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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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Sylvester Robinson

Petty Officer Second Class, Navy

Born: October 15, 1982
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Awards: Achievement Medal, American Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Svc Medal, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Navy "E", Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon, Navy Expeditionary Medal, Sea Service Deployment, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
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Tyson Robinson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Spottsylvania County, VA
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William Robinson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
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William P. Robinson

Fireman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Roanoke City
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James Gerard Robinson

E-6, Coast Guard

Born: January 31, 1978
Hometown: Palmetto, Florida
Awards: Coast Guard Commendation Medal Ribbon

Petty Officer First Class Robinson served with the Richmond Recruiting Office. He sailed the Caribbean onboard USCGC Confidence.

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Cecil Robinson, Jr.

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Alleghany County, VA
Casualty Date: April 12, 1945
Died In: Okinawa
Awards: Purple Heart
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Ralph Rocchiccioli

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: May 25, 1944
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart

LT Rocchiccioli attended Benedictine High School and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School (1939) in Richmond, VA. He was attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute Extension Division when he was called with Company D of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues. He had served 15 months overseas at the time of his death.

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Clinton Harry Rock

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Botetourt County, VA
Casualty Date: November 2, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart
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Leonard Lee Rock

Private, Army

Hometown: Northumberland County, VA
Casualty Date: December 20, 1944
Died In: Luxembourg
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division; buried in US Military Cemetery Lorraine, France

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Oscar T. Rockwell

Private, Army

Hometown: Nottoway County, VA
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Michael A. Rocky

Captain, Army

Born: October 25, 1905
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: December 23, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Served with HQ Company, 714th Tank Battalion, 12th Armored Division. He was killed in France during the Battle of the Bulge.

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Bert Jay Rodgers

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: January 11, 1945
Died In: Bastogne, Belgium
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Clyde Eugene Rodgers

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class, Navy

Born: August 27, 1919
Hometown: Bath County
Casualty Date: October 23, 1943

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Herbert Neale Rodgers

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Augusta County, VA
Casualty Date: May 2, 1945
Died In: East of Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart

killed by Japanese machine gun fire

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Thomas R. Rodgers

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: February 19, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Ronald Ariel Rodriguez

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Born: March 26, 1984
Hometown: Falls Church
Casualty Date: August 23, 2010
Died In: Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Awards: Purple Heart

Sergeant Rodriguez served with the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. He was killed by an improvised explosive device. He was a graduate of J.E.B. Stuart High School. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Herbert Stewart Roesler

Aviation Cadet, Army

Hometown: Warren County, VA
Casualty Date: June 21, 1943
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Alvin B. Rogers

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Carl R. Rogers

Private, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County
Casualty Date: July 25, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Cecil Clay Rogers

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Patrick County, VA
Casualty Date: August 11, 1944
Died In: near Mortain, France
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