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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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Ruey Seldon Owens

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Dickenson County, VA
Casualty Date: December 22, 1944
Died In: near Iwo Jima
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Served with the 870th Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force on a B-29 Superfortress.

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Joseph Albert Owens

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Born: July 29, 1959
Hometown: Chesterfield
Casualty Date: October 23, 1983
Died In: Beirut, Lebanon

Sergeant Owens served with the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit. He was killed when a suicide bomber drove a truck into the Marine Corps barracks, killing 241 U. S. military personnel. Sgt Owens was a graduate of Thomas Dale High School. He is buried in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Virginia.

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Charlie C. Owens, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
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David Edward Owens, Jr.

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: July 9, 1982
Hometown: Winchester
Casualty Date: April 12, 2003
Died In: Baghdad, Iraq

Lance Corporal Owens served with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. He was killed by enemy small-arms fire. He attended James Wood High School where he played football, ran track and excelled at wrestling. He is buried in Shenandoah Memorial Park, Frederick County, Virginia.

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William Claude Owens, Jr.

Technician, Fourth Grade, Army

Hometown: Clarke County, VA
Casualty Date: April 17, 1943
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R. G. Oxendine

Corporal, Army

Hometown: York County
Casualty Date: August 12, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Jesse A. Ozbat

Captain, Army

Born: February 21, 1984
Hometown: Prince George County
Casualty Date: May 20, 2012
Died In: Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Captain Ozbat served with the 168th Brigade Support Battalion, 214th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He is buried in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia.

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Glenn M. Ozment

Private, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: March 24, 1945
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Charles Andrew Pace

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: October 24, 1944
Died In: aboard Arisan Maru in South China Sea
Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star
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Harlie Pace

Master Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County, VA
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Harold Robinson Pace

Private, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: February 23, 1945
Died In: Germany
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Henry Cecil Pace

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
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Charles L. Pack

Private, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: February 3, 1943
Awards: Purple Heart
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Ralph Delano Packett

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Warsaw, VA
Died In: N/A
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Jesse James Padgett

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
Casualty Date: November 20, 1944
Died In: Obreck, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Marvin Benjamin Padgett

Army

Born: March 22, 1911
Hometown: Bedford, VA
Died In: Lost at sea
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Frank W. Page

Private, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: November 19, 1943
Died In: Bougainville Island
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George A. Page

Technician, Fourth Grade, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg County
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Gilbert W. Page

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Poquoson
Casualty Date: May 17, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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James A. Page

Private, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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