For military merit
By: Fred Borch.
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Annapolis, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591140863
Subjects: Purple Heart; United States -- Armed Forces -- Biography; United States -- Armed Forces -- Registers
Genres: Biography; Registers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A short history of the purple heart : background, design, and award criteria; title: Soldiers : Revolutionary War to Afghanistan and Iraq; title: Sailors : Spanish-American War to Afghanistan and Iraq; title: Airmen : World War I to Afghanistan and Iraq; title: Marines : Spanish-American War to Afghanistan and Iraq; title: Coast guardsmen : World War I to Afghanistan and Iraq; title: Civilians : World War II to the War on Terrorism; title: Families : brothers, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives; title: Celebrities : artists and entertainers, politicians, athletes, and other public figures.