The Purple Heart has undergone many changes with respect to the criteria for being awarded. At first, the Purple Heart was exclusively awarded to Army and Army Air Corps personnel and could not be awarded posthumously to the next of kin. In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order allowing the Navy to award the Purple Heart ...

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is a New York State Parks Site under the jurisdiction of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. While we work closely with many different organizations and entities, we are not directly affiliated with nor governed by the federal government, military or any other organizations.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New York's Hudson River Valley. Just sixty miles north of Manhattan and twelve miles north of the United States Military Academy at West Point, it is co-located with the New Windsor Cantonment, which was an extensive military post housing some 7,500 soldiers and 500 civilian dependents in ...

May 30, 2020 · The awarding of Purple Hearts was a decentralized process and there is no single collection of records for purple heart award files. General orders awarding Purple Hearts are typically found in individual unit records or the records …

Nov 18, 2014 · An unnamed yet numbered Purple Heart has value, but that same medal with a name has far more value. And the information from the General Order is a good spring board for further research of that individual (such as obtaining their service record from St. Louis). Cost is $50 per Purple Heart number.

Nov 3, 2024 · “I will never look at my Purple Heart the same way again,” he said. With perhaps as many as 60,000 of the World War II production still spread throughout the system, it’s possible that some unknown number will still be available another 75 …

Oct 26, 2020 · I am trying to determine the manufacturer and type two of my Purple Heart medals I have in my collection. One is a flat-heart version with number on the left, lower edge (168926). The other has the plastic type heart with the following serial number at the same place as the other (343964).

The Lenticular Wall: This wall offers "then and now" images of 36 Purple Heart recipients. It is designed to let the visitor understand that Purple Heart recipients are all around us as family, neighbors and friends. Ultimate Sacrifice: This gallery area commemorates Purple Heart recipients who have lost their lives due to enemy action.

Nov 3, 2020 · In addition, we located a series titled Unit Histories, 1943 - 1967 in the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter) ( Record Group 338) that includes records of many individual US Army units and may include general orders for awarding the Purple Heart. Next, we located Index of Purple ...

To enroll a Purple Heart recipient in the Roll of Honor, please submit the following information: Enrollment Form (pdf) Verification of receipt of Purple Heart Medal; Please submit a copy of one or more of the following: DD-214 (or DD-215 update) WD AGO 53-55 (WWII) General Orders or Permanent Orders (awarding the Purple Heart)