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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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John Beverley Blanton, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: October 28, 1918
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: January 16, 1945
Died In: near Campagne, Belgium

First Lieutenant Blanton served with Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Infantry Division. He and other officers were discussing plans when they were hit by sniper fire. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School and attended the University of Richmond for one year. Before the war, he …

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Marion E. Blanton, Jr.

Navy

Born: October 27, 1915
Hometown: Cartersville, VA
Died In: N/A

Tours of Duty: Central and South Pacific

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Russell Keith Blatz

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: January 8, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Ray Bledsoe

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lee County, VA
Casualty Date: March 6, 1945
Died In: near Antipolio, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Guy S. Bleistein

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: March 12, 1944
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Curtis James Blevins

Private, Army

Born: February 21, 1932
Hometown: Arlington County
Casualty Date: April 19, 1953
Died In: North Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal

Private Blevins served with K Company, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He is buried in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilhowie, Virginia.

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Ernest Garfield Blevins

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Scott County, VA
Casualty Date: December 6, 1944
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 405th Infantry Regiment

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Harless L. Blevins

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: April 24, 1944
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

served with the 18th Infantry Regiment

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Homer Jackson Blevins

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: October 13, 1943
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 135th Infantry Regiment

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James Alfred Blevins

Private First Class, Army

Born: March 14, 1925
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: January 8, 1945
Died In: France

Private First Class Blevins is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Johnny H. Blevins

Private First Class, Army

Born: June 20, 1932
Hometown: Washington County
Casualty Date: September 5, 1950
Died In: Changnyong, Republic of Korea

Private First Class Blevins served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He is buried in Mock Cemetery, Damascus, Virginia.

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Ronald Wayne Blevins

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Born: October 30, 1949
Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: June 14, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

Private First Class Blevins served with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force as a rifleman. He was killed in an ambush on Highway QL-9, 5 kilometers S-SW of CA LU Airfield in Quang Tri Province. He is buried at the Azen Missionary Baptist …

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Willard Lewis Blevins

Navy

Hometown: Richmond, VA
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William H. Blevins

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Smyth County
Casualty Date: April 21, 1945
Died In: Okinawa
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Hugh Bradley Blevins, Jr.

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Prince William County
Casualty Date: April 28, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Herbert Lee Blick

Private, Army

Hometown: Brunswick County, VA

killed in World War II

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James Clarence Blizzard

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA

killed during World War II

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Jacob I. Block

Warrant Officer, Marine Corps

Hometown: Prince William County

killed in World War II

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Douglas Randolph Blodgett

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: November 19, 1978
Died In: South Vietnam
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Paul P. Blondo

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County

killed in World War II

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