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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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Bennie Bain

Water Tender 1st Class, Navy

Born: January 23, 1916
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: August 10, 1943
Died In: Solomon Islands
Awards: Purple Heart

Water Tender First Class Bain served aboard the USS Vincennes CA-44 that was hit by Japanese shells and the ship sunk, losing 332 crewmen on August 9, 1942. His name is etched on the Tablets of the Missing in the Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.

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Edward Ray Baines

Sergeant, Army

Born: November 1, 1918
Hometown: Portsmouth, VA

Sergeant Baines served with Company L, 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division. He was killed by shrapnel that went through his heart. He is buried in Cypress Chapel Christian Church, Suffolk, Virginia.

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Albert M. Bair

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: October 4, 1944
Died In: near Schleissheim, Germany

Served with the 766th Bomber Squadron, 461st Bomber Group Heavy.

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Clyde Theodore Bair

Lieutenant, Navy

Born: August 1, 1908
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: November 10, 1944
Died In: Admiralty Islands

Lieutenant Bair served aboard the USS Mount Hood AE-11. His names is etched on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.

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John E. Baird

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Elizabeth City County, VA
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Robert Benson Baird

Private, Army

Born: December 6, 1920
Hometown: Prince George County, VA
Casualty Date: July 27, 1944
Died In: St. Lo, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Private Baird served with the 2nd Division and was wounded during the invasion of Normandy, June 1944 but returned to duty in July 1944. Before the war, he was employed by DuPont. He is buried in a family cemetery plot in Prince George, Virginia.

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Dillard B. Baisey, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg County

killed in action in World War II

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Charles W. Baker

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Clarence P. Baker

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in action in World War II

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Gerald F. Baker

Private, Army

Hometown: Alexandria

killed in action in World War II

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James E. Baker

Private, Army

Hometown: Scott County, VA
Casualty Date: July 17, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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James J. Baker

Private, Army

Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: June 23, 1944
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Lloyd Curtis Baker

Corporal, Army

Born: May 12, 1926
Hometown: Woodford
Awards: WWII Victory Medal

Corporal Lloyd C. Baker was assigned to Company D, 1345th Engineer Regiment as a truck driver and was qualified on rifle E184.

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Meade Hite Baker

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Fluvanna County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Raymond Douglas Baker

Second Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Born: July 31, 1921
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: May 30, 1945
Died In: Ryukyus Islands

Second Lieutenant Baker served with the Marine Fighting Squadron 322 (VMF – 322), Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. His name is etched in the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii.

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Sidney Pendleton Baker

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Pulaski County
Casualty Date: May 23, 1945
Died In: off Okinawa
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Spencer Baker

Private, Army

Hometown: Nansemond
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Walter McCormick Baker

Ship's Cook, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Page County, VA
Casualty Date: September 28, 1943
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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Willard Read Baker

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Born: January 22, 1925
Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: December 18, 1944
Died In: Philippine Sea

Seaman Second Class Baker served aboard the USS Monaghan. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and was employed at the Norfolk Naval Yard before enlisting in the Navy.

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William Robert Baker

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Culpeper County, VA
Casualty Date: January 12, 1943
Died In: Exton Ridge, Guadalcanal
Awards: Purple Heart
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