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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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John Burns Mayes

Signalman, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
Casualty Date: June 1, 1944
Died In: 2 kilometers South of Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island
Awards: Purple Heart
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Robert G. Mayes

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Hopewell
Casualty Date: May 8, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Russell R. Maynor

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA
Casualty Date: March 15, 1945
Died In: Europe
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Arthur S. Mayo

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Nansemond County
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James R. Mayo

Airman, First Class, Air Force

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: September 4, 1967
Died In: near Bao Loc, South Vietnam
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Aubrey R. Mays

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: May 23, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Irving W. Mays

Private, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: June 23, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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Murphy Mays

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
Casualty Date: September 17, 1944
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Vincent Kent Mays

Flight Officer, Army

Born: November 25, 1914
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: December 15, 1943
Died In: Bougainville Island

Flight Officer Mays served with the 419th Night Fighter Squadron. He was killed in action in Bougainville (part of the Solomon Islands). Previously, he had been reported as missing in action. He was already serving in the Virginia National Guard when he was called up for active duty. Before the …

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Willie S. McAdoo

Other

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Raymond D. McAfee

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: February 3, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Charles Hobard McAllister

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: March 19, 1945
Died In: off Honshu, Japan
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
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Elmer S. McAllister

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wythe County, VA
Casualty Date: August 16, 1944
Died In: France
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Garland Edward McAllister

Master Sergeant, Army

Born: October 8, 2026
Hometown: Saltville, VA
Died In: N/A
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Jack E. McAllister

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington County
Casualty Date: February 19, 1953
Died In: North Korea
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Jean E. McAllister

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Williamsburg
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Michael E. McAllister

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Casualty Date: November 8, 1961

PVT McAllister served with the Army Intelligence/Counter Intelligence Corp. He was killed on board Imperial Airline Flight 201/8 crash

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Felix J. McAndrews

Other

Hometown: Nottoway County
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Harold Lee McArthur

Specialist, Fourth Grade, Army

Born: June 10, 1949
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Army Seal, National Defense Service Medal

Served in Army Reserve National Guard in Virginia.

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Thomas E. McArtor

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Loudon County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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