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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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Morton I. Bloom

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA

killed in World War II

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Louis Ellis Bloomfield

Seaman, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
Casualty Date: April 26, 1952

Seaman Bloomfield was killed while serving during the Korean War. He is buried in Quantico National Cemetery, Quantico, Virginia.

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Lee Roy Blosser

Private, Army

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1944
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 109th Infantry Regiment

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James Lynell Blow, Jr.

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: August 4, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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Clarence William Bloxom, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 19, 1917
Hometown: Accomack County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France

Private First Class Bloxom served with the Anti-Tank Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Before the war, “Buddy” attended high school for two years, lived with his sister in Arlington, Virginia, and he worked for Lenox Brothers Service Station in Washington, D.C. He is buried in Parksley Cemetery, Accomack …

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Richard Lee Bly

Corporal, Army

Born: October 1, 1927
Hometown: Shenandoah County
Casualty Date: November 22, 1950
Died In: near Masan-Dong, North Korea
Awards: Purple Heart

Corporal Bly served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Stewart Clark Bly

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
Casualty Date: August 2, 1944
Died In: near St Lo, France

served with the 115th Infantry Regiment

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Percy Eugene Bly, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: September 14, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Lonnie Blythe

PFC, Army


Died In: N/A
Awards: Army Seal, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal

Was severely wounded in attack on Stohlberg, Germany on the morning of December 13, 1944. Spent three months in the hospital in London. Finished War in Army Air Corp.

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Clyde A. Boaze

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: September 9, 1942

served with the 328th Bombardment Squadron

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William Raymond Boaze

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Danville, VA

killed in World War II

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Eddie Mack Bobbitt

Private, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA

killed in World War II

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Merle Robinson Bobbitt

Gunner's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: April 12, 1945
Died In: off Okinawa
Awards: Purple Heart

Gunner’s Mate Third Class Bobbitt served aboard the USS Mannert L. Abele DD-733 which was sunk by a Japanese kamikaze.

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Rufus Gordon Bobbitt

Sergeant, Army

Born: May 19, 1919
Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: March 22, 1945
Died In: Biak Island, West Papua, New Guinea
Awards: Purple Heart

Sergeant Bobbitt served with the 1562nd Army Air Force Base Unit. He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines and has a marker in the Hawks Family Cemetery, Carroll County, Virginia.

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Swanson Lee Bobbitt

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 23, 1932
Hometown: Grayson County
Casualty Date: January 30, 1951
Died In: near Sobuk, Republic of Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

Private First Class Bobbitt served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was wounded in action on September 24, 1950 and returned to duty on September 27th. He is buried in Stevens Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fries, Virginia.

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William E. G. Bobbitt

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: February 22, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Albert Norman Bodine

Captain, Army

Born: September 2, 1914
Hometown: Caroline County, VA
Casualty Date: July 5, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France

Graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech) in 1935 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

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Claude A. Bodine

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Fauquier County, VA
Died In: Europe

killed in World War II

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Albert Alousis Boeni

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Lester Wallace Boerner

Private, Army

Born: October 24, 1921
Hometown: Covington
Casualty Date: July 31, 1950
Died In: Nam River area, Republic of Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal

Private Boerner served with HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Covington, Virginia.

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