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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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James E. Hancock

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
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James Patteson Hancock

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Madison Beasley Hancock, Jr.

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
Casualty Date: May 19, 1944
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Arthur J. Hand

Master Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
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Albert Mitchell Handy

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: December 15, 1918
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: October 13, 1944
Died In: Germany

SSG Handy went overseas early in 1942 and was wounded in action in France, June 28, 1944. After recovering, he went back to his unit a short time before he was killed. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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George Ben Johnston Handy

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: December 28, 1914
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: January 23, 1942
Died In: Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart
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Charles F. Haney

Navy

Born: January 20, 1922
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Died In: N/A

Served in the United States Navy Reserves.

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Ralph L. Haney, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
Casualty Date: February 25, 1944
Died In: Austria
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William E. Hank

Commander, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: November 14, 1943
Died In: near Guadalcanal
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Cross

Served aboard the USS Laffey DD-459

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Herman Hankins

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
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Delry Miller Hankinson

Chief Commissary Steward, Navy

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: February 4, 1942
Died In: Pacific

Served aboard the USS Houston CA-30. On Feb 4, 1942, the ship was in the Flores Sea off Bali Island and was hit by an enemy bomb that disabled her gun turret. He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery.

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Charles R. Hankla, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
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Thomas Gilliam Hankley

Gunner's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Wythe County, VA
Casualty Date: June 1, 1943
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Frank J. Hanks

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: September 18, 1944
Died In: Germany
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Woodrow Irvin Hanks

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Carroll County
Casualty Date: December 6, 1950
Died In: Chosin Reservoir, Korea
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Louis John Hanlon

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Robert Alexander Hanmer

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Charlotte County, VA
Casualty Date: October 19, 1943
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Charles W. Hanna

Colonel, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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John Marshall Hanna

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: October 25, 1944
Died In: off Samar, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart

Served aboard the USS Gambier Bay CVE-73.

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James Wilbur Hannabass, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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