Is there a list of purple heart recipients from world war 1 and world war 2?

Answer 1

No, there is not a consolidated list.This medal has been earned by over 800,000 individuals.

There are several reasons that there is no such list. First, due to the number of servicemen who have been and are being awarded the Purple Heart, creating and maintaining such a list would be nearly impossible. Secondly, not all awards of the the Purple Heart have been documented, and many of the recipients themselves, the only ones who still remember their award, have died, and so the fact that they received this decoration has been forgotten.

Also, just an FYI--the NARA (National Archive) in St Louis suffered a major fire in ca. 1969 many, many veteran's records were completely lost (over 60%).AnswerThe official site from the government is linked to the right as "National WWII Memorial." AnswerThere is a book called Purple Heart by Turner publishing and is a list of purple heart recipients and can be obtained from "Staticline books" box 87518 college park Georgia zip 30337-0518 AnswerThere is no list of WW 2 Purple Heart Recipients from a source based in fact. The only "lists" available are those assembled by individuals seeking others to add names to a list. Not the most accurate means to obtain historic facts. AnswerI found this site that might help:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sebring/index.htm

AnswerNo such list exists.

Answer 2

There is not yet a comprehensive list of Purple Heart winners. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, located in New Windsor, NY is collecting the stories of Purple Heart recipients to share with the public. Website: www.thepurpleheart.com

Answer 3

No. Such a list would include millions of names. Some units published a divisional or regimental history which often included the names of the wounded, but even if all these were compiled it would be far from comprehensive. There are some modern databases online but their information comes from user's contributions, not the government. Personnel records had this information, but 90% of personnel records burned in a warehouse fire in St. Louis in 1971. If the soldier lived to get home the VA may have a copy of the service record. I understand the National Archives is "reconstructing" personnel files today when someone inquires.

Answer 4

Start with the site: Statistics About the Vietnam War. Thousands of individuals won the Purple Heart in Viet Nam, there is no site that lists them all.

Answer 5

There is not a single listing. There are number of web sites that are trying to compile a listing. They are not official and are registration types.

Answer 6

No Comprehensive list exists.