SW Missouri News

The number of living Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, or POW Medal recipients in Newton County, Missouri for fiscal year 2017 was 15, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Purple Heart is given to U.S. military personnel wounded or killed while serving in the Armed Forces.

The Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for military service, is bestowed on members who distinguish themselves by bravery in combat.

The POW Medal is awarded to those taken prisoner and held captive while involved in action against an enemy of the United States.

County	Purple Heart or Medal of Honor or POW Recipients
Benton	10
Boone	40
Buchanan	24
Butler	19
Callaway	19
Camden	22
Cape Girardeau	21
Cass	34
Christian	23
Clay	68
Cole	29
Crawford	16
Dent	11
Franklin	24
Greene	109
Howard	10
Howell	24
Jackson	177
Jasper	36
Jefferson	60
Johnson	19
Laclede	23
Lafayette	14
Lincoln	15
Moniteau	10
Morgan	13
Newton	15
Perry	12
Pettis	14
Phelps	18
Platte	27
Pulaski	95
Ray	10
Saint Charles	101
Saint Francois	22
Saint Louis	227
Saint Louis City	69
Scott	16
Stoddard	13
Stone	22
Taney	28
Texas	10
Wayne	10
Webster	15
Wright	11

*As of fiscal year 2017

**The VA did not include data for counties where the number of living medal recipients was less than 10

Source: US Department of Veterans Affairs