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The number of living Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, or POW Medal recipients in Jefferson County, Ohio for fiscal year 2017 was 33, 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	14
Allen	33
Ashland	27
Ashtabula	44
Athens	29
Auglaize	17
Belmont	30
Brown	24
Butler	125
Champaign	11
Clark	47
Clermont	91
Clinton	23
Columbiana	38
Coshocton	17
Crawford	27
Cuyahoga	340
Darke	17
Defiance	13
Delaware	47
Erie	33
Fairfield	53
Fayette	12
Franklin	343
Fulton	16
Gallia	17
Geauga	18
Greene	62
Guernsey	23
Hamilton	219
Hancock	29
Hardin	18
Highland	20
Hocking	19
Huron	22
Jackson	24
Jefferson	33
Knox	23
Lake	102
Lawrence	26
Licking	71
Logan	26
Lorain	99
Lucas	132
Madison	12
Mahoning	79
Marion	20
Medina	46
Meigs	10
Mercer	18
Miami	37
Montgomery	191
Morrow	18
Muskingum	36
Ottawa	20
Perry	15
Pickaway	28
Pike	18
Portage	58
Preble	14
Richland	53
Ross	40
Sandusky	24
Scioto	37
Seneca	21
Shelby	20
Stark	126
Summit	191
Trumbull	85
Tuscarawas	35
Union	15
Van Wert	10
Warren	55
Washington	38
Wayne	43
Williams	20
Wood	41
Wyandot	12

*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