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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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Narrio Riddick

Machinist's Mate 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Travis William Riddick

Master Sergeant, Marine Corps

Born: June 26, 1971
Hometown: Orange
Casualty Date: January 19, 2012
Died In: Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Awards: Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NATO Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Svc Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal

served with the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 – Marine Aircraft Group 24 – 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Kaneohe Bay, HI

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Daniel Riddick, Jr.

Steward's Mate 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth
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Boyd Rush Riddle

Private, Army

Hometown: Dickenson County, VA
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Carl Michael Riddle

Private, Army

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: January 16, 1945
Died In: near Oubourcy, Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart

Private Riddle served with Company B, 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division. He was a graduate of New Hope High School in Augusta County. Before the war, he ran a grocery store and service station in Augusta County, then the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation and the Newport News …

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John R. Riddle

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lee County
Casualty Date: May 30, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
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Raymond C. Riddle

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: February 15, 1945
Died In: Tunisia
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Franklin G. Rideout

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Southampton County, VA
Casualty Date: October 6, 1944
Died In: Germany
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Farley LeRoy Ridgeway

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
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John Ferris Ridgeway, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: November 28, 1942
Died In: off coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Awards: Soldier's Medal, Purple Heart

brother of Farley LeRoy Ridgeway

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Naoma Little Ridings

Corporal, Army

Born: April 6, 1910
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: August 28, 1943

She was a WAC Physical Therapist

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William Ridley

Army

Hometown: Bath County
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Jeffry Randall Riek

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Falls Church, VA
Casualty Date: February 25, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: Air Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Commendation Medal, Purple Heart, Soldier's Medal

1LT Riek was a 1968 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduation, he attended IOBC, Ranger School, and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was killed while on a reconnaissance mission when his platoon was ambushed. Without regard to his own safety, 1LT Riek …

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Ralph Lee Riely

Aviation Cadet, Army

Born: April 2, 1925
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: May 30, 1944

Attended Washing & Lee High School. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Wilford M. Rierson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Floyd County, VA
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A. G. Hassell Rife

Private, Army

Born: October 4, 1924
Hometown: Buchanan County, VA
Casualty Date: July 9, 1944
Awards: Purple Heart

Private Rife served with Company K, 315st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division. Before the war, he was employed by the H. E. Harman Coal Company in Buchanan, Virginia. He is buried in Rife Cemetery, Slate, Virginia.

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James E. Riggan

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
Casualty Date: December 8, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Francis L. Riggins

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: April 8, 1945
Died In: Germany
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Lloyd R. Riggle

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Wythe County, VA
Casualty Date: June 13, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Earman Dow Riggleman

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA
Casualty Date: September 14, 1944
Died In: Blechammer, Germany
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart
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