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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 Bethel

Private, Army

Hometown: Powhatan, VA
Casualty Date: October 7, 1944

served with the 319th Infantry Regiment

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James Houston Bethel, Jr.

Ensign, Navy

Born: February 5, 1920
Hometown: Appomattox County, VA
Casualty Date: January 8, 1944
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart

served with the Fighting Squadron 11; Graduated from High School and worked as a pigment analyst in a paint factory. Became an Ensign in Naval Reserve on November 3, 1943 in Melbourne, Florida. Was a combat pilot of Hellcat Navy fighter in the Fighting Squad 11 based on the USS …

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John Calvin Bettis

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Chesterfield County
Casualty Date: May 24, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Lewis Samuel Bettis

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Loudon County, VA
Casualty Date: September 19, 1944
Died In: Pacific
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Harrison Ellison Betts

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Lancaster County, VA
Casualty Date: September 6, 1943
Died In: Pacific
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Dewitt Betz

Sergeant, Army

Born: January 16, 1918
Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: May 6, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Sergeant Betz served with Headquarter Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Joseph C. Bever

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Warwick County, VA
Casualty Date: December 31, 1943

served with the 360th Squadron

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George Hugh Bever, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: January 19, 1945
Died In: Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart
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James William Beverage

Corporal, Army

Born: June 18, 1919
Hometown: Bath County
Casualty Date: September 16, 1944
Died In: Loisy, France

Served with the 305th Engineer Battalion, 80th Division. He is buried in the Beverage Family Cemetery, Highland County, VA.

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George Beverley

Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA

killed in World War II

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Otis Earl Beverley

Private First Class, Army

Born: June 28, 1930
Hometown: Albemarle County
Casualty Date: November 26, 1950

Private First Class Beverley served with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He has a memorial marker in Holly Memorial Gardens, Hollymead, Virginia.

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Joseph Beverly

Private, Army

Hometown: Buena Vista, VA

killed in World War II

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George Levi Bevill

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA

killed in World War II

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Floyd L. Bew

Army

Hometown: Norfolk City, VA

killed in World War II

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John Travers Bickers

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Culpeper County, VA
Casualty Date: September 19, 1944
Died In: Luneville, France

served with the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion

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Charles Johnson Bickley

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: January 7, 1945
Died In: Belgium

served with the 137th Infantry Regiment

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Ray Wilson Biedler

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Page County, VA
Casualty Date: August 1, 1944
Died In: France

served with the 134th Infantry Regiment

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James Clarence Bigger

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Campbell County, VA
Casualty Date: January 21, 1945
Died In: Hill 355, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Silver Star

served with the 169th Infantry Regiment

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Thomas A. Biggers

Lieutenant Junior Grade, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Henry Charles Biggerstaff

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: May 10, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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