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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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Wililam J. Blair

Captain, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
Casualty Date: February 17, 1945
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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Thomas George Blair, Jr.

Captain, Army

Born: January 19, 1947
Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: May 29, 1971
Died In: Thua Thien, South Vietnam
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal

CPT Blair served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

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Denver L. Blake

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County

killed in World War II

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James Boadman Blake, Jr.

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
Casualty Date: July 26, 1944
Died In: St Lo, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Howell F. Blakely

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Albemarle County

killed in the Vietnam War

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John Edward Blakemore

Sergeant, Army

Born: February 8, 1930
Hometown: Lancaster County, VA
Casualty Date: August 2, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea

SGT Blakemore served with Company B, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He attended Fork Union Military Academy for three years. He is buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Lancaster, Virginia.

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Neville Dean Blakemore

Captain, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: December 31, 1942
Died In: Pacific

Captain Blakemore served with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. He had been stationed in Australia in January of 1942, six months after he had been called to active duty in July, 1941. He was the pilot of a B-25 nicknamed “Hells Bells” that crashed in the Coral Sea …

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George Thomas Blalock

Aviation Chief Radioman, Navy

Hometown: Mecklenburg County
Casualty Date: January 6, 1943

killed in World War II

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Earl Minor Blanchard

Electrician's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Born: August 11, 1925
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: June 5, 1945
Died In: Okinawa

Electrician’s Mate Third Class Blanchard served aboard the USS Quincy CA 71. He participated in invasions of northern and southern France.  When he returned to the United States, he was on the ship to the Yalta Conference with President Roosevelt and was the movie operator. He rejoined the USS Quincy …

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Leland Dwight Blanchard

Lieutenant Commander Supply, Navy

Born: April 1, 1903
Hometown: Arlington County

Attended McKinley High School and Ohio Wesleyan University.

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Arthur Eugene Blanchard, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Newport News

killed in World War II

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Charles W. Blanchfield

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA

killed in World War II

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Anson L. Bland

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: July 19, 1944
Died In: France

served with the 120th Infantry Regiment

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David P. Bland

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Washington County
Casualty Date: April 25, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea

Private Bland served with A Company, 5th Infantry Regiment. His older brother, Anson Bland, was killed during World War II. He is buried in Knollkreg Memorial Park, Abingdon, Virginia.

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John Wesley Blanding

Specialist 4, Army

Born: July 18, 1947
Hometown: Prince George County
Casualty Date: May 29, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam

Specialist 4 Blanding served with HQ, 45th GS Group, Army SPT CMD QUI NHON, 1st LOG Command. Specialist Blanding enlisted on September 16, 1968, after attending Prince George High School. He is buried in City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell, Virginia.

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Jack Shelton Blankenbaker

Hospitalman, Navy

Born: April 18, 1930
Hometown: Culpeper County
Casualty Date: July 30, 1952
Died In: North Korea

Hopitalman Blankenbaker served with B Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia.

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James David Blankenbecler

Sergeant Major, Army

Born: June 27, 1963
Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: October 1, 2003
Died In: Samarra, Iraq

Sergeant Major Blankenbecler served with the 1st Batallion 44th Air Defense, Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. He was killed in a convoy hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket propelled grenades. He attended Groveton High School where he played quarterback for the football team. …

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Alwyn D. Blankenship

Private, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA

killed in World War II

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Doye H. Blankenship

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Franklin County, VA
Casualty Date: March 19, 1944
Died In: Europe

served with the 384th Bombardment Group

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Ernest David Blankenship

Painter, Second Class, Navy

Born: May 24, 1916
Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: September 30, 1942
Died In: Pacific

Painter Second Class Blankenship served aboard the USS Alhena when it was hit by an enemy torpedo. He died of his wounds and was buried at sea. His name is memorialized in the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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