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PURPLE HEART MEDAL
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Instituted: 1932
Criteria: Awarded to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces killed or wounded in an armed conflict. Attachments: Bronze Oak Leaf Device, Silver Oak Leaf Device
 
Notes: Wound Ribbon appeared circa 1917-18 but was never officially authorized. (Army used Wound Chevrons during World War I.) Instituted: 1932 Criteria: Awarded to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces killed or wounded in an armed conflict. The Purple Heart was made retro-active to include those wounded in World War I. The first recipient of the Purple Heart was General Douglas MacArthur. |
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