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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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Delbert Clinton Rowe

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Born: July 4, 1912
Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: May 28, 1944
Died In: Italy
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Technician Fifth Grade Rowe served with the 191st Tank Battalion, 45th Division. Before the war, he was employed by the Crompton-Shenandoah Company, Waynesboro, Virginia. He is buried in Florence American Cemetery, Italy.

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Guy Hansford Rowe

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: July 14, 1944
Died In: France
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Raleigh Ambrose Rowe

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: King and Queen County, VA
Casualty Date: July 9, 1944
Died In: La Haye du Puits, France
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Vernon A. Rowe

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Bath County
Casualty Date: April 20, 1944
Died In: Mediterranean
Awards: Purple Heart
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Viles C. Rowe

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County
Casualty Date: September 7, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Willie Rowe

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: November 25, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Andrew Thomas Rowland

Private, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
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Carlton Baker Rowland

Flight Officer, Navy

Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
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Floyd Wallace Rowland

Army

Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
Casualty Date: December 9, 1943
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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Homer J. Rowlette

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Lee County, VA
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Edward J. Roxbury

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Rockbridge County, VA
Casualty Date: August 25, 1944
Died In: Europe
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Raymond L. Roy

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
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Forrest Betton Royal

Rear Admiral, Navy

Born: February 10, 1893
Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: June 18, 1945
Died In: near Philippine Islands
Awards: Distinguished Service Medal

Served with the 6th Amphibious Group as Commander in the Pacific. A 1915 graduate of the Naval Academy. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Council Lee Royal

Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force

Born: February 8, 1930
Hometown: Bland County, VA
Casualty Date: October 21, 1968
Died In: 20 mi South of Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam
Awards: Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

Lt Col Royal was a pilot with the 6250th Support Squadron, 6250th Combat Support Group, 7th Air Force, stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base. He was killed when the C47 military aircraft he was co-piloting crashed in rugged mountain terrain. During his 18-year career, he earned the Distinguished …

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Forrest Betton Royal

Rear Admiral, Navy

Born: February 10, 1893
Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: June 18, 1945
Died In: near Philippine Islands
Awards: Distinguished Service Medal

Served with the 6th Amphibious Group as Commander in the Pacific. A 1915 graduate of the Naval Academy. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Leff V. Royal

Other

Hometown: Martinsville, VA
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Richard Junius Royall, Jr.

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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William Nicholas Royals

Fireman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk County, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1941
Died In: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Awards: Purple Heart, Armed Forces Seal

Killed in action on December 7, 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Was stationed aboard battleship, U.S.S. Arizona.

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George Edward Roye

Sergeant First Class, Army

Hometown: Petersburg
Casualty Date: November 10, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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Marvin Nelson Royer

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Born: September 20, 1923
Hometown: Augusta County, VA
Casualty Date: February 19, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima

Pfc Royer served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division. He is buried in Mt Olivet Cemetery, Grottes, Virginia. Before the war, he worked for Wayne Manufacturing Company in Waynesboro, Virginia.

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