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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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Henry L. Page, III

Specialist 5, Army

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: June 25, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Cecil Wray Page, Jr.

Lt. Colonel, Army

Hometown: Gloucester, VA
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Army Seal

Served in WWII, Korea (3 campaigns) and during Vietnam era.

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Helmut Walter Paier

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: March 17, 1942
Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: October 24, 1969
Died In: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam

Staff Sergeant Paier served with HHC, 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division as an Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist. He is buried in Fort Knox Post Cemetery, Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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Willard Vaden Painer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: April 25, 1945
Died In: Berg, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star
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Aubrey Louis Painter

Navy

Born: July 8, 2023
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Died In: N/A
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David Oliver Painter

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: May 3, 1942
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
Casualty Date: September 11, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: Vietnam Service Medal

Served in the Vietnam War with the 25th Infantry Division, B Company, 4th Battalion. Was Killed in Action on September 11, 1968 in Vietnam.

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Earle Weldon Painter

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: May 12, 1924
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: July 5, 1944
Died In: 150 miles Southeast of Yap Island
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Served with the 371st Bomber Squadron.

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Francis H. Painter

Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: October 11, 1945
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Raymond E. Painter

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: September 1, 1944
Died In: Brest, France
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William Bishop Painter

Private First Class, Army

Born: November 26, 1907
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: August 2, 1944
Died In: France

Served with E Company, 47th Infantry Regiment. He is buried in Thornrose Cemetery.

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Robert Henry Pair, Jr.

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Greensville County, VA
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Edward S. Palaszewski

Builder 1st Class, Navy

Born: September 12, 1924
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal

Served in Antartica in Mc Murdo Sound.

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Terry A. Palm

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Williamsburg
Casualty Date: July 14, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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Edward Teates Palmer

Private, Army

Hometown: Fauquier County, VA
Casualty Date: April 19, 1945
Died In: Germany
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Eugene E. Palmer

Private, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: January 14, 1945
Died In: Moselle River, Metz, France
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Frank M. Palmer

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Harry Palmer

Private, Army

Hometown: Loudon County, VA
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Henry P. Palmer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise County
Casualty Date: September 12, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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James D. Palmer

Lieutenant Junior Grade, Navy

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: February 16, 1944
Died In: about 150 miles off Cape Race, Newfoundland
Awards: Purple Heart

part of convoy ON-165; torpedoed/sunk by German submarine U-607

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James E. Palmer

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Halifax County
Casualty Date: November 28, 1971
Died In: South Vietnam
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