He was shot in the leg during WWI
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These are the medals and awards General Patton received. Distinguished Service Cross (2) Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Purple Heart Order of the Bath Order of the British Empire
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If it's not on his DD214 he didn't receive it.
No, because he wasn't in the military. That is a military only medal.
Patton was shot in the leg in WWI
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
You have to be recommended for a Purple Heart. Being wounded in Iraq does not automatically qualify you to receive a Purple Heart.
NO. George Washington created the Purple Heart.
Jackie Robinson Jr. did not receive the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who are injured or killed in combat.
Any soldier who is wounded, either in combat or by terrorist action, may receive the Purple Heart. There are no limits as to the number you may receive--if you go out on 300 patrols, and get shot on every one of them, you can receive 300 Purple Hearts.
He was decorated for gallantry with the Badge of Military Merit which later became the Purple Heart.
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Brave, valiant, out spoken and loved his troops with all his heart.
These are the medals and awards General Patton received. Distinguished Service Cross (2) Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Purple Heart Order of the Bath Order of the British Empire
stephenson marky
The decoration soldiers receive for a combat injury is the Purple Heart