LIVE POLL: Heroic Purple Heart Awarded Admirals & Generals

@TheOldJalapenoman​ No, he didn't receive a Purple Heart, but did pickup plenty of other harware. He does make my Medal of Honor polls several times for the roles you mentioned though.

@riverotter​ Thanks, I would agree Lucien K. Truscott, Jr. belongs on the list. I added him to the answer pool list. He was played by John Doucette in Patton (1970). Any other suggested generals or admirals that belong?

Lucian is spelled with an a. Also He and General Alexander Patch were the only U.S. Army officers to command a division, a corps and a field army in combat during WWII.

Thanks, I believe that it can be spelled either way, but I agree that he spells it with an 'a'. The existing credit on IMDb  Lucien K. Truscott, Jr. may or may not be correctly cited from the newsreel credits (two wrongs, don't make a right), but his profile page is based on it. So, I submitted a correction for his page to how he correctly spells his name. Thanks for pointing it out. His grandson is a screenwriter and it further corroborates the spelling, Lucian Truscott IV.

If John Ford qualifies I guess he would be a leading contender in the poll in his own right, though it looks like he didn't have admiral rank while in active service.

@Peter_pbn​, Technically, he qualifies. But, between the minor wounds he suffered at Midway and his promotion upon retirement, I am unsure. I will say he did put himself in the line of fire to get the shots during the height of the battle. I am on the fence on his inclusion.

@dan_dassow, My mistake, I got my dates messed up. Any date is fine. 

Well, I've never heard of him, but I've heard of a small portion of the others. If somebody consciously picks him, wouldn't it be more indicative of being misinformed than uninformed?

@jeorj_euler​ Everyone of these military flag officers has an interesting story to tell. I would say almost are somewhat known from public affairs or from the movies that were made about them or the war movies that their character had a supporting role in. If you watch a fair amount of classic movies or war movies, you probably know more than you realize, as about 80% of the list have character appearances in movies or TV series.

Well, urbanemovies, I can assure you that I've not watched a fair amount of the categories of movies in which most of these men have appeared. With the exceptions of Patton, Powell, MacArthur and W. Clark, I don't seem to remember knowing anything about any of the men listed. Even in regards to Powell and W. Clark, I don't remember seeing any portrayals of them as they were during their tenures as United States military officers let alone their tenures in the military pay grades of O-7 and higher. I don't recall seeing any portrayals of W. Clark at all, and I only know him for running for president of the United States: i.e. "silver star" Democrat versus "silver spoon" Republican. I do remember that Jeffery Wright portrayed Secretary Powell (for the United States Department of State) in the movie W.

@dan_dassow​ I considered him, but I am going to go with Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. for his story alone. Plus, despite their differences, upon hearing of the death of Roosevelt, Patton wrote in his diary that Roosevelt was "one of the bravest men I've ever known". Plus, I assume Henry Fonda could have had just about any role he wanted in 'The Longest Day', so him playing I think is telling.