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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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Ira T. Richards, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: January 25, 1945
Died In: Europe
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Thomas Joseph Richards, Jr.

Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: September 24, 1945
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: May 10, 1968
Died In: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

Cpl Richards served as a rifleman in G Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force. He was killed by hostile rifle fire in Quang Nam Province near the Liberty Bridge. He attended Fort Defiance High School in Fort Defiance and enlisted in the U.S. Marines …

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B. Richardson

Army

Hometown: South Norfolk
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Cecil F. Richardson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: June 22, 1945
Died In: Mount Carstensz, New Guinea
Awards: Bronze Star Medal
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Darrell F. Richardson

Private, Army

Hometown: Grayson County, VA
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Earl M. Richardson

Major, Army

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
Casualty Date: April 2, 1945
Died In: France
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Edward Hill Richardson

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Orange County, VA
Casualty Date: March 19, 1945
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Harold Richardson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dickenson County
Casualty Date: July 11, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Harold Owen Richardson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Fluvanna County
Casualty Date: March 15, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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Harold Samuel Richardson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
Casualty Date: February 13, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Ira L. Richardson

Private, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: July 16, 1943
Died In: Rendova Island
Awards: Purple Heart
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Ivan H. Richardson

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
Casualty Date: March 3, 1945
Died In: Germany
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James Vernon Richardson

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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James W. Richardson

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
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Lawrence Cameron Richardson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: September 30, 1944
Died In: Northern Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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N. R. Richardson

Warrant Officer, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: January 31, 1970
Died In: Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam
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Noel W. Richardson

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
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Rae Chester Richardson

Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Wythe County, VA
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Robert T. Richardson

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
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Wade M. Richardson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
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