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Welcome to the Virginia War Memorial’s Virginia Heroes database. This online resource is a comprehensive list of Veterans both in Virginia and across the country who wish to be represented.

This list includes all of Virginia’s Heroes who made the supreme sacrifice from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf and whose names are etched in stone and glass on the walls of the Shrine of Memory. Their records are indicated by a gold star.

Staffers and volunteers at the War Memorial continue to research the names and personal histories of Virginia’s fallen. As we learn more about these brave men and women, we will continue to add information to this database so that their stories may never be forgotten.

To submit your personal service record information, or that of any other Virginia veteran, living or deceased, please use the Veteran Updates form and submit to the Memorial for inclusion.

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Alfred June Amburgey

Born: June 13, 1930
Hometown: Wise County
Casualty Date: August 25, 1966
Died In: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart

Staff Sergeant Amburgey served with Reconnaissance Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division and as an Armor Recon Senior NCO. He is buried in Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Virginia.

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Walter Norris Ammons

Specialist 4, Army

Born: May 15, 1947
Hometown: Chesterfield, VA
Casualty Date: February 14, 1966
Died In: Hau Nghia Province, South Vietnam
Awards: Purple Heart

SP4 Ammons served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. He received multiple fragment wounds of the entire body when an anti-personnel mine was detonated while on a combat mission. He enlisted in the Army in September of 1964. He attended Thomas Dale High …

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Sidney Griffith Amory

Fireman, First Class, Army

Born: September 9, 1920
Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: March 24, 1942
Awards: Purple Heart

Fireman First Class Amory served aboard the USS Edsall (DD-219) when it came under attack on Feb 27, 1942 with two sister ships near Java. One of the ships was sunk and the Edsall rescued 177 survivors. On February 28th, they rendezvoused with a fuel replenishment ship near Christmas Island, …

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Harry Lenon Amos

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Goochland County, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: WWII Victory Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Eur-Afr-MidEastern Campaign Medal

Served in World War II. Joined the Army on April 1, 1941 and served with the field artillery for 6 months. After this period, he was released and later entered the army again as a paratrooper. Killed in Action in Holland on September 26, 1944.

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Herman L. Amos

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
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Joseph Gerard Amos

Radioman, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Samuel Alexander Amy, Jr.

Specialist 4, Army

Born: November 10, 1962
Hometown: Laneview, VA
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Samuel Alexander Amy, Sr.

Private First Class, Army

Born: October 2, 1927
Hometown: Laneview, VA
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Dalton Louis Ancarrow

Private, Army

Born: May 27, 1918
Hometown: Hanover County, VA
Casualty Date: September 25, 1943
Died In: North Africa

PVT Ancarrow served the 59th Field Artillery Battery A. He attended Washington-Henry High School and was employed by Reynolds Metals before enlisting in the Army. He is buried in St Paul’s Episcopal Church cemetery in Hanover, Virginia.

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Clarence A. Anders

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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Floyd Anders

Machinist's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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Walter Roosvelt Anders

Private, Army

Born: August 2, 1917
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: July 4, 1945
Died In: France

Before the war, PVT Anders was employed by the Washington Mills Company. He is buried in Mount Olivet United Methodist Church cemetery, Fries Junction, Virginia.

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Andy Dee Anderson

Corporal, Army

Born: March 21, 1982
Hometown: Falls Church
Casualty Date: June 6, 2006
Died In: Ar Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Corporal Anderson served with B Company, 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker, Alabama. He was killed when his camp received indirect enemy fire during combat operations. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Benjamin Douglas Anderson

Private First Class, Army

Born: May 4, 1926
Hometown: Albemarle County, VA
Casualty Date: April 10, 1945
Died In: Germany

Private First Class Anderson graduated from Scottsville High School and received his military training at Ft Meade, Maryland. On April 10, 1945, he was struck in the chest by a sniper’s bullet and died a few minutes later near the Harz Mountains in Germany. He is buried in Scottsville Cemetery, …

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Bernard A. Anderson

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Brian Michael Anderson

Specialist, Army

Born: March 5, 1986
Hometown: Harrisonburg
Casualty Date: June 12, 2010
Died In: Za Khel, Afghanistan

Specialist Anderson served with the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. He died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He is buried in Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Broadway, Virginia.

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Carter Weisiger Anderson

Private 1st Class, Army

Hometown: Henrico
Casualty Date: February 22, 1945
Died In: Heppenheim, Germany
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Charles Alonzo Anderson

Captain, Army

Hometown: Petersburg City, VA
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Claytor S. Anderson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: King and Queen, VA
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Clement I. Anderson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dickenson County, VA
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