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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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Charlie Mack Gilmer

Private 1st Class, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: May 23, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Giles Wilson Gilmer

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Russell County
Casualty Date: May 14, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Charles Campbell Gilmore

Chief Radioman, Navy

Born: January 31, 1889
Hometown: Frederick County, VA
Casualty Date: June 12, 1942
Died In: Manila, Philippines

Chief Radioman Gilmore was captured and taken as a Prisoner of War to Bilibid POW Camp in Manila, Philippines where he died in captivity. He is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

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Jesse E. Gilmore

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: September 11, 1943
Died In: North Africa
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Knots Gilmore

Private, Army

Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Casualty Date: March 30, 1951
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross

Private Gilmore served with K Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He left his Cumberland Mountain home when he was 16 to join the Army to help his destitute family. The Army sent him home when they discovered his age, so, he changed his name to ‘Knots’ and re-enlisted. …

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William Franklin Gilmore

Pharmacist's Mate, First Class, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: September 16, 1944
Died In: Palau Island
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K. H. Gilreath

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Scott County, VA
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Albert P. Gilsdorf, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke, VA
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Martin Joseph Gimbert

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Virginia Beach
Casualty Date: January 26, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Michael Ginn

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Arlington
Casualty Date: August 26, 1970
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Thomas D. Ginnell, Jr.

Captain, Marine Corps

Hometown: Charlottesville
Casualty Date: November 3, 1952
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Clifton Lee Gipson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Orange County, VA
Casualty Date: March 25, 1945
Died In: Geisbach, Germany
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Roy Boxley Gipson

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: December 18, 1944
Died In: Philippine Islands
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Thomas Ellis Gipson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Orange County, VA
Casualty Date: August 10, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Christian George Girard

Seaman, First Class, Army

Born: July 28, 1940
Hometown: Virginia Beach
Casualty Date: April 8, 1969
Died In: Cambodia
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Robert J. Girard

Private, Army

Hometown: Fairfax, VA
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Burger S. Gish

Private, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: September 7, 1943
Died In: North Africa
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James Alexander Givan

Lieutenant Commander, Medical Corp, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Joe Hamond Givens

Private, Army

Hometown: Giles County, VA
Died In: Okinawa
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Roy Nathaniel Givens

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: July 29, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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