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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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Carlos Max Bane

Master Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA
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William Daniel Bane

Medical Corpsman, Army

Hometown: Rockbridge County, VA
Casualty Date: October 9, 1944
Died In: France
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David Donald Bane

Private First Class, Army

Born: April 23, 1922
Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: July 10, 1943
Died In: North African Theater
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Bane served with the 1st Ranger Battalion. He is buried in Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Virginia.

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Wilbur S. Bank

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County

killed in the Korean War

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Albert Potter Banks

Electrician's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Northampton County, VA
Casualty Date: November 14, 1943
Died In: near Guadalcanal
Awards: Purple Heart

served aboard the USS Barton DD-599; torpedoed/sunk by a Japanese Destroyer

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Derek Ramon Banks

Sergeant, Army

Born: January 7, 1983
Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: November 14, 2007
Died In: Baghdad, Iraq
Awards: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Army Seal, Bronze Star Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart, Soldier's Medal

Sergeant Banks served with the Virginia Army National Guard, 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, West Point, Virginia.  He died of wounds suffered from the detonation of an improvised explosive device. He was a 2001 graduate of Bethel High School and attended Virginia State University. He is buried in Hampton …

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Hubert Banks

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Northumberland County, VA
Casualty Date: November 25, 1944

served with the 27th Medical Composite Unit

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Irvin Sylvester Banks

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Cumberland County
Casualty Date: April 8, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Stephen Banks

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Clarke County, VA
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Sterling Clark Banks

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: May 4, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Walter M. Banks

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County

killed in World War II

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Stacy Overman Banks

Private, Army


Casualty Date: June 3, 1944
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 7th Infantry Regiment

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Cecil Banks

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: October 12, 1945
Died In: Huertgen Forest, Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Wilbur Stafford Banks

Private First Class, Army

Born: June 30, 1933

Casualty Date: May 19, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal

Private First Class Banks served with the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was killed in action on the same day that he returned to active duty from being wounded on February 15, 1951. He is buried in Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

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Major M. Banks, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA

killed in World War II

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George Allen Bannar, Jr.

Master Sergeant, Army

Born: October 29, 1975
Hometown: Orange
Casualty Date: August 20, 2013
Died In: Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritiorious Service Medal, Commendation Medal, Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, NCO Pro Development Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Meritorious Unit Award, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Svc Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Master Sergeant Bannar served with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Campbell University. He is buried in Culpeper National Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia.

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James Hunter Banta

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: August 5, 1917
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: December 4, 1944
Died In: Metz, France

First Lieutenant Banta was killed by a mine explosion in a building near Metz, France on December 4, 1944. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Before the war, he worked for Brown & Williamson (Louisville, KY), Commercial Credit (Richmond, VA) and Crawford Manufacturing (Richmond, VA). He was also …

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Hoyle H. Banton

Aviation Cadet, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA

killed in World War II

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John A. Banton

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
Casualty Date: August 8, 1944
Died In: France
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Samuel Banton

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA
Casualty Date: September 11, 1944
Died In: France

served with the 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division

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