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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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Luther E. Salter

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
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John Waltz Salvage

Lieutenant, Navy

Born: July 26, 1916
Hometown: Isle of Wight County, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1942
Died In: Pacific

Lt Salvage served aboard the USS Juneau CL-52 that was hit by a torpedo near Guadalcanal. The torpedo blew the ship in half, killing most of the crew members. He was a 1939 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

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Elbert Harold Salyer

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
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W. A. Samans, Jr.

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: July 10, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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William Dodge Sample

Rear Admiral, Navy

Born: March 9, 1898
Hometown: Arlington
Casualty Date: October 2, 1945
Died In: Pacific

Commanded fleet carriers USS Intrepid CV-11 and USS Hornet CV-12 during World War II. Graduated from the Naval Academy.

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William Dodge Sample

Rear Admiral, Navy

Born: March 9, 1898
Hometown: Arlington
Casualty Date: October 2, 1945
Died In: Pacific

Commanded fleet carriers USS Intrepid CV-11 and USS Hornet CV-12 during World War II. Graduated from the Naval Academy.

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Willie E. Samuel

Army

Hometown: King George County, VA
Casualty Date: May 24, 1943
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Donald Ray Samuels

Private First Class, Army

Born: July 29, 1949
Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Casualty Date: March 1, 1970
Died In: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam

PFC Samuels served with Company D, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion.

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Millard Thomas Sanderlin

Private, Army

Born: August 29, 1922
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: September 18, 1944
Died In: Holland
Awards: Purple Heart

Private Sanderlin served with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was a 1941 graduate of Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Herman R. Sanders

Radio Technician, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Lancaster County, VA
Casualty Date: March 29, 1945
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James Lester Sanders

Private, Army

Hometown: Craig County, VA
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James R. Sanders

Private, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA
Casualty Date: May 28, 1944
Died In: Velletri, near Anzio, Italy
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John Pershing Sanders

Captain, Marine Corps

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 27, 1943

Captain Sanders completed flight training at U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1941 with a bachelor’s degree and LLB in Law.

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Novel Burin Sanders

Private, Army

Hometown: Craig County, VA
Casualty Date: June 15, 1943
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William Howard Sanders

Baker, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: December 1, 1945
Died In: Indian Ocean South of Java
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Lewis O. Sanderson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Buena Vista
Casualty Date: February 3, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Robert Sanderson

Lieutenant, Navy

Born: January 4, 1904
Hometown: Arlington
Casualty Date: February 21, 1945

Graduated from Yale and Harvard Medical School.

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Edgar Ryland Sandidge

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: April 28, 1918
Hometown: Scott County, VA
Casualty Date: August 11, 1945
Died In: near Gathemo, France

Staff Sergeant Sandidge served with Company K, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. He is buried in Holsten View Cemetery, Gate City, Virginia. Before the war, he graduated from from Shoemaker High School in 1939 and worked for Kingsport Press.

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Vernon Walker Sandidge

Private, Army

Born: January 11, 1925
Hometown: Scott County, VA
Casualty Date: February 3, 1945
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Clyde Jackson Sandridge

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: September 28, 1922
Hometown: Albemarle County, VA
Casualty Date: February 23, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Eur-Afr-MidEastern Campaign Medal

Staff Sergeant Sandridge served with the 406th Infantry Regiment, 9th Army. He was a graduate of Crozet High School and was employed by the A & P Store in Crozet. He is buried in Rock Gate Cemetery, Crozet, Virginia.

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