Who recieved the first purple heart?

Sergent Elijah Churchill recieved the first purple heart, but, Macarthur is the answer to radio trivia

Who recieved the first purple heart?
douglas macarthur
Reply:Well, the Purple Heart was modeled after The Badge of Military Merit nearly 200 years after it was created. So I can tell you who the first and only men were to recieve that.





On May 3, 1783 General Washington presented The Badge of Military Merit to two soldiers from Connecticut. Sergeant Elijah Churchill had been a carpenter before entering the Continental Army as a private years earlier. He was cited for gallantry in action at Fort St. George near Brookhaven on Long Island, at Coram, New York in November 1780, as well as a subsequent action at Tarrytown, New York in July 1781. Sergeant William Brown was also cited. Though records of his citation have not been recovered, it is generally believed he was cited for his gallantry during the siege of Yorktown.





On June 10, 1783 General Washington presented a third Badge of Military Merit to Sergeant Daniel Bissell, Jr. A year earlier General Washington had ordered the Connecticut sergeant to pose as a deserter, acting as a spy among the British troops in New York. From August 14 to September 29 the brave patriot had repeatedly risked his life to provide valuable information on enemy strength and movement.





These three awards were all made directly by General Washington himself, the awards presented together with a certificate detailing the service for which the Badge was awarded. Two of these original awards are still on display, more than 200 years after their presentation. There is no other known record of this award.





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