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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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Willie Lynn Glenn

Private, Army

Hometown: Brunswick County, VA
Casualty Date: June 25, 1944
Died In: France
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Michael Glennan, III

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Princess Anne County, VA
Casualty Date: April 28, 1945
Died In: Frankfurt, Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal
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John Yancey Glidewell

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: April 6, 1921
Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Francis W. Glover

Colonel, Army

Hometown: Charlotte County, VA
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George R. Glover

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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Joseph Ainsworth Glover

Other

Hometown: Richmond City
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Fred Wilson Goad

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: October 9, 1913
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart

SSG Goad served with 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. He is buried in St. Laurent, France. Before the war, he was employed by Appalachian Power.

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Harry W. Goad

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: January 15, 1945
Died In: Belgium
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Homer J. Goad

Private 1st Class, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County
Casualty Date: June 1, 1951
Died In: North Korea
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James Calvin Goad

Private, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: December 29, 1944
Died In: Luxembourg
Awards: Purple Heart
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Jack Rhea Gobble

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Bristol, VA
Casualty Date: May 4, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart
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James R. Gobble

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: October 3, 1944
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
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Pryor Gobble

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Lee County
Casualty Date: December 12, 1950
Died In: North Korea
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Wilbur F. Gober

Private, Army

Hometown: Bland County, VA
Casualty Date: September 25, 1944
Died In: Holland
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Lawrence E. Godbey

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Radford, VA
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Alfred Parker Goddin, Jr.

Captain, Army

Born: November 5, 1920
Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: April 1, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Captain Goddin served with the 99th Field Artillery, 1st Calvary Division. He was wounded at Antipolo Luzon, Philippines, and died in Hollandia, New Guinea. He was a 1942 graduate of Virginia Military Institute.

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Coulbourn H. Godfrey

Major, Marine Corps

Born: September 20, 1919
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Marine Corps Seal, Bronze Star Medal, Navy/Marines Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Commendation Medal, WWII Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal

Training for and Serving with 1st Mar. Division – Quantico, Australia, E. New Guinea, Cape Gloucester, Pavuvu, Peleliu, Okinawa. Most memorable battle was Peleliu.

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John Thomas Godsey

Second Lieutenant, Army

Born: November 28, 1918
Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: March 8, 1944
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

Second Lieutenant Godsey served with the 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group Heavy, 8th Air Force. He was the co-pilot on B17G # 42-38211 “Sleepy Time Gal” on March 8, 1944 when it was hit by enemy fighters. The plane crash landed and eight of the crew members were taken …

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Walter Ray Godsey

First Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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Henry Larry Goff

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Chesapeake
Casualty Date: May 25, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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