceremony to formally place the medal back in the hands of the recipient or family. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Medal of Honor Purple Heart 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 .
The ribbon drape is of purple and white stripes. The medal is gold in the shape of a heart surmounted by the Alamo Mission in San Antonio. Within the medal is a purple heart with a star of five points, encircled by olive and live oak branches, the Coat of Arms of Texas. Presented by: Texas Military Department: Eligibility: Texas Military Forces ...
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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 .
Fields was born in Caddo, Texas, on June 26, 1920.He graduated from the first graduating class from Mirabeau Lamar High School in Houston, Texas, in 1939.He attended the University of Oklahoma before he was drafted into the U.S. Army from Houston in February 1942, [3] and by September 27, 1944, was serving as a first lieutenant and a platoon commander in Company A, 10th Armored Infantry ...
Medal "Za udział w wojnie obronnej 1939" (Medal for the War of 1939) Warszawski Krzyż Powstańczy (Warsaw Cross of the Uprising) Medal za Warszawę 1939–1945 (Medal for Warsaw 1939–1945) Medal za Odrę, Nysę, Bałtyk (Medal for Oder, Neisse and Baltic) Medal Zwycięstwa i Wolności 1945 (Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945)