This is a list of famous Purple Heart recipients since the inception of the honor awarded to wounded or killed US soldiers. Photos are included for almost every well-known Purple Heart recipient. Recipients of the Purple Heart in every year are listed here alphabetically for the sake of navigability and convenience.
This list of Purple Heart honorees contains military heroes like Andrew Goodpaster and Richard J. Buck, covering Purple Heart Medal soldiers from a variety of conflicts, covering Purple Heart recipients in WW2 as well as Korean War Vietnam recipients. Vietnam and many more wars also saw injured or deceased soldiers earning the military honor.
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Albert P. Clark
Commendation Medal, Air MedalLieutenant General Albert Patton Clark (August 27, 1913 – March 8, 2010) was the sixth... more2
Andrew Goodpaster
Distinguished Service Cross, National Order of VietnamAndrew Jackson Goodpaster (February 12, 1915 – May 16, 2005) was an American Army General. He... more3
Bill Graham
Bronze Star Medal, Purple HeartBill Graham (born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca; January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was a... more4
Billy Waugh
Commendation Medal, Bronze Star MedalWilliam "Billy" Waugh (born December 1, 1929), is a former United States Army Special Forces... more5
Bud Day
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, National Order of VietnamGeorge Everette "Bud" Day (24 February 1925 – 27 July 2013) was a United States Air Force... more6
Charles Bronson
Purple Heart, Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film FavoritesCharles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; Lithuanian: Karolis Dionyzas Bučinskis;... more7
Charles L. Thomas
Medal of Honor, Purple HeartCharles Leroy Thomas (April 17, 1920 – February 15, 1980) was a United States Army major who... more8
Chesty Puller
Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star MedalLewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) was a United States Marine... more9
Chuck Yeager
Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star MedalCharles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a former United States Air... more10
Clifford Chester Sims
Medal of Honor, Purple HeartClifford Chester Sims (June 18, 1942 – February 21, 1968) was a United States Army soldier and... more11
Cornelius H. Charlton
Medal of Honor, Purple HeartCornelius H. Charlton (July 24, 1929 – June 2, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army... more12
Daniel Inouye
Bronze Star Medal, Medal of HonorDaniel Ken Inouye ( ee-NOH-ay; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American... more13
David H. Hackworth
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying CrossDavid Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 – May 4, 2005) also known as Hack, was a prominent... more14
Donald Russell Long
Medal of Honor, Purple HeartDonald Russell Long (August 27, 1939 – June 30, 1966) was a United States Army soldier and a... more15
Douglas MacArthur
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service MedalGeneral of the Army Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964) was an American... more16
Earl E. Anderson
National Order of Vietnam, Distinguished Flying CrossGeneral Earl Edward Anderson (June 24, 1919 – November 12, 2015) was an American Marine Corps... more17
Edward A. Carter, Jr.
Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star MedalEdward Allen Carter Jr. (May 26, 1916 – January 30, 1963) was a United States Army sergeant... more18
Edwin H. Simmons
Bronze Star Medal, Purple HeartHonored For: Dog Company Six
Edwin Howard Simmons (August 25, 1921 – May 5, 2007) was a United States Marine Corps... more19
Elliot Richardson
Presidential Medal of Freedom, Purple HeartElliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920 – December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and public... more20
Eugene Ashley, Jr.
Medal of Honor, Purple HeartEugene Ashley Jr. (October 12, 1930 or 1931 – February 7, 1968) was a United States Army... more21
Garfield M. Langhorn
Medal of Honor, Purple HeartGarfield McConnell Langhorn (September 10, 1948 – January 15, 1969) was a United States Army... more22
Gary Gordon
Achievement Medal, Commendation MedalGary Ivan Gordon (30 August 1960 – 3 October 1993) was a master sergeant in the United States... more23
George Patton IV
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying CrossGeorge Smith Patton IV (December 24, 1923 – June 27, 2004) was a major general in the United... more24
George S. Patton
Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service MedalGeorge Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a General of the United... more25
George Scratchley Brown
Distinguished Service Cross, National Order of VietnamGeorge Scratchley Brown (17 August 1918 – 5 December 1978) was a United States Air Force... more
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