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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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Preston Herley Martin, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: July 3, 1943
Died In: Sicily
Awards: Purple Heart
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Rush Starling Martin, Jr.

Carpenter's Mate, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: May 28, 1945
Died In: off Okinawa
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Walter C. Martin, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: James City County, VA
Casualty Date: November 11, 1944
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
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William Barton Martin, Jr.

Lieutenant Commander, Navy

Hometown: Orange County, VA
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Donald L. Martinez

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County
Casualty Date: April 17, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Justin Robert Martone

Gunnery Sergeant, Marine Corps

Born: August 21, 1974
Hometown: Bedford
Casualty Date: March 7, 2006
Died In: Iraq

Gunnery Sergeant Martone served with the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, Okinawa, Japan. He was killed by an improvised explosive device. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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William R. Marvin

Aviation Radioman 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Princess Anne County
Casualty Date: August 18, 1946
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T. S. Mashburn

Captain, Army

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: May 5, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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Walter G. Masn

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Alfred Lee Mason

Specialist 4, Army

Born: April 12, 1947
Hometown: Emporia, VA
Casualty Date: October 27, 1967
Died In: Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

SP4 Mason served as a watercraft operator in the 1099th Transportation Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, 4th Transportation Command, Army Support Command Saigon, 1st Logistical Command. He earned the National Defense, Vietnam Service, and Vietnam Campaign Medals.

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Charles L. Mason

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Sussex County, VA
Casualty Date: August 27, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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Claire E. Mason

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: February 24, 1945
Died In: near Ockfen, Germany
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Clifford P. Mason

Private First Class, Army

Born: May 31, 1926
Hometown: Rockbridge County, VA
Casualty Date: September 26, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Elvin Roy Mason

Radioman, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Hampton, VA
Casualty Date: March 27, 1945
Died In: off Kerama Retto
Awards: Purple Heart
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Garnett E. Mason

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
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Henry Benjamin Mason

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Campbell County, VA
Casualty Date: June 14, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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Herbert Howard Mason

Private, Army

Hometown: Campbell County
Casualty Date: November 7, 1945
Died In: Marseille, France
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James H. Mason

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Southampton County, VA
Casualty Date: December 21, 1944
Died In: Belgium
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Jesse Kish Mason

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Campbell County, VA
Casualty Date: July 2, 1943
Died In: Japanese Prison Camp, Philippine Islands
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Joe L. Mason

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: December 7, 1931
Hometown: Bristol, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Good Conduct Medal, Occupation Medal

Served with the 25th transportation unit in Linz, Austria.

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