For Military Merit : Recipients of the Purple Heart.
Title:
For Military Merit : Recipients of the Purple Heart.
Author:
Borch, Fred.
ISBN:
9781612514093
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (366 pages)
Contents:
Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. A Short History of the Purple Heart: Background, Design, and Award Criteria -- 2. Soldiers: Revolutionary War to Afghanistan and Iraq -- 3. Sailors: Spanish-American War to Afghanistan and Iraq -- 4. Airmen: World War I to War on Terrorism -- 5. Marines: Spanish-American War to Afghanistan and Iraq -- 6. Coast Guardsmen: World War I to Afghanistan and Iraq -- 7. Civilians: World War II to the War on Terrorism -- 8. Families: Brothers, Fathers and Sons, and Husbands and Wives -- 9. Celebrities: Artists and Entertainers, Politicians, Athletes, and Other Public Figures -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Abstract:
More than one million men and women have received the Purple Heart since its creation as an award "for military merit" in 1932. This book provides a brief history of the Purple Heart, with a focus on how the decoration's award criteria have evolved. The book then takes a representative look at Purple Heart recipients from all the services by conflict, concluding with Afghanistan and Iraq. Among the recipients highlighted are: Civil War veteran Pvt. Oran Randlett, who, in 1937, received two Purple Hearts for wounds received at Chancellorsville in 1863 and Cold Harbor in 1864; Brig. Gen. Robert Frederick, who received a record eight Purple Hearts for wounds in World War II; and crew members of USS Panay, who were awarded Purple Hearts fifty-five years after the 1937 Japanese attack on their gunboat.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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