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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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Michael Christopher Peek

Sergeant, Army

Born: September 18, 1983
Hometown: Chesapeake
Casualty Date: March 3, 2007
Died In: Baghdad, Iraq
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Sergeant Peek served with the 630th M. P. Company, 709th M.P. Battalion, 18th military Police Brigade, Bamberg, Germany. He was killed by improvised explosive devices He was a 2001 graduate of Lake Taylor High School. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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William H. Peek

Colonel, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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William D. Peele

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
Casualty Date: December 6, 1944
Died In: between Rehlingen and Wallerfangen, Germany
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Edward R. Peele, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Lloyd W. Peele, Jr.

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth
Casualty Date: April 29, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Eugene P. Peery

Private, Army

Hometown: Giles County
Casualty Date: November 10, 1950
Died In: North Korea
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James Cola Peete

Ensign, Navy

Born: December 2, 1923
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: April 4, 1945
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Robert Fulton Peete

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Born: November 22, 1925
Hometown: Suffolk
Casualty Date: July 17, 1944
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Owen Pegram

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Sussex County, VA
Casualty Date: March 10, 1944
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Chichester T. Peirce

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lancaster County
Casualty Date: February 9, 1945
Died In: near Schmidt, Germany
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Garland T. Peirce

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lancaster County, VA
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Joe A. Pelc

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
Casualty Date: October 15, 1944
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Welford E. Pemberton

Private, Army

Hometown: Louisa County, VA
Casualty Date: February 24, 1945
Died In: Leyte, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart
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Berkley Miller Pemberton, III

Sergeant, Army

Born: April 30, 1918
Hometown: Augusta County, VA
Casualty Date: June 15, 1944

Served with the 438th Bomb Squadron. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Javier Obleas-Prado Pena

Gunnery Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Falls Church
Casualty Date: December 1, 2004
Died In: Iraq
Awards: Purple Heart

Gunnery Sergeant Pena served with the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was killed when his convoy was targeted by an improvised explosive device. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Robert J. Penders

Chief Machinist's Mate, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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John L. Pendleton, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
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Furman Anderson Penland

Private, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: June 15, 1944
Died In: France
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Billy W. Penn

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Suffolk
Died In: Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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James T. Penn

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
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