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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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Russell Paul Dunham

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania, VA
Casualty Date: February 27, 1944
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Theodore Wellington Dunkelberger, Jr.

Ensign, Navy

Born: May 30, 1920
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: February 19, 1944
Died In: 15 miles off Atlantic coast

Known as “Billy.” Flew a Grumman Hellcat fighter at the time of his death.

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Shawn Michael Dunkin

Sergeant, Army

Born: February 27, 1981
Hometown: Covington
Casualty Date: February 19, 2007
Died In: Baghdad, Iraq
Awards: Purple Heart, NCO Pro Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Action Ribbon, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal

Sergeant Dunkin served with the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. He was killed by an improvised explosive device. He was a 1999 graduate of Alleghany High School. He is buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Edward Earl Dunklee

Navy

Born: December 3, 1925

Died In: N/A
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal

Served in World War II and the Korean War.

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Herman William Dunkley

Private, Army

Hometown: Halifax, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Joseph Berry Dunkum

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buckingham, VA
Casualty Date: December 25, 1944
Died In: Luxembourg
Awards: Purple Heart
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John Dunlop

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: August 15, 1944
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart

Second Lieutenant Dunlop served on a B-24 Liberator with the 757th Bombardment Squadron, 459th Bombardment Group, 304th Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force and had been overseas only ten days. He was a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and a medical student at the University of Virginia before entering the service. He …

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Charles Alvin Dunn

Private, Army

Born: October 10, 1919
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Casualty Date: January 17, 1945
Died In: Belgium

He was a 1938 graduated of George Washington High School in Alexandria.

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Ford A. Dunn

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Bristol, VA
Awards: Purple Heart
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Herbert Alvin Dunn

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Bristol, VA
Casualty Date: August 25, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star
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J. Lewis Dunn

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
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John Edward Dunn

Lieutenant Commander, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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John Newton Dunn

Major, Army

Hometown: Nottoway, VA
Casualty Date: September 3, 1945
Died In: England
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Kielin Terrell Dunn

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: April 4, 1990
Hometown: Chesapeake
Casualty Date: February 18, 2010
Died In: Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Lance Corporal Dunn served with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was killed while supporting combat operations. He participated in the JROTC program at Western Branch High School. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Morris Gordon Dunn

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg
Casualty Date: August 31, 1968
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Otha Dunn

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Halifax, VA
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Philip Allen Dunn

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: January 15, 1922
Hometown: Albemarle, VA
Casualty Date: September 7, 1944
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

Staff Sergeant Dunn served with 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium.

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Wilbert Bristow Dunn

Seaman, Navy

Hometown: Essex
Casualty Date: March 29, 1945
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Willis Allen Dunn

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Suffolk, VA
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James Harlow Dunn, III

Warrant Officer, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: April 23, 1969
Died In: Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam
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