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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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Archer Murphy

Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA
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Christopher Edward Murphy

Corporal, Army

Born: October 18, 1985
Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: May 12, 2007
Died In: Al Taqa, Iraq
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Corporal Murphy served with the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. He was killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives. He was a 2004 graduate of William Campbell High School. He is buried in Arlington …

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George Edward Murphy

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Accomack County, VA
Casualty Date: May 12, 1944
Died In: Italy
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George G. Murphy

Private, Army

Hometown: Princess Anne County, VA
Casualty Date: September 1, 1944
Died In: Brest, France
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George N. Murphy

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Alleghany County, VA
Casualty Date: December 3, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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Harry Murphy

Private, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA
Casualty Date: May 12, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Henry A. Murphy

Apprentice Seaman, Navy

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: August 21, 1942
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Jack Murphy

Other

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
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Odell O. Murphy

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: January 1, 1943
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Raymond W. Murphy

Other

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
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Thomas T. Murphy

Private, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
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William A. Murphy

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA
Casualty Date: July 11, 1944
Died In: New Guinea
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William Garnett Murphy

Private, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA
Casualty Date: October 16, 1943
Died In: Sicily
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Wilmer Bruce Murphy

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Allen J. Murray

Private, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County, VA
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Arthur Green Murray

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: July 16, 1944
Died In: Saipan, Marianas Islands
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Charles E. Murray

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: March 4, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Clifton R. Murray

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: April 21, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
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Franklin M. Murray

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: February 19, 1944
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Howard Leroy Murray

Lieutenant Junior Grade, Navy

Born: September 8, 1918
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: March 27, 1944
Died In: Bangula Bay, New Britain
Awards: Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal Ribbon

Lieutenant Junior Grade Murray served with the Motor Torpedo Squadron 8 aboard PT-121. He was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Medal posthumously. The citation reads, “United States Naval Reserve, for heroic conduct as third officer of a motor torpedo (PT) boat which was subjected to an aerial attack off …

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