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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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Richard E. Meade, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Franklin County, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1944
Died In: Leyte, Philippine Islands
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Daniel R. Meador

Specialist 4, Army

Born: November 10, 1946
Hometown: Roanoke City
Casualty Date: October 3, 1967
Died In: Phu Yen Province, South Vietnam

Served with HHC, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Division

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Joseph Bradley Meador

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: January 14, 1945
Died In: Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart
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Randolph L. Meador

Private, Army

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
Casualty Date: January 20, 1945
Died In: Luxembourg
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Rucker Price Meador

Private, Army

Born: May 8, 1923
Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: June 13, 1943

Served with C Company, 2nd Infantry Division. He is buried in Diamond Hill Church Cemetery, Diamond Hill, Virginia.

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E. Byron Meador, Jr.

Technician, Fourth Grade, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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Charles R. Meadows

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County
Casualty Date: April 17, 1953
Died In: North Korea
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George Gibson Meadows

Private, Army

Hometown: Charlotte County, VA
Casualty Date: December 4, 1944
Died In: near Bining, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Harold V. Meadows

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: March 6, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima
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William F. Meadows

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Madison County
Casualty Date: August 22, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Williams James Meadows, Jr.

Gunner's Mate, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
Casualty Date: August 10, 1943
Died In: Pacific
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Ernest M. Meads

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: March 7, 1945
Died In: Europe
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Farrell Eugene Mealer, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Born: October 13, 1948
Hometown: Virginia Beach
Casualty Date: September 12, 1970
Died In: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Served with Advisory Team 91, HQ. He was a native of Virginia Beach and graduated from Cox High School. Had only been married for 9 months before his death. This was his third tour in Vietnam.

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George Leroy Mears

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class, Coast Guard

Born: August 18, 1919
Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: November 25, 1942

He is buried in Mechanics Cemetery, Chincoteague, VA.

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Homer G. Mears

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: January 1, 1952
Died In: North Korea
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Ralph J. Mears, Jr.

Specialist 5, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: May 30, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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R. P. P. Meclewski

Commander, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Brian Anthony Medina

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: December 19, 1984
Hometown: Woodbridge
Casualty Date: November 12, 2004
Died In: Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Awards: Purple Heart

Lance Corporal Medina served with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Richard A. Medlock

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: May 12, 1945
Died In: Europe
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Ernest W. Meek

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
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