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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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Morris L. Knight

Steward's Mate 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Elizabeth City County
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Robert H. Knight

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
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Ronald C. Knight

Private, Army

Hometown: Prince George County, VA
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Woodrow W. Knighten

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: August 14, 1944
Awards: Purple Heart
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James Chandonnet Knipple

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps


Casualty Date: October 23, 1983
Died In: Beirut, Lebanon

Lance Corporal Knipple served with the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit. He was killed when a suicide bomber drove a truck into the Marine Corps barracks, killing 241 U. S. military personnel. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Randall C. Knisley

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: April 23, 1949
Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: October 21, 1970
Awards: Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge

Served with the 5th Special Forces group

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Virgil Bernard Knopp

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: March 4, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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Elisha J. Knowles

Master Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Patrick County, VA
Casualty Date: April 28, 1942
Died In: Camp O'Donnell Luzon Philippine Islands Prison
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Orville Lee Knupp

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: January 22, 1945
Died In: Comotes, Philippine Islands
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Robert G. Knupp, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: October 14, 1944
Died In: near Aschin, Germany
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Robert B. Knutson

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: March 27, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
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Robert Glenn Koch

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: July 23, 1945
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Jesse W. Kochersperger

Private, Army

Hometown: Northampton County, VA
Casualty Date: November 26, 1944
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
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Buddy N. Koehler

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: November 2, 1950
Died In: Chosin Reservoir, Korea
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William E. Koehler

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: May 16, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Bernard R. Koger

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Patrick County
Casualty Date: June 6, 1951
Died In: North Korea
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Dudley Koger

Private, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: March 17, 1945
Died In: France
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James D. Koiner

Lieutenant Junior Grade, Navy

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: November 13, 1942
Died In: near Guadalcanal
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Roman S. Kolakoski, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Hopewell, VA
Casualty Date: August 22, 1944
Died In: Pacific
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Joseph K. Konieczny

Lieutenant Commander, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth
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