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Military Order of the Purple Heart Historical Markers

Markers relating to the Military Order of the Purple Heart for 'named' combat wounded members of the United States armed forces.
 
By Mark Hilton, January 28, 2017
This marker is located behind the Purple Heart Memorial.
1 ► Alabama, Cullman County, Cullman — PFC Patrick Bates — Cullman County, Alabama —
2 ► Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence, East Florence — Lt. Kathleen Dial Coile — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
3 ► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Purple Heart Monument —
4 ► Alaska, Denali Borough, Anderson — Alaska Proudly Honors Purple Heart Recipients —
5 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Central City — Father Albert Braun O.F.M. — Born September 5, 1889 Died March 6, 1983 —
6 ► Arizona, Pinal County, Sacaton — Military Order Purple Heart of the U.S.A. —
7 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — Purple Heart —
8 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Adam Brown — Military — Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —
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9 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Lt. Paul James Riley — United States Navy —
10 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — LTC Hugh Mills, Jr. — Military — Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —
11 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — To Honor All Purple Heart Recipients in Arkansas From All Wars —
12 ► Arkansas, Lawrence County, Walnut Ridge — To Honor Robert P Bush — 1919 - 2010 —
13 ► California, Contra Costa County, Danville — A Purple Heart Community — Town of Danville —
14 ► California, Fresno County, Fresno, Downtown — Purple Heart Memorial — Combat Wounded Veterans —
15 ► California, Inyo County, Bishop — James D. Birchim —
16 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Lt Col Richard Glenn "Dick" Rutan USAF (ret) —
17 ► California, Monterey County, Monterey — Pomerene Hall —
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18 ► California, Plumas County, Portola — Western Pacific 106 "Charles O. Sweetwood" — Business Observation Passenger Car —
19 ► California, Sacramento County, Sacramento, Central Business District — Sacramento Purple Heart Memorial —
20 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, La Jolla — John “Manila John” Basilone —
21 ► California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Yerba Buena — 49 Fourth Street —
22 ► California, Shasta County, Igo — Military Order of the Purple Heart Memorial — Northern California Veterans Memorial —
23 ► Colorado, El Paso County, Colorado Springs — All Gave Some Some Gave All —
24 ► Colorado, El Paso County, Green Mountain Falls — In Memory of Lance Corporal Emmett Jack Peters —
25 ► Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Long Wharf — Combat Wounded Veterans —
26 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Danbury — 14 — War Memorial — Danbury, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets —
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27 ► Delaware, New Castle County, New Castle, New Castle Hundred — Wounded Combat Veterans Memorial — Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all wars —
28 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Newark, White Clay Creek Hundred — Purple Heart Trail in Delaware —
29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center — To Count So High (Beacon), 2017 — Tommy Bobo — Custom software, LED light bulbs, and existing light posts —
30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Barney Circle — Leonard P. Matlovich —
31 ► Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Combat Wounded Veterans — Veterans Memorial Park —
32 ► Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Cpl Milton Lewis — Veterans Memorial Park —
33 ► Florida, Brevard County, Merritt Island — Combat Wounded Veterans — Veterans Memorial Center —
34 ► Florida, Citrus County, Homosassa — Old Homosassa Veterans Memorial —
35 ► Florida, Clay County, Starke — Leonard A. Funk, Jr. — 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment — Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park —
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36 ► Florida, Clay County, Starke — Purple Heart — Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park —
37 ► Florida, Escambia County, Pensacola — Purple Heart Memorial — Combat Wounded Veterans —
38 ► Florida, Gadsden County, Havana — Purple Heart — Killed in Action —
39 ► Florida, Hendry County, LaBelle — Nicholas J Cutinha — Veterans Memorial Park —
40 ► Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Clair-Mel City — Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf — 8/22/1934 - 12/27/2012 —
41 ► Florida, Indian River County, Sebastian — Combat Wounded Veterans —
42 ► Florida, Indian River County, Sebastian — Four Immortal Chaplains —
43 ► Florida, Leon County, Tallahassee, Capitol Hill — Combat Wounded Veterans —
44 ► Florida, Marion County, Ocala — Purple Heart Medal — Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park —
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45 ► Florida, Okaloosa County, Eglin Air Force Base — Combat Wounded Veterans —
46 ► Florida, Pinellas County, Dunedin — Purple Heart Memorial — Combat Wounded Veterans —
47 ► Florida, Polk County, Lakeland — Combat Wounded Veterans — Military Order of the Purple Heart — 1782-1932 —
48 ► Florida, Santa Rosa County, Milton — Combat Wounded Veterans — Santa Rosa County —
49 ► Georgia, Athens-Clarke County, Athens — Purple Heart Memorial —
50 ► Georgia, Gilmer County, Ellijay — Purple Heart - Combat Wounded —
