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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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William S. Clarke

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
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Charles Albert Clarke, Jr.

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Born: November 30, 1924
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: April 20, 1944
Died In: near Algeria

Seaman First Class Clarke was on his 4th trans-Atlantic trip when the ship he was serving aboard struck a mine and sunk near Algeria. He was a member of an armed guard aboard a Liberty ship. He is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Before the war, he was employed …

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George William Clarke, Jr.

Major, Air Force

Hometown: Hampton, VA
Casualty Date: November 8, 1973
Died In: Clarke, Jr.
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Kenneth Georeg Clarke, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Prince Edward County
Casualty Date: March 9, 1969
Died In: Clarke, Jr.
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Lawrence E. Clarke, Jr.

Captain, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
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William Mosby Clarke, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Born: December 17, 1934
Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: May 22, 1968
Died In: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam

Sergeant Clarke served with A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. He is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Gordonsville, Virginia.

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John Wesley Clarke, Sr.

Private, Army

Born: September 14, 1916
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: November 14, 1944
Died In: near Perange, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Private Clarke served with Company B, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. He is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Before the war, he was employed by the Sanitary Grocery Company.

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Richard Gilliam Clarkson

Private First Class, Army

Born: May 11, 1925
Hometown: Botetourt County, VA
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Harold Bascom Clarkston

Technical Sergeant, Army

Born: December 11, 1921
Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: April 27, 1944
Died In: Truk
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal

Served with the 372nd Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bombardment Group, 13th Air Force.

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Edward J. Clary

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Walter Daniel Clary

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: July 15, 1906
Hometown: Richmond City

First Lieutenant Clary was employed by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company before the war. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

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William Robert Clary, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Born: May 2, 1923
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: March 3, 1945

2LT Clary served with the 508th Fighter Group, 468th Fighter Squadron. He is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Graduate of John Marshall High School in Richmond.

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Mercer Walter Clatterbuck

Private, Army

Hometown: Culpeper County, VA
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Robert Lee Clatterbuck

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Madison County, VA
Casualty Date: June 7, 1944
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Roland Weaver Clatterbuck

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Orange County, VA
Casualty Date: February 13, 1951
Died In: Clatterbuck
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William Randolph Clatterbuck

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Orange County, VA
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Pernell Russell Claud

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Newport News, VA
Casualty Date: July 12, 1967
Died In: Claud
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David Kerr Claude

Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps

Hometown: Orange County, VA
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Patton William Clawson

Private First Class, Army

Born: August 9, 1910
Hometown: Lee County, VA
Casualty Date: December 6, 1944
Died In: Germany

Private First Class Clawson served with the 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. Before the war, he was employed by Nehi Bottling Company. He is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France.

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Clarence Andrew Claybrook

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Harrisonburg City, VA

Lieutenant Clarence Andrew Claybrook served in the United States Navy Reserves. “Andy” was born in Martinsville, Virginia, and he resided in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he graduated from Harrisonburg High School in 1933.  In 1937, he graduated from Bridgewater College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and University of Virginia Law …

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