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PURPLE HEART

Arison, Rae Emmett Commander, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Avalos, Christopher (n) Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Baker, Arthur Oliver Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Barta, Vit John FC2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Bauer, C.R.

Bean, Harold Ray SK3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Bennett, John E Lieutenant, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Blum, James W. GM3c, was wounded in The Kwajalein Raid, Wotje Island 4 December 1943

Bodikey, Romauldo (n) OC1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Bodor, G.H.

Bondsteel, Lynford Lawrence PhM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Brandon, Glen Harvey Sea2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Brigham, Donald Carlisle QM1c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942 .

Burris, William Addison Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Boncoskey,Ralph Frank Sea1c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Camp, James Ernest Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Chavez, Juan L. S2c, was wounded in The Kwajalein Raid, Wotje Island 4 December 1943

Choueau, Walter Cerre Lt (jg), was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Christensen,James Willard BM1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Clark, Acy Francis Sea 2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Conklin, Elmer James Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Covert, Albert Donald Sealc, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Dawson, Wesley Harrison Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

DeBenedetti, Albert L. Sea2c,was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Edwards, Richard Marion Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Eves, Stephan Corbett Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Faulkner, Cecil Theodore Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Faust, Albert Charles RM2c,was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Felix, Len Wilbur Sealc, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Finfrock, Harry Lee Y2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Gallier, Ray L. S2c, was wounded in The Kwajalein Raid, Wotje Island 4 December 1943

Gilcrease, William Eugene Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Gilpin, Edgar Gordon Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Gohn, James Calvin Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Gowens, Earl Alfred F3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Grace, Elwood Grant, Jr. F3c,was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Graham, Ralph Junior Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Hall, Oscar Smith Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Hammack, James Lloyd Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Hardy, Wendell Richard GM3c, listed as Missing in Action, later Rescued, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Harsh, Donald Edward Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Head, Lester Curt BM1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Hillas, Roland Alexander Jr. Ensign, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Hillman, Ralph Edward Cox, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Hogan, Raymond Henry Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Holbrook, Heber "A" PhM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Holmquist, Carl Eric CMM (PA), was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Holochuck, George (n) Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Isbell, Harold Austin WO Carpenter, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

James, Carrol Woodfin Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Jenkins, Elmer Leslie,Jr. Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Kerkering, Stanley William Lieutenant, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Kiefer, Harry Joseph Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

King,John William,Jr. Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Kinney, Charles Leonard Cox, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Klee, Walter Donald GM2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Krause, Lloyd Stanley Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Kruse, William Eugene Y3c,was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Lassen, Henry (n) Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Levy, Harold Bertrum Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Lewis, Alvin Jesse Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Lewis, Robert Jerd Sea1c, Listed as Missing in Action, later Rescued, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Lombard, John Ancher LT (jg), was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Marley, Thomas Keith Cox, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

McCandless, Bruce Lt.Comdr., was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

McDermott, Joseph Alexander Y2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Mendenhall, Joseph Hunter GM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Mikulencak, Joseph Frank F3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Mortimer, M.W.

Murphy, George Delmas, Jr. Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Murphy, Ralph Avan S1c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Myhre, Leonard Marvin Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Nash, James Robert Sea2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Nichols, Harold Wright FC3c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Nickson, Joseph Francis BM2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Niemeier, Walter Henry EM2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

O'Beirne, Emmett Lt.Comdr., was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Olson, Manfred Chester F2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Perrine, Sheldon Rose Sea2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Peterson, John William D. GM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Peterson, Robert George CGM, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Phillips, Robert (n) Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Potter, Joseph Skinner, Jr. GM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Reynolds, Jesse (n), Jr. BM2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Reynolds, William Dwain F2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Risland, Oscar Stanley Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Robinson, Harold Payne GM1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Sehrt, Glenn Francis Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Settle, Carl Dean Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Sexton, Jefferson Davis Sea1c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Simmons, Arthur Edwin Lieutenant (jg), was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Smith, Samuel Robert Cox, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Snell, Ralph Howard Cox, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Solano, Ralph Joseph Jr. Y2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Spencer, Jimmie Leon Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

StGeorge, Merlyn Joseph Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Stark, Joseph Paul Sea2, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Stodghill, James Edward Cox, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Storck. Emory Thompson Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Story, Henry Cleve Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Stuart, Joseph S. SC1c, was wounded in The Kwajalein Raid, Wotje Island 4 December 1943

Tarpley,Lewis (n) GM2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Thompson, Wilbert Lee Lieutenant, listed as Missing in Action, later Rescued, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Thornton, Temple T P:hM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Troop, Charles,Jr. FM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Trotter, W.C.

Tupper, T.

Valach, Elemil (n) CGM, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Vance, C.R. BM2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Vianello, Charles Pratt RM2c, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Voisinet, Robert Kean SM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Wallace, John George LT(jg), was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Ward, Harold Emanuel Matt2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942 .

