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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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Herman Quillen Lane

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Scott County, VA
Casualty Date: September 12, 1944
Died In: Over Aachen, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star
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John R. Lane

Private, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County, VA
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Taylor E. Lane

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Scott County
Casualty Date: August 12, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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William Barksdale Lane

Aviation Cadet, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
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Winston S. Lane

Sergeant, Army

Born: March 31, 2021
Hometown: VA Beach, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Army Seal, Purple Heart

Served in World War II. Was a Prisoner Of War in Germany.

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Lloyd L. Lang

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: January 1, 1952
Died In: North Korea
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Willie Lee Lang

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Giles County, VA
Casualty Date: April 25, 1945
Died In: Germany
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Linwood Earl Lang, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Robert M. Lange

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
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Henry V. Langford

Captain, Army

Born: May 8, 1919
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Awards: American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Army Seal, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, Eur-Afr-MidEastern Campaign Medal

Served in World War II. Served as Chaplain in Virginia National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves.

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Lewis N. Langford

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: King and Queen County
Casualty Date: February 25, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Norwood Langhorn

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
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William Deveraux Langhorne, Jr.

Other

Born: June 16, 1920
Hometown: Lynchburg, VA

William Langhorne attended the University of Virginia before he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in February 1941.

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Henry G. Langston

Officer's Steward 3rd Class, Navy

Hometown: Nansemond County
Casualty Date: February 18, 1942
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R. J. Langston

Private, Army

Hometown: Newport News
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Robert Lee Langston

Steward's Mate 1st Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: February 22, 1944
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
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Joseph L. Lanier

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Portsmouth
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Julian Lanier

Machinist's Mate, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: March 1, 1942
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Willie Ashley Lanier

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Brunswick County, VA
Casualty Date: March 31, 1943
Died In: North Africa
Awards: Purple Heart
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John Hardy Lankford

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: August 8, 1944
Died In: France
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