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The number of soldiers receiving the Purple Heart would be very large. It is best to research a specific soldier's records and identify which unit he served in. Then you can either contact the National Archives or search for a veteran's organization. Some unit histories included rosters in the back that listed (a) the names of those killed in action AND/OR (b) the names of those who earned awards and decorations. Some rosters exclude the lesser awards such as the Purple Heart. But please never conider the Purpe Heart a "lesser award", men lost arms legs and eyes for that award. Some lost their lives. It does say on the reverse "For Valor". It has always been an honored decoration and hopefully it always will be. Bless them all. "The Blue Devils in Italy" by John Delaney, printed by Battery Press(and recently reprinted) is a history of the 88th "Blue Devil" Infantry Division. It has rosters in the back and one includes the soldiers who received the Purple Heart. The roster is sorted by Regiment and Artillery Battalion, etc. The unit history for the 91st Infantry Division includes a roster of only the KIAs. The 85th Infantry Division unit history has no roster. There may be other books out there but most likely they are out of print and very hard to locate. The best source is to contact the National Archives but they are now under-staffed, so it helps to have the number and date of the General Order that awarded the award. I didn't have the reference to the Order for my Dad's Bronze Star Medal. However, I was able to make a trip to Washington DC and easily found it by flipping throught a couple of files for the months around that period.

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