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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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Joseph H. Bassford

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA

killed in World War II

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Gordon McKnight Bateman

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Alleghany County
Casualty Date: April 4, 1943
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William W. Bateman

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Clayton Elmer Bates

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Lawrence Coleman Bates

Army

Hometown: Richmond City

killed in World War II

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Charles B. Bates, Jr.

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: December 28, 1942
Died In: near Wake Island
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal

served with the 424th Bombardment Squadron

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Donald Sherwood Batten

Lieutenant, Army

Born: August 17, 1921
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: October 3, 1943
Died In: near Naples, Italy
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

He served with the 525th Bombardment Squadron, 86th Fighter Bomb Group. Graduated from Lane High School. He was the brother of George Rexford Batten. He is buried in Monticello Memorial Park.

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George Rexford Batten

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: March 19, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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James Earnest Batten

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Isle of Wight County
Casualty Date: August 1, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Paul Jones Battle

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA

killed in World War II

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Irving Louis Batton

Army

Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA

killed in World War II

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George L. Battram, Jr.

Aviation Radioman 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Daniel Batts

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
Casualty Date: April 20, 1945

served with the 485th Port Battalion

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Harry Frederick Bauer

Lieutenant Commander, Navy

Born: July 17, 1904
Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: September 5, 1942
Died In: near Lunga Point, Guadalcanal
Awards: American Defense Medal, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, Purple Heart, Silver Star, WWII Victory Medal

Served aboard the USS Gregory APD-3. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927.

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Alvin C. Baugh

Private, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA

killed in World War II

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Howard L. Baugh

Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force

Born: January 20, 1920
Hometown: Petersburg
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Eur-Afr-MidEastern Campaign Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Mr Baugh served with the 99th Fighter Sqaudron, 332nd Fighter Group as one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. He flew a total of 35 combat missions during World War II. 1.5 aerial victories vs. German FW-190s during WWII in Italy in 1944.

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Joseph Franklin Baugh, Jr.

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: November 11, 1943
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Edgar J. Baughan

Private, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA

killed in World War II

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Leslie Clifton Baughan

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart

server with the 111th Field Artillery Battalion

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Richard Rudolph Baughan

Private First Class , Army

Born: February 26, 1925
Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
Casualty Date: August 2, 1951
Died In: Tosong-Ni, Republic of Korea

Private First Class Baughan served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

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