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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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Van G. Harlow

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: March 29, 1945
Died In: Sapang Palay, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart
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Chris Harlow, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Bristol
Casualty Date: June 1, 1944
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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Willard Bleadsoe Harlow, Jr.

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: October 10, 1942
Died In: Guadalcanal
Awards: Purple Heart
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William Doak Harman, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: January 27, 1945
Died In: Luxembourg
Awards: Purple Heart
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Carl Dan Harmon

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: February 7, 1944
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Darden Cecil Harmon

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: October 8, 1944
Died In: Mariana Islands
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Elwood B. Harmon

Radioman, Third Class, Navy

Born: July 2, 1926
Hometown: Sandston, VA
Awards: American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon

Served in World War II and participated in D-Day as part of MacArthur’s amphibious landing. Also served in Leyte, Morotia, Borneo, Balikpapan, and Lingayen Gulf.

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Winston Winsboro Harmon

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: August 15, 1944
Died In: Lecca, Italy
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Chris Harow, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Bristol City, VA
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Calvin Nelms Harp, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Hopewell, VA
Casualty Date: January 28, 1945
Died In: France
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Edmund W. Harper

Warrant Officer Junior Grade, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
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Joseph Mack Harper

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Danville
Casualty Date: November 28, 1950
Died In: North Korea
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Ollie James Harper

Steward's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: July 24, 1945
Died In: about 250 miles NE of Cape Engano, Luzon, P. I.
Awards: Purple Heart
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Robert R. Harper

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: February 12, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Terry Lee Harper

Specialist 4, Army

Born: December 4, 1944
Hometown: Chesterfield County
Casualty Date: March 21, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Specialist 4 Harper served with the 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He is buried in Bermuda Memorial Park, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

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Thomas Melvin Harper

Private, Army

Born: May 11, 1931
Hometown: Brunswick County
Casualty Date: April 9, 1952
Died In: North Korea
Awards: Purple Heart

Private Harper served with Company E, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He is buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cochran, Virginia.

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John Harper, Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Born: March 3, 1937
Hometown: Dumfries, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

Served in the Republic of Vietnam 1965-66 and 1970-71. District Senior Advisor Militaty Assistance Command–Vietnam; Chief-NATO Missile Installation–Crete Greece; Aerial Combat Observer–Vietnam. Also recieved the Aircraft Crewman Badge.

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Calvin G. Harrell

Army

Hometown: South Norfolk
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Calvin G. Harrell

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: South Norfolk City, VA
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Clarence W. Harrell

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Suffolk, VA
Casualty Date: November 27, 1943
Died In: off the coast of Algeria
Awards: Purple Heart

killed aboard HMT Rohna when attacked/sunk by a German air launched, radio guided, rocket powered bomb

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