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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 Harris

Private, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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John Angus Harris

Private, Army

Born: April 7, 1911
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: November 6, 1942
Died In: Philippine Islands

Private Harris served with the 28th Material Squadron, 20th Air Base Group. He died in a Prisoner of War camp in the Philippines. He is buried in Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Before the war, he attended McGuire Business School.

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John Henry Harris

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: August 20, 1944
Died In: Bel Fontane, France
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John M. Harris

Army

Hometown: Korea - Addenda
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John Otis Harris

Private First Class, Army

Born: August 24, 1919
Hometown: Henrico County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France

PFC Harris served with Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. He worked as a carpenter before he enlisted. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Ashland, Virginia.

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John Winston Harris

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: September 10, 1944
Died In: France
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Joseph Dalton Harris

Captain, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: February 5, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Larry Cornelious Harris

Army

Hometown: Floyd County
Casualty Date: February 28, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Lecil E. Harris

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Lenwood Harris

Steward's Mate, Second Class, Navy

Born: November 29, 1925
Hometown: King and Queen County, VA
Casualty Date: June 21, 1945
Died In: Dutch Borneo enroute to Okinawa
Awards: Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal

Steward’s Mate, Second Class Harris’ name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines. Shipmates remembered Harris as having a beautiful singing voice and would always gather around to hear him sing. The crew cared deeply for him, took up a collection and bought …

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Milton Edwin Harris

Private, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: May 23, 1945
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Paul Chester Harris

Sergeant, Army

Born: March 26, 1917
Hometown: Powhatan, VA
Casualty Date: January 30, 1945

SGT Harris is buried in Genito Cemetery, Powhatan County, Virginia.

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Stockdon Harris

Private, Army

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: March 24, 1945
Died In: Vicinity of Darmstadt, Germany
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William F. Harris

Army

Hometown: Alexandria
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William Giles Harris

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: June 7, 1942
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William Goodrich Harris

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Appomattox County, VA
Casualty Date: June 15, 1944
Died In: Saipan
Awards: Purple Heart

Served with the 715th Amphibian Tractor Battalion.

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William Jesse Harris

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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William L. Harris

Private, Army

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: July 7, 1951
Died In: North Korea
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Woodward Harris

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Billie Travis Harris, Jr.

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Danville City, VA
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