Syracuse Sun

The number of living Purple Heart, Medal of Honor, or POW Medal recipients in Oswego County, New York for fiscal year 2017 was 34, 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
Albany	33
Allegany	22
Bronx	95
Broome	59
Cattaraugus	27
Cayuga	22
Chautauqua	50
Chemung	36
Chenango	22
Clinton	18
Cortland	12
Delaware	12
Dutchess	38
Erie	280
Franklin	18
Genesee	23
Greene	10
Herkimer	22
Jefferson	167
Kings	149
Lewis	17
Livingston	17
Madison	19
Monroe	162
Nassau	130
New York	125
Niagara	76
Oneida	73
Onondaga	104
Ontario	43
Orange	75
Orleans	15
Oswego	34
Otsego	15
Putnam	17
Queens	146
Rensselaer	28
Richmond	55
Rockland	39
Saint Lawrence	38
Saratoga	36
Schenectady	23
Schoharie	12
Seneca	14
Steuben	51
Suffolk	204
Sullivan	16
Tioga	17
Tompkins	15
Ulster	32
Warren	14
Washington	13
Wayne	26
Westchester	93
Wyoming	12
Yates	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