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Read more: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/history-of-the-purple-heart
TIL the US produced so many Purple Hearts in advance of the invasion of Mainland Japan, the surplus is still awarded today.
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Kinda sounds like they expected a lot of casualties in attacking mainland Japan for them to expect to give out so many Purple Hearts