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He was wounded in the throat in May 1937, by a Fascist sniper at Huesca.


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1782 in the United States

August 7 – George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit (or the Order of the Purple Heart) to honor soldiers' merit in battle (reinstated later by Franklin D. Roosevelt and renamed to the more poetic "Purple Heart" to honor soldiers wounded in action).

George Washington Gift

He was then sent aboard the CSS Arkansas, at Memphis, Tennessee and slightly wounded in action, July 15, 1862, during the ram’s passage through the Federal fleet, above Vicksburg.

John Groff

Groff was wounded in action (minor gunshot) and was cited for gallantry on multiple occasions during the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918.

John P. Lucas

While serving as commander of the 108th, he was seriously wounded in action near Amiens, France on 23 June 1918.

Maura McGiveney

She was also in the films Twist Around the Clock with Chubby Checker, "W.I.A. Wounded in Action", "Once You Kiss A Stranger" and Destination America.

Thomas Cockcroft

He was wounded in action at Clifton Suspension Bridge during a Luftwaffe attack on the Bristol Aeroplane Company factory at Filton on the night of 25 September 1940, in which 168 bombs were dropped in 45 seconds, killing 131 people.