Military Order of the Purple Heart
check with: Purple Heart. Org
You would have to get a copy of his service record to find out. There is no comprehensive list of recipients.
No such list exists
You can go on Purple Heart.com Here's another way to find out is go to ANSWERS.COM
You can contact the Purple Heart Hall of Fame Museum curator or assistants to get a list of the Purple Heart recipients of any battle or war. I have provided a link for you so you may contact them.
What is indicated upon his Discharge Documents?
My husband is one of them but to find out all you need to contact the nearest Purple Heart Chapter which is currently located in Rome, GA.
There is no central list of Purple Heart recipients. You could start by posting a query in the Military Order of the Purple Heart website at purpleheart.org. You could also place a query in local Mississippi newspapers.
The Purple Heart is our nation's FIRST medal; and General Washington did state, "...that it's amazing what men will do for a simple piece of purple cloth..."(purple cloth was the first purple heart medal). States "might" not publish a list of Purple Heart recipients for public review, and any list you might find on the web are most likely "voluntarily submitted" names. Which means that a lot of men who don't use the computer won't have their names listed.
Is it worth contesting? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart may help you decide YES or I wouldn't have asked! This is a USELESS answer. Who would want someone marrying into their family that LIES about this!
I am a purple heart recipient from OIF - And no there is no official list of purple heart recipients. If you have reason to question the claims of a veteran that he/she received a purple heart you can contact the Veteran's Records held in St. Louis under the freedom of information Act. Another good place to find information is the Military Order of the Purple Heart. You can not become a member unless you have a purple heart, and it is the only Veteran's organization sanctioned by the Congress. Though, not all purple heart vets are members due to awareness. When I was inducted there was a WWII Vet with me who after all those years just found out about the MOPH. The MOPH also just published a book with the Names and medals of it's members. So if you are skeptical about a veteran's claims of a purple heart you can 1.) ask to see there DD214, there award letter and certificate, there MOPH card, or request copies of there record from St. Louis under the freedom of information Act. More, if the Veteran is claiming to also have been a Navy Seal you can visit G. Gordon Liddy's website that has a link dedicated to exposing frauds claiming to be seals or former seals. Liddy's son is a seal, and they have an extensive database of all seals past and present.
Try, "The American War Library."