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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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John Arthur Eller

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: August 23, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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George Clifton Ellerton

Lieutenant Commander, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Clareance Henson Ellett, Jr.

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Henry Guerrant Ellett, Jr.

Captain, Army

Born: January 15, 1920
Hometown: Richmond City, Virginia
Casualty Date: January 22, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart

Captain Ellett served with the 7th Armored Division. He was a 1937 graduate of St. Christopher’s School and a 1941 graduate of the University of Virginia. Before the war, he was employed by the Federal Reserve Bank.

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Vernon Ellifritz

Other

Hometown: Hampton
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Alvin Jerry Ellin

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Wise, VA
Casualty Date: December 17, 1944
Died In: Germany
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Melvin Ora Ellinger

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Augusta
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Victor Lee Ellinger

1st Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: November 24, 1970
Died In: 8 kilometers north of Xuan Loc, South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

1LT Ellinger served in C Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Vietnam. He was killed about 8 kilometers north of Xuan Loc while on a military mission that encountered hostile forces. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton; and in 1968, graduated from …

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Herbert L. Ellington

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Danville
Casualty Date: May 19, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Benton Elliott

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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Chalmois Elliott

Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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Eddie Hue Elliott

Private, Army

Hometown: Essex, VA
Casualty Date: March 24, 1944
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Fitzhugh Elliott

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania, VA
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Floyd Julius Elliott

Private First Class, Army

Born: January 21, 1925
Hometown: Halifax
Casualty Date: November 29, 1944
Died In: Eastern France
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Private First Class Elliott served with Headquarter Company, 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division. He was tasked with carrying ammunition and supplies to the front line companies and evacuated the dead and wounded. While sweeping for mines, German mortar fire began targeting the men and PFC Elliott was …

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George L. Elliott

Private, Army

Hometown: Sussex, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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George Richard Elliott

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Culpeper, VA
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Harry Maxwell Elliott

1st Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: June 15, 1944
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Hubert Lathan Elliott

Private, Army

Born: December 25, 1912
Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
Casualty Date: February 10, 1945
Died In: Cinquale Canal, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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Iver Preston Elliott

Chief Water Tender, Navy

Hometown: Scott County, VA
Casualty Date: December 3, 1944
Died In: Ormoc Bay, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart
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Jack Emerson Elliott

Technical Sergeant, Army

Born: October 26, 1922
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 14, 1944

Technical Sergeant Elliott served with the 778th Bomb Squadron, 464th Bomb Group. Before the war, he was employed by the Department of State Highways.

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