51 ► Georgia, Hall County, Lula — Capt Denver V. Truelove —
52 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — 1st Lt. Frederick D. Melton — U.S. Army —
53 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — 2nd Lt. T.I. "Billy" Hawkins, Jr. — U.S. Army Air Corps —
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54 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Cpl. Henry E. Middlebrooks — U.S. Army —
55 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Cpl. M.H. Hunter — U.S. Marine Corps —
56 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Cpl. W.E. Kenerly — U.S. Army —
57 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — LCpl James Thomas Harris — U.S. Marine Corps —
58 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Pfc. Mickey E. Goodman — U.S. Army —
59 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Pfc. Wiley Gwin King — U.S. Army —
60 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Pvt. Robert A. Underwood — U.S. Army —
61 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Pvt. Samuel Leon Cook — U.S. Army —
62 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — SFC. R.L. "Bobby" Hollar, Jr. — U.S. Army —
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63 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Sgt. A. C. Long — Medic U.S. Army —
64 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Sgt. Hoke S. Cooley, Sr. — U.S. Army —
65 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Sgt. Hugh Dorsey Johnson — U.S. Army —
66 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Sgt. Ravel A. Apple — U.S. Army —
67 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Sgt. Robert L. Crowder — U.S. Army Air Corps —
68 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — SSgt. Chesley Gilbert — U.S. Marine Corps —
69 ► Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — Purple Heart Memorial — Combat Wounded Veterans —
70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lake View East — Sgt. Leonard Matlovich — The Legacy Walk —
71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Countryside — Specialist John R. Sullivan —
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72 ► Illinois, Henry County, Galva — Sgt. Schuyler Brent Patch — Feb. 17, 1984 - Feb. 24, 2009 —
73 ► Illinois, Madison County, Troy — Field of Honor and Service — Veterans Memorial —
74 ► Illinois, McLean County, McLean — 2016 Mural Dedication —
75 ► Illinois, Monroe County, Waterloo — Combat Wounded Veterans — Purple Heart Monument —
76 ► Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne — Purple Heart Tribute Memorial —
77 ► Indiana, Grant County, Marion — U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Collin J. Bowen — January 18, 1970 — March 14, 2008 —
78 ► Indiana, Grant County, Marion — U.S. Army Private First Class David A. Kirkpatrick — February 1, 1987 — April 27, 2007 —
79 ► Indiana, Grant County, Marion — U.S. Marine Corporal Christopher S. Ebert — February 8, 1983 — September 17, 2004 —
80 ► Indiana, Grant County, Marion — U.S. Marine Corporal Lance M. Thompson — March 26, 1983 — November 15, 2004 —
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81 ► Indiana, Hancock County, Greenfield — Combat Wounded Veterans — Military Order of the Purple Heart — 1782-1932 —
82 ► Indiana, Huntington County, Huntington — Order of the Purple Heart — Purple Heart Memorial —
83 ► Indiana, Starke County, Knox — PFC Frank H. Ono — June 5, 1923 - May 6, 1980 —
84 ► Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette, Columbian Park — The Purple Heart Memorial —
85 ► Iowa, Benton County, Shellsburg — The Freedom Rock of Benton County — Honoring Benton County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
86 ► Iowa, Buena Vista County, Storm Lake — Hayes Memorial Field —
87 ► Iowa, Decatur County, Leon — Decatur County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — "Some gave all. All gave some." — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
88 ► Iowa, Harrison County, Missouri Valley — Missouri Valley Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Harrison County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
89 ► Iowa, Henry County, Winfield — Winfield Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Henry County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
90 ► Iowa, Keokuk County, What Cheer — What Cheer Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Keokuk County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
91 ► Iowa, Linn County, Central City — Robert Naughton — CAPT, USN Retired — Longest held POW (1966-1973) —
92 ► Iowa, Page County, Clarinda — Vernon J. Baker — First Lieutenant, Infantry, US Army Company C — 370th Regiment, 92nd Inf Division —
93 ► Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Combat Wounded Veterans —
94 ► Iowa, Poweshiek County, Montezuma — Poweshiek County Freedom Rock — Honoring Poweshiek County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
95 ► Iowa, Sac County, Early — In Memory of John Platt — Killed in Vietnam — May 24, 1969 —
96 ► Iowa, Washington County, Brighton — Brighton Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Washington County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
97 ► Kansas, Douglas County, Lecompton — Purple Heart Trail in Kansas — "Freedom Isn't Free" —
98 ► Kansas, Geary County, Junction City — Purple Heart Memorial —
99 ► Kansas, Geary County, Junction City — Purple Heart Trail in Kansas — "Freedom Isn't Free" — Dedicated to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines Wounded or Killed in Action —
100 ► Kansas, Harper County, Harper — U.S. (Army) Sgt. Willsun Marcus Wayne Mock — Born: December 19, 1982 - KIA: October 22, 2006 — "Strength and Honor" —

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