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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 Edward King

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: November 25, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Henry King

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: June 23, 1943
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James Israel King

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: November 27, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Simmerman King

Boiler Maker, First Class, Navy

Born: October 23, 1920
Hometown: Wythe County, VA
Casualty Date: November 1, 1944
Died In: Leyte, Philippine Islands

Boiler Maker First Class King was killed when the ship he was serving aboard, the USS Anderson DD-411, was hit by a kamikaze in Cabalian Bay, Leyte, Philippines.

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John Winston King

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Floyd County, VA
Casualty Date: July 13, 1944
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Lyell Francis King

Captain, Army

Born: May 12, 1938
Hometown: Falls Church
Casualty Date: February 18, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam

Captain King served with the Biet Dong Quan Advisory Team TD 22, Headquarters, Military Assistance Command Vietnam Advisors as an Infantry Unit Commander. He was a 1960 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, New York.

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Paul Camron King

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Radford, VA
Casualty Date: January 21, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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Preston King

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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Raymond K. King

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Prince Edward County, VA
Casualty Date: May 3, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Robert Lewis King

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg County
Casualty Date: July 11, 1971
Died In: South Vietnam
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Roy King

Private, Army

Hometown: Powhatan, VA
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Rudolph King

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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Sidney Fendel King

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 21, 1922
Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: December 16, 1944
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Stuart Waller King

Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Casualty Date: December 31, 1944
Died In: Pacific

Killed in action as result of bombing of Japanese prison ship en route from Philippines to Japan. Graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy.

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Thomas W. King

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Hopewell
Casualty Date: March 16, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea

CPL King was assigned to the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division near the front lines in a light weapons infantry combat position. Just three days after engaging in combat, Thomas was killed on March 16, 1951 by enemy fire.

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Wendall Darwin King

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: January 2, 1944
Died In: 3 miles off Oran, Algeria
Awards: Purple Heart

torpedoed/sunk by German submarine U-73

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Wendall Philip King

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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William B. King

Aviation Radioman 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: January 16, 1946
Died In: Pacific
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William Clifton King

Captain, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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William Marvin King

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Bristol, VA
Casualty Date: May 8, 1944
Died In: Mittelland Canal, Germany
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