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Purple Heart
Authorized in 1932, a modernized version of the original Purple
Heart as established by George Washington in 1782. It is awarded for combat action only,
and is awarded to any person wounded in action while serving the Armed Forces of the
United States. It is also awarded posthumously to the next of kin of personnel killed in
action, or who died of wounds received in action after April 5, 1917.
The descriptive text for this award was excerpted
from "American Medals and Decorations" by Evans Kerrigan. (Quintet Publishing
Limited, Mallard Press, New York, N.Y., 1990, ISBN 0-792-45082-5) with special thanks to
the Naval Helicopter Association
for publishing this information on the web.
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