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How do you find out who was awarded medals such as purple hearts bronze medals etc?
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∙ 13y ago
There are no central listings for the minor medals including the purple heart or bronze star. You have to look at the individual soldier's service record for the award.
Also, each battalion generally has a log of all of the citations that they have requested for their people.
The higher awards like Medal of Honor and distinguished service cross can be found online. One example is the Wikipedia page in the related links section below.
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What are the medals that McCain won in the Vietnam war?
He received three purple hearts and a bronze star.
are purple hearts medals gold?
No.
Which medals were given out after operation urgent fury?
For general issue; The "Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal". This award would supplement any individual medals such as Purple Hearts, CIBs, Bronze Stars, etc.
How many purple hearts were awarded on D-Day?
2300
Are purple hearts numbered as awarded?
No, because too many of them have been awarded. Nearly a million were awarded in World War II, over 136,000 in Korea, over 200,000 in Vietnam, nearly 600 in Desert Storm, 2700 in Afghanistan and almost 34,000 in Iraq. Over 1.3 million medals total. If you'd like to know what dropping The Bomb did, consider that the US government, in planning for casualties in the event of an invasion of Japan, ordered 500,000 Purple Hearts struck. On the day the United States commenced hostilities in Iraq, we held 120,000 of these 58-year-old medals in stock. Every unit that goes downrange in Iraq or Afghanistan takes a box of Purple Hearts with it for issue to wounded troops.
Where are the purple heart medals made?
The US military purchases medals and insignia from various manufacturers. Current issue Purple Hearts are made by Graco Industries in Tomball, TX.
Who was awarded the purple heart during World War 2?
According to National Geographic magazine (November 2008) there were approximately 964,409 Purple Hearts awarded in the second world war.
List of Purple Heart recipients from World War 2?
There were an estimated 1,076.245 Purple Hearts awarded during WWII and there is no comprehensive list.
Who has had the most purple heart medals been given to?
US Army sergeant Robert Howard received eight Purple Hearts for Vietnam War
What movie directed by Oliver Stone tells the story of his own experiences in Vietnam?
Stone served with the 25th Infantry Division and the 1st Calvary Division in Vietnam and was awarded both the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals for gallantry in action.
How many medals were awarded all together to Easy Company of the 101st Airborne division part of the 506th PAR regiment?
This isn't really known, as there is no definative list, its really a case of looking up individuals. Numerous purple hearts will have been awarded to plenty of soldiers for blood shed in service, as well as WW2 victory medals. Upon this i know Major Richard Winters got the distinguised service cross and the bronze star, as well as a purple heart. Captain Ronald Spears got a silver star, purple heart, and ww2 victory medal. If you take a look on wikipedia and search for "easy company" there is a list of soldiers who served with easy. Quite of lot of which have links to a page about that individual soldier (mainly the ones featured in HBO's band of brothers). On that page is a list of medals thise guys were awarded. heres the link to the easy company page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
What are some significant facts about the 442nd?
The members of the unit received a total of 21 Medals of Honor and 9,486 Purple Hearts.
