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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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Jennings Austin Desper

Private, Army

Born: August 13, 1923
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: October 9, 1944
Died In: Florence, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart

Served with the 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division. He is buried in Riverview Cemetery Charlottesville

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George Noble Deverall

Captain, Army

Hometown: Arlington
Casualty Date: April 10, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Jack Warren Devine

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: July 17, 1943
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Robert Floyd Devitt

Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class, Navy

Born: July 23, 1923
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: October 3, 1944
Died In: near Manus

Stationed aboard the USS Seawolf SS-197

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Claude Albert Dewberry

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 15, 1915
Hometown: Campbell, VA
Casualty Date: January 9, 1945
Died In: Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Dewberry served with the 194th Tank Battalion. He was captured as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese at Corregidor in April 1942, and died when the Prisoner of War ship Oryoku Maru was sunk in Subic Bay, Luzon. His name is listed on the Walls of …

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William McKinley DeWeese

Army

Born: February 27, 1930
Hometown: Cloverdale, VA

Mr. DeWeese passed away on January 20, 2011.

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James Thornton Dewitt

Private, Army

Hometown: Floyd, VA
Casualty Date: November 26, 1942
Died In: New Guinea
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Spotswood DeWitt

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: January 24, 1942
Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: December 21, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

First Lieutenant DeWitt served as an executive officer with Battery C, 6th Battalion, 29th Artillery, 4th Infantry Division. At the time of his death, he was leading a seek-and-destroy patrol. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School as well as the USMA Preparatory School at Fort Belvoir, Viriginia and was a …

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Ralph L. Dewnsup

Major, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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Constantine Dial

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Arthur Irving Diaz

Chief Pharmacist's Mate, Navy

Born: March 3, 1907
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Casualty Date: October 24, 1944
Died In: Pacific

Served aboard the USS Seadragon SS-194. He was taken as a Prisoner of War and died on Arisan Maru, which was sunk by USS Shark SS-314.

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Vincent Diaz, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: November 25, 1950
Died In: North Korea
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James Aaron Dickens

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Petersburg
Casualty Date: February 8, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Jesse Willard Dickens

Shipfitter, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: March 19, 1945
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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William Glenn Dickens

Private First Class, Army

Born: January 14, 1925
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: January 25, 1945
Died In: France

PFC Dickens was employed by the U. S. Government at Patterson Field, Ohio, before entering the service.

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John N. Dickens, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Craig
Casualty Date: November 6, 1950
Died In: North Korea

Served with the 185th Engineer Combat Battalion

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Frederick L. Dickenson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Washington, VA
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Charlie H. Dickerson

Private, Army

Hometown: Carroll, VA
Casualty Date: March 2, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

Buried in US Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium

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Howard J. Dickerson

Private, Army

Hometown: Spottsylvania County, VA
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James Dickerson

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class, Navy

Hometown: Charlotte
Died In: South Vietnam
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