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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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Joe M. Collison

Private, Army

Born: July 1, 1909
Hometown: Caroline County, VA
Casualty Date: July 29, 1944

Served with Company A, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He is buried in Carmel Baptist Church, Ruther Glen, Virginia.

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Julian Manuel Collison

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 10, 1911
Hometown: Caroline County, VA
Casualty Date: August 6, 1944

Served with the 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He is buried in Brittany American Cemetery.

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Frank Carlton Colonna, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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George C. Columbus

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Stafford County, VA
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Paul Silvey Colvin

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Culpeper, VA
Casualty Date: August 1, 1967
Died In: Colvin
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Robert Wallace Colvin

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Clifton Forge, VA
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Wayne V. Combest

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Williamsburg, VA
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Howard Franklin Combs

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
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James Harry Combs

Navy

Hometown: Russell County, VA
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John L. Combs

Captain, Army

Born: December 11, 1944
Hometown: Mechanicsville, VA
Died In: Combs
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Commendation Medal, American Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

Achievements: Ranger, Expert marksmenship, USMA ’67

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Avis Owen Comer

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Page County, VA
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Eugene C. Comer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Giles County, VA
Casualty Date: July 1, 1953
Died In: Comer
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Irvin E. Comer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Page County, VA
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Joseph Guy Comer

Chief Electrician's Mate, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: March 1, 1942
Died In: Comer
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Vinson Franklin Comer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Page County, VA
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W. Jennings Comer

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Buena Vista, VA
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Wilbert Wilson Comer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Page County
Casualty Date: April 30, 1945
Died In: Comer
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Wilbert Wilson Comer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Page County, VA
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Frank Ray Compton

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Pittsylvania County
Died In: Compton
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Ira E. Compton

Technician, Fourth Grade, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA
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