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The History Behind The Purple Heart
The Badge for Military Merit
The original Purple Heart award was instituted
by George Washington in 1782 to reward troops for "unusual gallantry"
and "extraordinary fidelity and essential service." The award was a
purple cloth heart edged in silver braid, and was to be worn over the left
breast of the uniform. Only three awards are known to have been
issued, of which two are known to exist today.
While the award of the Purple Heart was not
authorized by the Navy until 1942, sailors and Marines who had been wounded
prior to 1932 were eligible to apply for the medal. While no numbers are
available concerning the award to Navy and Marine personnel, approximately
12,000 sailors and Marines were wounded between the Civil War and the Nicaragua
Campaign of 1932.
In the picture above
Navy Type I Purple Heart awarded to John W. Ant. Note
order of engraving is rank, name, branch. Pfc Ant was killed in action on
July 27, 1944 in Guam while serving with Co L, 3rd Bn., 22nd Marines, 1st
Provisional Marine brigade when an enemy bullet struck a grenade he was
carrying. The body was determined to be non-recoverable
Frank Reinier of Zion, commander of the Military Order of the
Purple Heart Society Waukegan Chapter 323, center, talks to Alfred Clark of
Waukegan who is the Commander of the North Chicago American Legion Post 397,
left, and Clark's wife Donna, right, at the Veterans Tribute at Waukegan
Township's Park Place Senior Center in Waukegan.
Education About The Purple Heart
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US military Purple Heart Ribbon
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