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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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Junious P. Sharps

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
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David Hastings Sharrett, II

Private First Class, Army

Born: June 29, 1980
Hometown: Oakton
Casualty Date: January 16, 2008
Died In: Iraq
Awards: Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Army Seal, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal

Private First Class Sharrett served with the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was killed by enemy small-arms fire. He was a graduate of Oakton High School. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Joseph C. Shartzer

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: July 29, 1967
Died In: Yankee Station, Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam
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Robert R. Shartzer

Army

Hometown: Richmond, VA
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Edwin Phillip Shaughnessy

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Dorman C. Shaver

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Charles E. Shaw

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Washington County
Casualty Date: March 30, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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James E. Shaw

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: February 23, 1944
Died In: over Austria
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Lionel Shaw

Private, Army

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
Casualty Date: October 17, 1952
Died In: North Korea
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Morris Admiral Shaw

Private, Army

Born: March 10, 1925
Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: September 25, 1944
Died In: Corsica

Private Shaw served with the 2036th Quartermaster Truck Company. Sadly, just a few days before his death, his mother had received her Christmas gift from him. He is buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia. Before the war, he attended Mt. Hermon School and Our Lady of Victory Catholic School.

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Omer Lee Shaw

Water Tender 2nd Class, Navy

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: October 14, 1944
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Robert Wilbur Shaw

Private, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Stanley E. Shaw

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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James Allen Shawver

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County
Casualty Date: August 16, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Lee E. Shawver

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: September 26, 1944
Died In: near Mook, Holland
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Richard Thomas Shea, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: January 3, 1927
Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: July 8, 1953
Died In: near Sokkogae, North Korea
Awards: Medal of Honor

First Lieutenant Shea was killed in action defending Pork Chop Hill from the North Korean army on July 8, 1953, serving with the 7th Infantry Division. He ordered his platoon back while single-handedly fighting off 4 North Koreans. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was a 1952 …

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Harry W. Shearer

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
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Samuel Ray Shears

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Alleghany County, VA
Casualty Date: July 27, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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Robert Jennings Shearwood

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Caroline County, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1943
Died In: Italy
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James T. Sheehan

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: April 15, 1945
Died In: over Formosa

Served with the 33rd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group. His plane, B-24 “Patient Kitten,” exploded from anti-aircraft fire.

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