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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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Romeyn Beck Hough, Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: December 22, 1942
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Edward M. House

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
Casualty Date: November 15, 1944
Died In: France
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Clyde Pressely Houston

Private, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA
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Elwood Layton Houston

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: July 6, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Phillip Houston

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Born: December 20, 1925
Hometown: Henrico County, VA
Casualty Date: December 12, 1944

Seaman First Class Houston served aboard the SS Suffolk (Collier). He attended naval training school in Sampson, New York and was then stationed at Little Creek, Virginia. His name is engraved on the East Coast Memorial, New York City, New York.

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Thomas Strode Hover

Private, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: November 20, 1942
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Armond N. Howard

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
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Earnest L. Howard

Private, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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Fred W. Howard

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Hazard, KY
Died In: N/A
Awards: Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge

Served in World War II.

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Gregory Marshall Howard

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: August 10, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
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Hamed M. Howard

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Harley Michael Howard

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Arlington
Casualty Date: December 3, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Lowman Howard

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: January 30, 1945
Died In: Germany
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John Harless Howard

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: March 18, 1945
Died In: Germany
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Richard G. Howard

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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Zebulon Howard

Private, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth
Casualty Date: September 23, 1952
Died In: North Korea
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Charles S. Howdershelt

Private, Army

Hometown: Spottsylvania County, VA
Casualty Date: February 9, 1945
Died In: France
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William R. Howdeshell

Sergeant, Army

Born: February 26, 1970
Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: July 26, 2007
Died In: Saqlawiyah, Iraq
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade – 3rd Infantry Div, Fort Stewart, GA; killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle

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Wilbert L. Howdyshell

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: November 9, 1942
Died In: North Africa
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John A. Howe

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: November 19, 1944

SGT Howe served with the 314th Infantry Regiment. 79th Infantry Division.

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