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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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James Edward Dozier

Flight Officer, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
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Jonathan Kilian Dozier

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: September 30, 1977
Hometown: Chesapeake
Casualty Date: January 9, 2008
Died In: Sinsil, Iraq
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritiorious Service Medal, Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, NCO Pro Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal

Staff Sergeant Dozier served with the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany. He died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He attended Great Bridge Schools, Fork Union Military Academy, Virginia Commonwealth University and Middle Tennessee State University. He is buried in Arlington National …

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Roy Ocie Dozier, Jr.

2nd Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk City
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William Lloyd Dozier, Jr.

Lieutenant, Navy


Casualty Date: August 13, 1945
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Air Medal
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Douglas Russell Drake

Torpedoman's Mate, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Casualty Date: September 28, 1944
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James Alexander Draper

Sergeant First Class, Army

Born: July 21, 1932
Hometown: Bristol, VA
Casualty Date: October 10, 1951
Died In: North Korea
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal, Silver Star, Combat Infantryman Badge

Served in the Korean War. On 2/15/1951, near Chipyong-ni, South Korea, he exposed himself to enemy fire so that he could lay devastating fire on the enemy. He was Killed in Action while fighting at Heartbreak Ridge” in North Korea on 10/10/1951.

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James Frederick Draper

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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William Lloyd Draper

Private 1st Class, Marine Corps

Born: March 23, 1948
Hometown: Hopewell
Casualty Date: February 17, 1968
Died In: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam

PFC Draper served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division.

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Frank Price Draper, Jr.

Technical Sergeant, Army

Born: September 16, 1918
Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart

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

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Robert Eugene Drawl, Jr.

Specialist, Army

Born: September 27, 1984
Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: August 19, 2006
Died In: Kunar, Afghanistan
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Specialist Drawl served with the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. He was killed by an improvised explosive device. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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William Edwin Dressler

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Born: October 11, 1915
Hometown: Roanoke City
Casualty Date: July 14, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal

Lieutenant Colonel Dressler served with Headquarters Company, 63rd Field Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was a 1938 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute where he majored in Chemistry and Pre-Med. He is buried in Spring Creek Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

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Charles A. Drewey

Private, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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Louis Ashton Drexler, Jr.

Commander, Navy

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: May 12, 1945
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Douglas L. Drinkard

Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: April 15, 1953
Died In: North Korea
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William Edward Drinkard

Seaman 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Campbell, VA
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Carl Stier Drischler

Captain, Navy

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: February 25, 1944

Served aboard the USS Maryland. Graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1921 and went on to Columbia University. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Gordon Augustine Driscoll

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Buena Vista, VA
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William Wallace Driscoll

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Albemarle, VA
Casualty Date: July 9, 1943
Died In: over Crete
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
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Betty Walker Driskill

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Prince Edward, VA
Casualty Date: September 20, 1943

Corporal Driskill served with the Women’s Army Corps.

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Robert R. Driskill, Jr.

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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