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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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Cecil E. Cole

Private, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
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Charles H. Cole

Private, Army

Hometown: Bristol City, VA
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Clarence L. Cole

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Roanoke, VA
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Clyde S. Cole

Army

Hometown: Nottoway County
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Clyde Sydnor Cole

Private, Army

Born: April 28, 1923
Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
Casualty Date: August 7, 1944
Died In: France

Private Cole served with the 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He is buried in Crewe Cemetery, Nottoway County, Virginia.

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Frank Lawson Cole

Private, Marine Corps

Born: October 6, 1925
Hometown: Prince George, VA
Casualty Date: March 8, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima

Served with the 4th Marine Division. He is buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia.

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Fred Vincent Cole

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County, VA
Casualty Date: May 12, 1970
Died In: Cole
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George William Cole

Captain, Marine Corps

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: September 19, 1952
Died In: Cole
Awards: Purple Heart
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John P. Cole

Private, Army

Hometown: Essex County, VA
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Joseph N. Cole

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg County, VA
Casualty Date: May 20, 1945
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Joseph T. Cole

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Henrico County
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Luther E. Cole

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA
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Randall Earl Cole

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Fairfax
Casualty Date: March 23, 1968
Died In: Cole
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Thomas E. Cole

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City
Casualty Date: December 12, 1950
Died In: Cole
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William Ralph Cole

Private, Army

Hometown: Augusta County, VA
Casualty Date: March 31, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart

William Cole was killed by shrapnel from an exploding German mortar in World War II.

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Morris Irby Cole, Jr.

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Andrew Jackson Coleman

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 3, 1909
Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: July 16, 1944

Served with A Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Bedford, Virginia.

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Carlton Vasco Coleman

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Casualty Date: January 5, 1944
Died In: over The Netherlands

Served with the 331st Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 3rd Bombardment Wing, 8th Air Force.

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Charles Norwood Coleman

Ensign, Navy

Born: November 30, 1924
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Casualty Date: February 2, 1945

Ensign Coleman is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, High Point, North Carolina.

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Chauncey Edmond Coleman

Airman Basic, Air Force

Hometown: Hampton, VA
Casualty Date: December 27, 1952
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