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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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David M. Russell

Aviation Cadet, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: October 19, 1943
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Ernest R. Russell

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk City
Awards: Bronze Star Medal
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Henry E. Russell

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: South Boston
Casualty Date: May 7, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Jack P. Russell

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County
Casualty Date: July 20, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Michael Lynn Russell

Sergeant First Class, Army

Born: September 28, 1973
Hometown: Stafford
Casualty Date: June 28, 2005
Died In: near Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Awards: Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Svc Medal, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal

Sergeant First Class Russell served with the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia. The MH-47D Chinook helicopter he was in was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade. He is buried in Stafford Memorial Park, Stafford, Virginia.

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Philip N. Russell

Private, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Died In: Europe
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Robert Dunaway Russell

Captain, Army

Hometown: Lancaster County, VA
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Harry Kingsley Rust

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Born: July 5, 1925
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: February 21, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima

Served with the 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division. He is buried in Thornrose Cemetery.

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Harry S. Rust

Private, Army

Hometown: Hopewell, VA
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Harold Rutherford

Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Lee County, VA
Casualty Date: June 7, 1944
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Richard E. Rutherford

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
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William A. Rutherford

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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William Rutherford, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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George W. Rutledge

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: February 24, 1944
Died In: Gotha, Germany
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James Allen Rutledge

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 26, 1913
Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
Casualty Date: January 8, 1945
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Rutledge served with the 314th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division. He is buried in Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoze, France.

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Luther L. Rutter, Jr.

Airman, First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise County
Casualty Date: October 24, 1952
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Claude H. Ryan

Chief Boatswain's Mate, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Gordon Odell Ryman

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
Casualty Date: November 29, 1944
Died In: near Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands

killed by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft

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David Osmond Ryon

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Anton A. Saari

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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