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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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James G. Needham

Private, Army

Hometown: James City County, VA
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James Glenn Needham

Private, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: August 29, 1944
Died In: Italy

Served with the 14th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Army.

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William O. Needham

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Cecil Aaron Neel

Private, Army

Hometown: Dickenson County, VA
Casualty Date: June 19, 1944
Died In: France
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Harrison Edward Neely

Private First Class, Army

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

Served with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He is buried at Glencoe Cemetery Big Stone Gap Virginia.

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Carl Warren Neff

Private First Class, Army

Born: September 20, 1923
Hometown: Bath County
Casualty Date: March 11, 1945
Died In: Linz, Germany

Served with the 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division.

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Dwight Lee Neff

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: August 5, 1944
Died In: Chateauneuf, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Evelyn Keiffer Neff

Captain, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: August 5, 1945
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Norman L. Neff

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
Casualty Date: January 15, 1946
Died In: Europe
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Paul O. Neff

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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John Henry Neff, Jr.

Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Born: May 11, 1921
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: August 9, 1943

Second Lieutenant Neff served as a pilot with the Marines. John graduated from Lane High School in 1938 and the University of Virginia in 1942 where he was the quarterback of the football team and senior class vice president. On August 8, 1943, he was killed in an aviation accident …

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Clarence H. Neighbors

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
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Calvin G. Neish

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Fairfax County, VA
Casualty Date: February 28, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima
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Willie L. Neisz

First Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Charles W. Neisz, Jr.

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Henrico County
Casualty Date: August 19, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Thomas Edward Nelms

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: July 31, 1944
Died In: Guam
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Andrew W. Nelson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Louisa County, VA
Casualty Date: July 29, 1944
Died In: Europe
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Buford R. Nelson

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Warwick County, VA
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Charlie Nelson

Mess Attendant, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Appomattox County, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1942
Died In: Pacific
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Daniel Nelson

Fireman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Cumberland County, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1942
Died In: Pacific
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