Weems, Jepha Clark WO:Ships Clerk, was wounded during an Air Action of Lunga Point 12 November 1942

Westin, Howard Severus Lieutenant, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

White,Arnold Earl RDM3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

White, William David Sea2c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Wilder, James Richard SF3c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Wubker, Virgil Max Sea1c, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

US Marines Who Received The Purple Heart

Aguilar, Joe M Sergeant USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Carlson, Oscar Gunnery Sgt USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Carrell, Robert R. Pfc USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Egan, John Maurice R. Sergeant USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Hopson, Miles W. Cpl USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Large, Charles J. FldClkUSMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Lee, Benjamin G. Fst Sergeant USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Mahler, Carl w. Pfc USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Mc Carstle, Howard P., Jr. Pfc USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Mealer, Hubert R. Cpl USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Medlin, Otho H Cpl USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Middlesworth, Malbert FM1c USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Poore, Forrest R. Pfc USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Ramsy, Walter J. Cpl USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Rogers, Harold W. Pfc USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

Slater, Frank O., was killed when a Japanese aircraft he had shot down crashed into his gun position during the battle at Savo Island in the Solomons. He was buried at sea.

Spencer, Cliford C. Pfc USMC, was wounded during a Night Surface Engagement 13 November 1942

PURPLE HEART

The Purple Heart was established by General George Washington at Newburgh, New York, on 7 August 1782, during the Revolutionary War. It was reestablished by the President of the United States per War Department General Orders 3, 1932 and is currently awarded pursuant to Executive Order 11016, 25 April 1962, Executive Order 12464, 23 February 1984 and Public Law 98-525, 19 October 1984.

A. The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Services after 5 April 1917, has been wounded or killed, or who has died or may hereafter die after being wounded-

1. In any action against an enemy of the United States.

2. In any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged.

3. While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

4. As a result of an act of any such enemy of opposing armed forces.

5. As the result of an act of any hostile foreign force

6. After 28 March 1973, as a result of an international terrorist attack against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the United States, recognized as such an attack by the Secretary of the Army, or jointly by the Secretaries of the separate armed services concerned if persons from more than one service are wounded in the attack.

7. After 28 March 1973, as a result of military operations while serving outside the territory of the United States as part of a peacekeeping force.

B. While clearly an individual decoration, the Purple Heart differs from all other decorations in that an individual is not "recommended" for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria.

1. A Purple Heart is authorized for the first wound suffered under conditions indicated above, but for each subsequent award an Oak Leaf Cluster will be awarded to be worn on the medal or ribbon. Not more than one award will be made for more than one wound or injury received at the same instant or from the same missile, force, explosion, or agent.

2. A wound is defined as an injury to any part of the body from an outside force or agent sustained under one or more of the conditions listed above. A physical lesion is not required, however, the wound for which the award is made must have required treatment by a medical officer and records of medical treatment for wounds or injuries received in action must have been made a matter of official record.

3. When contemplating an award of this decoration, the key issue that commanders must take into consideration is the degree to which the enemy caused the injury. The fact that the proposed recipient was participating in direct or indirect combat operations is a necessary prerequisite, but is not sole justification for award.

4. Examples of enemy-related injuries which clearly justify award of the Purple Heart are as follows:

(a) Injury caused by enemy bullet, shrapnel, or other projectile created by enemy action.

(b) Injury caused by enemy placed mine or trap.

(c) Injury caused by enemy released chemical, biological, or nuclear agent.

(d) Injury caused by vehicle or aircraft accident resulting from enemy fire.

(e) Concussion injuries caused as a result of enemy generated explosions.

5. Examples of injuries or wounds which clearly do not qualify for award of the Purple Heart are as follows:

(a) Frostbite or trench foot injuries.

(b) Heat stroke.

(c) Food poisoning not caused by enemy agents.

(d) Chemical, biological, or nuclear agents not released by the enemy.

(e) Battle fatigue.

(f) Disease not directly caused by enemy agents.

(g) Accidents, to include explosive, aircraft, vehicular, and other accidental wounding not related to or caused by enemy action.

(h) Self-inflicted wounds, except when in the heat of battle, and not involving gross negligence.

(i) Post-traumatic stress disorders.

(j) Jump injuries not caused by enemy action.

6. It is not intended that such a strict interpretation of the requirement for the wound or injury to be caused by direct result of hostile action be taken that it would preclude the award being made to deserving personnel. Commanders must also take into consideration the circumstances surrounding an injury, even if it appears to meet the criteria. Note the following examples:

(a) In a case such as an individual injured while making a parachute landing from an aircraft that had been brought down by enemy fire; or, an individual injured as a result of a vehicle accident caused by enemy fire, the decision will be made in favor of the individual and the award will be made.

(b) Individuals wounded or killed as a result of "friendly fire" in the "heat of battle" will be awarded the Purple Heart as long as the "friendly" projectile or agent was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment.

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