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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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Robert G. Parker

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Williamsburg
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Robert Lee Parker

Private, Army

Born: June 16, 1917
Hometown: Norfolk County, VA
Casualty Date: April 17, 1942

PVT Parker was employed at the Stock and Beck Meat Market before the war. He is buried in Lincoln Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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Samuel L. Parker

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Cumberland County, VA
Casualty Date: March 19, 1945
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Virgil J. Parker

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: April 18, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

PFC Parker served with the 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division.

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Wade C. Parker

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
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Walter D. Parker

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: September 27, 1943
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William O. Parker

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Cumberland County, VA
Casualty Date: January 3, 1945
Died In: Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star
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John A. Parker, Jr.

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: February 23, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima
Awards: Purple Heart
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Joseph Ernest Parker, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: August 27, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Daine O. Parkey

Private, Army

Hometown: Lee County, VA
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William R. Parkinson

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Charles Thomas Parks

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: October 22, 1942
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Robert L. Parks

Private, Army

Hometown: Botetourt County, VA
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William Jona Parks

Gunner's Mate 1st Class, Navy

Born: August 11, 1921
Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: August 6, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart

Served aboard the USS Bullhead SS-332.

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William Louis Parks

Coxswain, Navy

Born: September 18, 1925
Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: April 2, 1945
Died In: Southwest of Kerama Retto

Served aboard the USS Dickerson APD-21. He was killed in a Japanese Kamikaze attack. He is buried in Onancock Cemetery, Onancock, VA.

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Preston Dix Parks, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Born: July 1, 1916
Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: September 30, 1945

Served with the 31st Fighter Squadron. Attended Virginia Tech. He is buried in Parks Cemetery, Greenbush, VA.

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Bernard Clifford Parnell

Aviation Radioman, Second Class, Navy

Born: January 22, 1920
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: May 17, 1943

Served with the Flag Unit Patrol Wings Atlantic Fleet. Attended Washington & Lee High School.

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Buford C. Parnell

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
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John Paronish

Private, Army

Hometown: Charlotte County, VA
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Joseph Landon Parr

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
Casualty Date: September 3, 1944
Died In: Italy
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