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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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Carlisle M. Craig

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: December 15, 1943

Carlisle Craig served with the Army Air Corps during World War II.

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Gordon W. Craig

Army

Hometown: Roanoke City
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Harry E. Craig

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Henry County
Casualty Date: October 14, 1951
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John Philip Craig

Army

Hometown: Roanoke City
Casualty Date: June 6, 1969
Died In: Craig
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Robert Duane Craig

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Princess Anne County
Casualty Date: July 9, 1946
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Wayne Shelby Craig

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: May 30, 1971
Died In: Craig
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William A. Craig

Private, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: April 16, 1944
Died In: Craig
Awards: Purple Heart
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Tyler Marshall Craig, Jr.

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: February 7, 1945
Died In: Craig, Jr.
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Rufus Pleasant Craighead

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Floyd County, VA
Casualty Date: December 1, 1950
Died In: Craighead
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Edley Craighill, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: June 14, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Silver Star

Served with A Company, 501st Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

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Richard M. Cram

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Spottsylvania County, VA
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Willard Joseph Cratin

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Harrisonburg City, VA
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Robert Brooke Craven

Sergeant, Army

Born: February 9, 1922
Hometown: Charlottesville City, VA
Casualty Date: February 12, 1945

Served with the 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group. Graduated from Lane High School. He is buried in Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Hillard C. Craver

T/Sgt, Army

Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Died In: Craver
Awards: Purple Heart

Served in the Army.

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Samuel D. Craver

Other

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Demas Thurlow Craw

Colonel, Army

Born: April 9, 1900
Hometown: Charlottesville City, VA
Casualty Date: November 8, 1942
Died In: Near Port Lyautey, French Morocco
Awards: American Defense Medal, Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal

Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. From his Medal of Honor citation: “Col. Craw volunteered to accompany the leading wave of assault boats to the shore and pass through the enemy lines to locate the French commander with a view to suspending hostilities. This request was first refused as …

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Demas Thurlow Craw

Colonel, Army

Born: April 9, 1900
Hometown: Charlottesville City, VA
Casualty Date: November 8, 1942
Died In: Near Port Lyautey, French Morocco
Awards: American Defense Medal, Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal

Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. From his Medal of Honor citation: “Col. Craw volunteered to accompany the leading wave of assault boats to the shore and pass through the enemy lines to locate the French commander with a view to suspending hostilities. This request was first refused as …

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Calvin Pettiss Crawford

Private, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Charles R. Crawford

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Danville City, VA
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Clarence Crawford

Corporal, Army

Born: June 25, 1969
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, NCO Pro Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal
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