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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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William R. Lee

Warrant Officer, Army

Hometown: Virginia Beach
Casualty Date: January 31, 1968
Died In: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
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Walter E. LeFew

First Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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Adna Wilmer Leffel

Private, Army

Hometown: Alleghany County, VA
Casualty Date: May 24, 1941
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Hlybert Leffell

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: November 25, 1943
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Richard M. Lefler

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wythe County, VA
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Allen H. Leftridge

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Frederick County, VA
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Lewis E. Leftwich

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
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Allen K. Legge

Captain, Army

Hometown: Winchester
Casualty Date: January 14, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Armistead M. Leggett

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Harrionsburg, VA
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge

Served as a rifleman in World War II (European Theater) with the G Company, 274th Regiment, 70th Infantry Division. Participated in the Battle of the Bulge.

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Vyrl E. Leichliter, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: July 6, 1947
Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: June 10, 1970
Died In: Cambodia
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Edmund Eugene Leicht

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
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Boyd Eugene Leigh

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
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William H. Leigh, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: October 22, 1944
Died In: France
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Wilbur Preston Leighton

Private, Army

Born: June 28, 1925
Hometown: Botetourt County, VA
Casualty Date: March 22, 1945
Died In: near Mainz, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Leighton served with Company K, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. Before the war, “Jimmy” worked for Liberty Limestone Quarry, Buchanan, Virginia.  He enlisted in the Army on August 17, 1943, in Roanoke, Virginia. His unit was participating in an attack on a town in Germany when …

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William H. Leighty

Staff Sergeant, Marine Corps

Born: July 1, 1953
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Marine Corps Seal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal
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Dennis Leite

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: October 6, 1918
Hometown: Caroline County
Casualty Date: November 3, 1951
Died In: North Korea
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart

First Lieutenant Leite served with the 77th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. His Silver Star citation contains that he continuously exposed “himself to hostile fire in order to direct the most effective friendly fire missions.” He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Richard Earle Leland

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Robert T. Lemmon, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: August 15, 1944
Died In: France
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Murphy E. Lemon

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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William T. Lemon

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Loudon County, VA
Casualty Date: June 17, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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