Military Order of the Purple Heart Historical Markers
Markers relating to the Military Order of the Purple Heart for combat wounded members of the United States armed forces.
By Mark Hilton, April 24, 2016
Purple Heart Memorial (on far left)
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Alabama (Covington County), Andalusia — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded —  |
| 2► Alabama (Cullman County), Cullman — Combat Wounded Veterans Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782-1932 — |
| 3► Alabama (Cullman County), Cullman — PFC Patrick Bates Cullman County, Alabama — |
| 4► Arizona (Maricopa County), Phoenix — Father Albert Braun O.F.M. Born September 5, 1889 Died March 6, 1983 — |
| 5► Arizona (Pinal County), Sacaton — Military Order Purple Heart of the U.S.A. — |
| 6► Arkansas (Benton County), Bella Vista — Purple Heart — |
| 7► Arkansas (Sebastian County), Fort Smith — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 8► Arkansas (Washington County), Fayetteville — Purple Heart Memorial — |
| 9► California (Fresno County), Fresno — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 10► California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Sacramento Purple Heart Memorial — |
| 11► California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — 49 Fourth Street — |
| 12► California (Shasta County), Igo — Military Order of the Purple Heart Memorial Northern California Veterans Memorial — |
| 13► Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 14► Delaware (New Castle County), New Castle — Wounded Combat Veterans Memorial Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all wars — |
| 15► Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — Purple Heart Trail in Delaware — |
| 16► District of Columbia (Washington), Barney Circle — Leonard P. Matlovich — |
| 17► District of Columbia (Washington), Brightwood — To Count So High (Beacon), 2017 Tommy Bobo Custom software, LED light bulbs, and existing light posts — |
| 18► Florida (Okaloosa County), Eglin AFB — Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 19► Florida (Pinellas County), Dunedin — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 20► Florida (Santa Rosa County), Milton — Combat Wounded Veterans Santa Rosa County — |
| 21► Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Purple Heart Tribute Memorial — |
| 22► Iowa (Decatur County), Leon — Decatur County Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial "Some gave all. All gave some." Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II — |
| 23► Iowa (Page County), Clarinda — Vernon J. Baker First Lieutenant, Infantry, US Army Company C 370th Regiment, 92nd Inf Division — |
| 24► Iowa (Polk County), Des Moines — Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 25► Kansas (Geary County), Junction City — Purple Heart Memorial — |
| 26► 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 — |
| 27► Kansas (Harper County), Harper — U.S. (Army) Sgt. Willsun Marcus Wayne Mock Born: December 19, 1982 - KIA: October 22, 2006 "Strength and Honor" — |
| 28► Kansas (Harvey County), Sedgwick — Purple Heart Trail in Kansas "Freedom Isn't Free" Dedicated to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines Wounded or Killed in Action — |
| 29► Kansas (Leavenworth County), Leavenworth — CPL David M. Unger In Memory Of Freedom Is Not Free — |
| 30► Kansas (Leavenworth County), Leavenworth — Jeremy A. Katzenberger In Memory Of Freedom Is Not Free — |
| 31► Kansas (Leavenworth County), Leavenworth — Jeremy Lee Drexler In Honor Of "He Made A Difference" — |
| 32► Kansas (Leavenworth County), Leavenworth — William J. Mulvihill In Memory Of Freedom Is Not Free — |
| 33► Kansas (Lyon County), Emporia — PFC Floyd Everett Campbell — |
| 34► Kansas (Lyon County), Emporia — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 35► Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 36► Kentucky (Barren County), Glasgow — Barren County Purple Heart Memorial — |
| 37► Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish), Baton Rouge — Purple Heart Ship — |
| 38► Louisiana (East Baton Rouge Parish), Baton Rouge — The Purple Heart Trail — |
| 39► Louisiana (Jefferson Parish), Kenner — Purple Heart — |
| 40► Maine (Penobscot County), Bangor — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans 1782 Military Order of the Purple Heart 1932 — |
| 41► Maine (Penobscot County), Bangor — World War II Memorial — |
| 42► Massachusetts (Bristol County), Mansfield — The Purple Heart Medal — |
| 43► Massachusetts (Worcester County), Worcester — The 65th Infantry Regiment / El Regimiento Del 65 De Infanterνa — |
| 44► Massachusetts (Worcester County), Worcester — The Honorable Paul V. Mullaney Plaza — |
| 45► Mississippi (Warren County), Vicksburg — Combat Wounded Veterans Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782-1932 — |
| 46► Missouri (Gasconade County), Owensville — Lest We Forget — |
| 47► Missouri (Jasper County), Webb City — The Military Order of The Purple Heart — |
