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According to National Geographic magazine (November 2008) there were approximately 964,409 Purple Hearts awarded in the second world war.

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Civil war purple heart list?

The Purple Heart was not awarded during the Civil War. It became an award for those wounded in battle during World War 2. Prior to that, the Purple Heart was awarded for valor in the Revolutionary War, when George Washington had three made and personally awarded them.


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