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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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Harley C. Easter

Private, Army

Hometown: Carroll, VA
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Herman J. Easter

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Radford, VA
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Robert Ewing Easterling

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: November 15, 1918
Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: August 31, 1943
Died In: South Pacific

1LT Easterling served with the 394th Bomb Squadron. Before the war, he attended Wise County High School and Milligan College in Tennessee, where he majored in Chemistry and was the captain of the football team. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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William T. Easterwood

Technical Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Casualty Date: April 8, 1945
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Kenneth Granville Eastham

Colonel, Army

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: April 20, 1944
Awards: Legion of Merit
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Robert Lee Easton

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Newport News
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Wilbur Francis Eastwood, Jr.

Private 1st Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: February 28, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart
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Hugh Hamilton Eaton, Jr.

2nd Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Bristol, VA
Casualty Date: February 21, 1944
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Air Medal
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William Guy Eaton, Sr.

Commander, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: August 9, 1942
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Robert D. Ebert

2nd Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: July 25, 1952
Died In: North Korea
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Robert B. Edens

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Floyd, VA
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Hiram Eurias Edenton, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Spotsylvania
Casualty Date: September 23, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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James C. Edge

Captain, Marine Corps

Born: December 3, 1973
Hometown: Virginia Beach
Casualty Date: April 14, 2005
Died In: Ramadi, Iraq

Captain Edge served with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. He was killed by enemy small arms fire. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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James M. Edgerton

Private, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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John David Edgerton

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Williamsburg, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal, Army Seal, Combat Infantryman Badge

Finished Boot Camp at Parris Island, S.C. Was a Kellaher Ranger. Survived a H23 crash near the Cambodia border on October 12, 1967. Became Infantry Unit Commander of the 2d Bn 8th Infantry.

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William Manin Edgerton

Technician 5th Grade, Army

Born: June 17, 1921
Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
Casualty Date: March 12, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippines

T5 Edgerton served with the Ordnance Department. He attended Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Al Ediss

Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: February 20, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima
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Calvin Edmunds

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Halifax
Casualty Date: March 3, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Milton Bailey Edmunds

Lieutenant Commander, Coast Guard

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Robert Clifton Edmunds, Jr.

Major, Air Force

Born: June 2, 1942
Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: May 9, 1978
Died In: near Quang Khe, North Vietnam

Major Edmunds served with the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, 7th Air Force. His aircraft was struck by enemy fire on a reconnaissance mission near the Ban Karai Pass.

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