Galesburg Reporter

The number of living Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, or POW Medal recipients in Knox County, Illinois for fiscal year 2017 was 23, 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
Adams	24
Boone	10
Carroll	10
Champaign	42
Christian	14
Clark	11
Clinton	21
Coles	23
Cook	857
DeKalb	29
DuPage	152
Effingham	13
Fayette	10
Franklin	33
Fulton	13
Grundy	16
Hancock	10
Henry	18
Iroquois	10
Jackson	27
Jefferson	13
Jersey	11
Jo Daviess	10
Kane	101
Kankakee	34
Kendall	28
Knox	23
La Salle	40
Lake	152
Lee	17
Logan	12
Macon	34
Macoupin	23
Madison	102
Marion	23
McDonough	11
McHenry	73
McLean	57
Mercer	14
Monroe	14
Montgomery	11
Morgan	19
Ogle	19
Peoria	47
Perry	11
Piatt	11
Randolph	18
Rock Island	62
Saint Clair	82
Saline	12
Sangamon	65
Stephenson	21
Tazewell	38
Vermilion	25
White	12
Whiteside	18
Will	123
Williamson	37
Winnebago	89
Woodford	14

*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