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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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Clyde H. Anderson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Halifax, VA
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Cornelius Pryor Anderson

Navy

Born: May 1, 1919
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Died In: N/A

Served aboard the U.S.S. Utah (Honolulu) 1941. Escaped the bombing due to hospitalization.

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Donald Anderson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg City, VA
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Ernest Frank Anderson

Sergeant, Army

Born: November 9, 1924
Hometown: Arlington County, VA

Served with the 309 AAF Flying Training Detachment. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Frank Wilton Anderson

Private, Army

Born: October 24, 1908
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: December 3, 1944
Died In: Belgium
Awards: Combat Infantryman Badge, Eur-Afr-MidEastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal

Private Anderson served with Company B, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He is buried in Dumfries Public Cemetery, Dumfries, Virginia.

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George G. Anderson

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Albemarle County, VA
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Harold Clinton Anderson

Second Lieutenant, Army

Born: January 16, 1921
Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
Casualty Date: March 6, 1945

Second Lieutenant Anderson graduated from Climax High School in 1938 and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute for two years before joining the Army in 1940 as an Aviation Cadet. He is buried in Greenpond Baptist Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.  

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Harry R. Anderson

Private, Army

Hometown: Dickenson County, VA
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Hassell Golden Anderson

Private, Army

Hometown: Patrick County, VA
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Hiram Edward Anderson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: March 8, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
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Howard Anderson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA
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Howard Lewis Anderson

Chief Quartermaster, Navy

Hometown: Lynchburg City, VA
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Irwin Corinthia Anderson

Mess Attendant, 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1941
Died In: Pearl Harbor, HI
Awards: Armed Forces Seal

Matt1c Anderson was killed in action on December 7, 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was stationed aboard battleship, U.S.S. Arizona. Before his enlistment in 1936, Irwin graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and studied printing for two years at Hampton Institute.

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Joseph Milton Anderson

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Prince William, VA
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Lindsey L. Anderson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
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Ralph H. Anderson

Private, Army

Hometown: Grayson County, VA
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Richard P. Anderson

Private, Army

Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
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Robert Henry Anderson

Army

Hometown: Bedford County, VA
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Roy W. Anderson

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Lynchburg City, VA
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Samuel Harvey Anderson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
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