Return of Purple Heart from WWII turns up missing family CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Purple Heart awarded to a soldier from New Hampshire killed in World War II's Battle of the Bulge that turned up recently after a woman's death has brought together two branches of a family that never knew of the other's existence. Daigle's wife had died, and among her possessions were Call's Purple Heart, other medals, a pocket knife, razor and family photos. Purple Hearts Reunited, created in 2012, works to return lost or stolen military medals to veterans or their families.