| 48► Nebraska (Hall County), Grand Island — The Purple Heart — |
| 49► Nebraska (Keith County), Ogallala — Purple Heart — |
| 50► New Jersey (Hunterdon County), Flemington — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Veterans Wounded — |
| 51► New Jersey (Middlesex County), New Brunswick — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 52► New Jersey (Middlesex County), Woodbridge — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 53► New Jersey (Passaic County), Totowa — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 54► New Jersey (Warren County), Belvidere — Warren County Purple Heart Monument — |
| 55► New York (Erie County), Buffalo — This Purple Heart Memorial — |
| 56► New York (Niagara County), North Tonawanda — Combat Wounded Veterans Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782-1932 — |
| 57► New York (Orange County), New Windsor — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 58► New York (Rockland County), Stony Point — Capture of Stony Point — |
| 59► North Carolina (Wilson County), Wilson — Combat Wounded Veterans (Wilson County) — |
| 60► North Dakota (Burleigh County), Bismarck — Combat Wounded Veterans Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 - 1932 — |
| 61► Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 62► Ohio (Delaware County), Sunbury — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 63► Ohio (Guernsey County), Cambridge — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 64► Ohio (Montgomery County), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 65► Ohio (Morgan County), McConnelsville — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 66► Ohio (Stark County), Canton — Mayor Stanley A. Cmich August 14, 1916 - January 24, 2009 Canton Safety Director 1952-1957 Mayor of the City of Canton 1964-1983 — |
| 67► Pennsylvania (Erie County), Erie — Dedicated to Those in Northwestern PA. Wounded in All Wars — |
| 68► Pennsylvania (Erie County), Erie — Northwest PA Purple Heart Memorial Dedicated August 7, 2012 1782 to Present — |
| 69► Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Norristown — Military Order of the Purple Heart 1782 1932 — |
| 70► Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County), Philadelphia — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 71► Pennsylvania (Union County), Lewisburg — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 72► Pennsylvania (York County), York — Calvin C. Rice, Jr. — |
| 73► Pennsylvania (York County), York — Purple Heart Memorial — |
| 74► South Carolina (Beaufort County), Parris Island — To Purple Heart Recipients — |
| 75► South Carolina (Spartanburg County), Spartanburg — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 76► South Dakota (Brule County), Chamberlain — Purple Heart Memorial Highway — |
| 77► South Dakota (Hughes County), Pierre — Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 78► South Dakota (Jackson County), Belvidere — Purple Heart Memorial Highway — |
| 79► South Dakota (McCook County), Salem — Purple Heart Memorial Highway — |
| 80► South Dakota (Pennington County), Wasta — Purple Heart Memorial Highway — |
| 81► Tennessee (Bedford County), Shelbyville — Austin C. Shofner — |
| 82► Tennessee (Washington County), New Victory — 1A 125 — The Tester Brothers — |
| 83► Tennessee (White County), Sparta — Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park 1900-1916 / World War I / 1919-1940 — |
| 84► Tennessee (White County), Sparta — Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park Cold War 1976-1989 / Persian Gulf War 1990-91 / 1992-2000 / Global War on Terrorism — |
| 85► Tennessee (White County), Sparta — Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park Vietnam War — |
| 86► Tennessee (White County), Sparta — Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park Korean War / Cold War 1954-1963 — |
| 87► Tennessee (White County), Sparta — Rotary Club of Sparta Veterans Park World War II / Cold War 1946-1949 — |
| 88► Virginia (Arlington County), Arlington — Purple Heart Memorial Wounded Combat Veterans 1782 Military Order of the Purple Heart 1932 — |
| 89► Virginia (Fairfax County), Mount Vernon — Origin of the Purple Heart Trail Mount Vernon, Virginia — |
| 90► Virginia (Prince William County), Quantico National Cemetery — Purple Heart Memorial — |
| 91► Virginia (Prince William County), Quantico National Cemetery — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans — |
| 92► Virginia (Roanoke County), Catawba — Audie Murphy Monument Audie Murphy Crash Site — |
| 93► West Virginia (Harrison County), Bridgeport — Combat Wounded — |
| 94► West Virginia (Harrison County), Clarksburg — Combat Wounded — |
| 95► West Virginia (Marshall County), Moundsville — Recipients of the Purple Heart — |
| 96► West Virginia (Preston County), Hazelton — Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial — |
| 97► Wyoming (Albany County), Laramie — The Purple Heart Trail — |
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