Purple Heart

Purple Heart (HM1PG9)

Location: Bentonville, AR 72712 Benton County
Country: United States of America
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N 36° 26.005', W 94° 13.793'

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In 1782 General George Washington created a new military badge for Enlisted Men and Non-Commissioned Officers called the Badge of Military Merit. This was the forerunner of the Purple Heart that we know today. The award fell into disuse until General [Douglas] MacArthur changed the award criteria. "A wound which necessitates treatment by a medical officer, and which is received in action with an enemy, may, in the judgement of the commander authorized to make the award, be construed as resulting from a singularly meritorious act of essential service."
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HM NumberHM1PG9
Series This marker is part of the Military Order of the Purple Heart series
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Date Added Friday, November 20th, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 389760 N 4032725
Decimal Degrees36.43341667, -94.22988333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 26.005', W 94° 13.793'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 26' 0.3" N, 94° 13' 47.58" W
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Area Code(s)479
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 129-195 Veterans Pkwy, Bentonville AR 72712, US
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