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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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Randolph M. Lassiter

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Elizabeth City County, VA
Casualty Date: December 12, 1944
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Richard L. Lassiter

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: May 5, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Clarence E. Laster

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County, VA
Died In: Belgium
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Francis Wendell Latham

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Culpeper County, VA
Casualty Date: June 1, 1944
Died In: Hospital Anzio, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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Eugene W. Latham, Jr.

Master Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Elizabeth City County, VA
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Hildred B. Lathan

Private, Army


Casualty Date: April 20, 1945
Died In: Europe
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Joe L. Latimer

Captain, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
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Marshall Latter

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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Charles Lattimore, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Arlington
Casualty Date: April 11, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Samuel Walter Laughon

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
Casualty Date: August 9, 1943
Died In: 10 miles East Northeast of Savo Island
Awards: Purple Heart
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Donald Laughran

Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: June 18, 1945
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Richard J. Laulor

Captain, Navy

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal

Served in World War II and in the Korean War. Served aboard USS Arayat, USS Mellette, and USS Deuel in WWII, in the South Pacific and American Theaters. Graduated from US Naval Academy in 1952. Also served aboard USS Witek and USS Halfbeak.

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Philip G. Lauman, Jr.

Major, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
Casualty Date: December 15, 1944
Awards: Legion of Merit, Purple Heart
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Frank Edward Lavender

Private, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Johnnie E. Law

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
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Samuel Henry Law

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: January 26, 1944
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Tommy K. Law

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Bath County
Casualty Date: December 12, 1950
Died In: North Korea
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Donald C. Lawhorne

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: July 20, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Donnie J. Lawhorne

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Amherst County
Casualty Date: August 20, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Edward D. Lawhorne

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Buena Vista, VA
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