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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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Raymond Vincent Hopkins

Private, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1943
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Raymond Vincent Hopkins

Aviation Radioman 3rd Class, Navy

Hometown: Wise County
Casualty Date: December 7, 1943
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Roy Dillard Hopkins

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: May 11, 1945
Died In: near Okinawa
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Samuel Hopkins

Chief Electrician's Mate, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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William M. Hopkins

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
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J. W. Hopkins, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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James W. Hopkins, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: July 29, 1943
Died In: New Guinea
Awards: Purple Heart
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Samuel W. Hopkins, Sr.

Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: January 10, 1926
Hometown: Richmond
Awards: Commendation Medal

Served with the Montford Point Marines during World War II. Received the Congressional Gold Medal – June 2012 for Montford Point Marine Service to his country. During 2013, State Senate of VA awarded Mr. Hopkins the Senate Joint Resolution Number 320 for his service as a Montford Point Marine.

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Arthur Bain Hopper

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Born: May 31, 1920
Hometown: Brunswick County, VA
Casualty Date: February 23, 1944
Died In: Guadalcanal

Seaman First Class Hopper is buried in Bethany United Methodist Church, Brunswick City, Virginia. Before the war, he was employed by the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company.

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Meredith Laxton Hopson

Private, Army

Hometown: Lunenburg County, VA
Casualty Date: December 13, 1943
Died In: Pacific
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William Douglas Hopson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: June 6, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
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William Martin Horak

Machinist's Mate, First Class, Navy

Born: October 25, 1920
Hometown: Petersburg City, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1943
Died In: off Bougainville

Machinist’s Mate First Class “Buster” Horak was serving aboard the USS Maury near Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was attacked. After the attack, the Maury patrolled the Hawaiian Islands and then was sent off to help in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. He was transferred …

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Claude Henry Horne

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: July 30, 1944
Died In: France
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Claude N. Horne

Private, Army

Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
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Earle F. Horne

Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: October 15, 1944
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Romey James Horne

Private, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: August 21, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Bruce Edward Horner

Sergeant, Army

Born: March 3, 1964
Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: June 1, 2007
Died In: Baghdad, Iraq

served with the 127th M. P. Company, 709th M.P. Battalion – 18th Military Police Brigade, Fliegerhost, Germany; completed nearly 18 years of service

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Stanley M. Hornsby, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
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Paul M. Horsely, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: December 21, 1944
Died In: France
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Estel Rush Horton

Private First Class, Army

Born: August 18, 1922
Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: July 5, 1944
Died In: Basse-Normandy, France

PFC Horton served with Company A, 204th Anti-Aircraft Artillery. He is buried in Webb-Skyview Cemetery, Fancy Gap, Virginia.

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