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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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E. W. Scarborough

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Awards: Silver Star
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Leon Thaddeus Scarbrough

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Bronze Star Medal

WWII–Landed at Omaha Beach D+105, European Campaign in Luxemburg, Holland, Belgium, & Germany. Malmedy Massacre Battle of the Bulge. Wound up meeting the Russians in Frankenburg, Germany.

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Lyell A. Scates

Sergeant, Army

Born: January 1, 1917
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: November 29, 1944
Died In: near Merzig, Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Silver Star, Eur-Afr-MidEastern Campaign Medal

Served in World War II. Participated in a night reconnaissance in the Saar region of Germany. Killed in Action while shooting at the enemy on November 29, 1944. Due to his quick action, men and data were returned safely to the Americans.

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Claude Ervin Scearce

Army

Hometown: Danville City, VA
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Claude Irving Scearce

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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Harry J. Scearce

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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Frank C. Schaefer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rappahannock County, VA
Casualty Date: August 10, 1944
Died In: France
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Earl J. Schaffer

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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Joseph Alonzo Schaffer

Private First Class, Army

Born: January 25, 1924
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: March 8, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart

PFC Schaffer served as a rifleman with the 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He attended Chester High School and was employed by the Richmond General Depot before the war.

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William Gray Schauffler, III

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: July 20, 1943
Died In: Solomon Islands
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
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John Burwell Schenk

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Omaha Beach, Normandy, France

Served with A Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division.

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Walter O. Schilling

Army

Hometown: Norfolk City, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Otey Pellon Schilling, Jr.

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: June 13, 1945
Died In: Okinawa
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Frederick A. Schlemmer

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: July 11, 1944
Died In: Europe
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Charles William Schlenz

First Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Born: October 15, 1923
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Casualty Date: October 1, 1945

First Lieutenant Schlenz served with Marine Aircraft Group 23, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. He is buried in Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery, Bergen, N.J.

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Kenneth Martin Schlie

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: December 20, 1943
Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: October 20, 1970
Died In: Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
Awards: Bronze Star Medal

First Lieutenant Schlie served as the Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander with the 54th Medical Detachment, 61st Medical Battalion, 67th Medical Group, 44th Medical Brigade. He was a 1962 graduate of Mount Vernon High School and attended the Citadel. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Klaus D. Schlieben

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: April 1, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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John J. Schloegel

Gunnery Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
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Lyman S. Schlosser

Private, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

A 1944 graduate of George Washington High School in Alexandria.

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John Matthew Schmidt

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: October 24, 1944
Died In: Pacific Ocean

Seaman First Class Schmidt served about the USS Birmingham CL-62. On October 24, 1944, the Birmingham pulled beside the USS Princeton in order to put out the blaze that was set by a single Yokosuka D4Y Judy carrier dive bomber during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. While the rescue effort was underway, one …

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