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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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Frank Leslie Eggleston, Jr.

Captain, Army

Hometown: Henrico, VA
Casualty Date: November 26, 1944
Died In: Huertgen Forest, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
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Jeremy W. Ehle

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 5, 1986
Hometown: Richmond
Casualty Date: April 2, 2006
Died In: Hit, Iraq
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Private First Class Ehle served with the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Freidberg, Germany. He was killed by enemy small-arms fire. He was a 2005 graduate of J. R. Tucker High School where he was a member of the JROTC program.

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Herman Anton Ehmig, Jr.

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Born: June 2, 1918
Hometown: Newport News, VA
Casualty Date: June 1, 1944

Seaman First Class Ehmig was employed by Central Chevrolet Company before the war.

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George Baylor Eichelberger, Jr.

1st Lieutenant, Air Force

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: February 28, 1954
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Ronald William Eighmie

Specialist 4, Army

Born: June 16, 1947
Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: September 21, 1968
Died In: Pleiku Province, South Vietnam

SP4 Eighmie served with SVC Battery, 5th Battalion, 16th Artillery, 4th Infantry Division.

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James Leland Elam

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Eur-Afr-MidEastern Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart
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Franklin Hill Elder

Private, Army

Hometown: Campbell, VA
Casualty Date: March 6, 1945
Died In: Speichen, Germany
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Jessie Lee Elder

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Brunswick, VA
Casualty Date: October 22, 1945
Died In: Philippine Islands
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Carl Milton Elder, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
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James Howard Eldridge

Private First Class, Army

Born: December 17, 1922
Hometown: Loudoun, VA
Casualty Date: January 6, 1945
Died In: Bastogne, Belgium

Private First Class Eldridge served with Company A, 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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John Eldridge, Jr.

Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
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Charles B. Elfman, Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Born: December 25, 1938
Hometown: Montross, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritiorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Commendation Medal

Served two tours in the Vietnam War. Was stationed in Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Leavenworth, and Fort Gordon.

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Lewis G. Elgin

Private, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: November 25, 1944
Died In: Pacific

Served with the 355th Medical Dispensary

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Charles Wilson Eliason

Captain, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City
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Charles A. Elkins

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Henrico, VA
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Hubert Elkins

Army

Hometown: Dickenson, VA
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Rudolph C. Elkins

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
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Joseph Frank Elko

Ensign, Navy

Born: August 9, 1922
Hometown: Chesterfield, VA
Casualty Date: February 18, 1945

Aviation cadet

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Wade Lynn Ellen

Warrant Officer, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: April 24, 1972
Died In: Dak Poko River, Kontum Province, South Vietnam
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Baxter Bryant Eller

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Born: January 30, 1925
Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: May 26, 1945
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal

Seaman Second Class Eller served aboard the USS PC-1603, a submarine chaser and minesweeper. On May 26, 1945, PC-1603 was struck by two kamikaze planes. Fifteen sailors were wounded from burns and three lost their lives. His name is etched in the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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