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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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Arthur Warren Merryman

Private, Army

Hometown: King George County, VA
Casualty Date: December 2, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Carl L. Mertz

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Buckingham County
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Emmett Francis Mesco

Radio Technician, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: April 6, 1945
Died In: off Okinawa
Awards: Purple Heart
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Thomas H. Messer

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: August 28, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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Charles T. Messick

Sergeant, Army

Born: March 5, 1912
Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
Awards: Army Seal

Was Killed in Action in Germany during World War II on March 6, 1945. He was 33 years old. He is buried at Reamer Hill Cemetary.

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Roy Kirwan Messick

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Born: May 9, 1923
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: February 14, 1944
Died In: about 150 miles off Cape Race Newfoundland
Awards: Purple Heart
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Stephen F. Messner

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Lawrence P Metcalf

Commander Medical Support Center, Navy

Born: November 13, 1928

Died In: N/A
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal

Retired while assigned to the staff of CNO (USN Action Officer)– With State Department in RVN 1964 setting up sergical items in province hospitals. Served in Vietnam and Korea.

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Edward Conrad Metcalfe

Lieutenant Commander, Navy

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Casualty Date: August 9, 1942
Died In: 10 miles East Northeast of Savo Island
Awards: Purple Heart

Served aboard the USS Quincy CA-39

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James A. Metcalfe

Captain, Navy

Born: November 8, 1940
Hometown: Virginia Beach
Awards: Joint Service Commendation Medal, Legion of Merit

Captain Metcalfe served with VT1, VT5, VT32, VAW12, VAW33, VS32, VA42, CVA66, VS72, VAW78, NEOC2186, AIRLANT, USCINCLANT J3 Det206, USCINCLANTFLT. He has 19 years of experience flying off carries followed by years of senior staff positions and over 6 years in command of various units. His achievements are over 300 …

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Waino R. Mets

Senior Airman, Air Force

Born: November 27, 1937
Hometown: Midlothian, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Armed Forces Seal

Served with Unit 4703 Camron. Travelled throughout North America with team flying mock bombing attacks as part of the Air Defense Command. Served with both the U.S. Navy Reserve and the U.S. Air Force.

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Wilbur Joseph Mettler

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Casualty Date: July 19, 1943
Died In: Rendova Island/New Georgia
Awards: Purple Heart
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Kameron Burton Metz

Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: October 11, 1944
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Eugene P. Metzger

Corporal, Other

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Carl Heinz Meyer

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Newport News, VA
Casualty Date: September 27, 1942
Died In: Guadalcanal
Awards: Purple Heart

Private Meyer served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was a 1941 graduate of Morrison High School in Warwick County, Virginia. Before the war, he was employed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, Carl signed up with …

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Paul Monroe Meyer

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: September 4, 1915
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: May 30, 1944

Served with the 504th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group.

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Sam Meyerhoffer

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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George Arthur Meyers

Electrician's Mate, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Hopewell, VA
Casualty Date: February 14, 1944
Died In: Atlantic Ocean

Electrician’s Mate First Class Meyers served aboard the USS Cowanesque where he was a member of a gun crew. He was buried at sea but his name is etched into the East Coast Memorial, Manhattan, New York.

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Alfred F. Michael

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: May 31, 1946
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
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Clifford M. Michael

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
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