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80-G-K-14479 Purple Heart Medal

Purple Heart Medal
Title: Purple Heart Medal
Caption: Award revived in 1932 for Army personnel who received wounds, as a result of enemy action, that required treatment by a medical officer. It was extended to members of the other armed services in Dec.1942. The medal was designed by Elizabeth Will and modeled by John R. Sinnock. Photographed, with its service ribbon, during World War II
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-14479
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator:
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: Color
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