Purple Heart
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The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded to service members who are wounded or killed in action against an enemy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purple Heart canonical | 234 |
| Purple Heart (implied for combat wounds) | 1 |
| Purple Heart (implied) | 1 |
| Purple Heart presentation | 1 |
| Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters | 1 |
| The Purple Heart | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
being killed in action
ⓘ
being wounded in action ⓘ being wounded or killed in action against an enemy of the United States ⓘ being wounded or killed in action as a result of an act of any opposing armed force ⓘ being wounded or killed in action as a result of an international terrorist attack ⓘ being wounded or killed in action as a result of friendly fire under certain conditions ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
U.S. Air Force personnel
ⓘ
U.S. Army personnel ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard personnel ⓘ U.S. Marine Corps personnel ⓘ U.S. Navy personnel ⓘ U.S. Space Force personnel ⓘ U.S. military personnel serving with allied forces under U.S. command ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | service member's chain of command ⓘ |
| basedOn | Badge of Military Merit created by George Washington ⓘ |
| campaign | all U.S. military conflicts since 1932 ⓘ |
| color | purple ⓘ |
| confers | veterans benefits eligibility in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
members of the United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
service members of the United States military ⓘ |
| established | 1932 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Douglas MacArthur
ⓘ
surface form:
General Douglas MacArthur
United States Department of War ⓘ
surface form:
United States War Department
|
| higherAward | Bronze Star Medal ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Defense Meritorious Service Medal ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsIndicatedBy |
5⁄16 inch gold stars (Navy and Marine Corps)
ⓘ
bronze oak leaf clusters ⓘ silver oak leaf clusters ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
George Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
profile of George Washington
|
| posthumous | may be awarded posthumously ⓘ |
| predecessor | Badge of Military Merit ⓘ |
| presenter |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ Department of the Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of the Air Force
United States Department of the Army ⓘ Department of the Navy ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of the Navy
|
| rankRequirement | no rank requirement ⓘ |
| relatedTo | George Washington ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple with white edge stripes ⓘ |
| shape | heart-shaped medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
sacrifice in combat
ⓘ
wounds received in action ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
Referenced by (239)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters
subject surface form:
Colin Powell
subject surface form:
Mark W. Clark
subject surface form:
James Roy Andersen
subject surface form:
John McCain III
subject surface form:
James M. Gavin
subject surface form:
Charles W. Sweeney
subject surface form:
Audie Murphy