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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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H. R. Patterson

Aviation Radioman 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Harry Lee Patterson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rockbridge County, VA
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James C. Patterson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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James Francis Patterson

Ship's Cook, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: March 19, 1945
Died In: off Honshu, Japan
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Jayton Daniel Patterson

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Sedley
Casualty Date: January 15, 2005
Died In: Babil Province, Iraq

Sergeant Patterson served with the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was killed by an improvised explosive device. He was a graduate of Tidewater Academy in Wakefield and attended college prior to enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is buried in Rosemont …

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Richard Fuller Patterson

Deputy Flight Commander, Other

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Robert Ranson Patterson

Radioman, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: May 3, 1945
Died In: South China Sea
Awards: Purple Heart

Radioman Third Class Patterson served aboard the submarine USS Largato (SS-371). Before the war, he got married and was employed at the Roanoke Weaving Company. The USS Largato was sunk by depth charge off the Malaysia coast on May 4, 1945, killing 88 crew members.  The submarine was discovered in …

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Roy Lee Patterson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Rockbridge County, VA
Casualty Date: April 12, 1945
Died In: Schafstadt, Germany
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Roy Mitchell Patterson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Prince William County, VA
Casualty Date: January 4, 1944
Died In: Bougainville
Awards: Purple Heart
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Roy W. Patterson

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Alleghany County, VA
Casualty Date: March 31, 1945
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Thomas Patterson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Nansemond County
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Henry C. Patterson, Jr.

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
Casualty Date: January 4, 1944
Died In: Bredstedt, Holstein, Germany near North Sea
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James L. Patterson, Jr.

Mess Attendant 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: November 15, 1942
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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James T. Patterson, Jr.

Captain, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
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Joseph W. Patterson, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: January 15, 1945
Died In: Hatten, France
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George R. Patteson

Private, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County, VA
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Bruce Patton

Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: October 16, 1950
Hometown: Manakin-Sabot, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Marine Corps Seal, Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon

Served in the Vietnam War.

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Charlie C. Patton

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
Casualty Date: January 11, 1945
Died In: Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart
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Clyde Alfred Patton

Private, Army

Hometown: Prince William County, VA
Casualty Date: July 30, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Curtis R. Patton

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Northampton County
Casualty Date: February 4, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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