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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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William W. Simmons

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: May 28, 1944
Died In: Rome, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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Jack R. Simms

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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Kasper Kermon Simms

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: May 3, 1923
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: September 12, 1944
Died In: near Ottersleben, Germany

SSG Simms served with the 860th Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group as tail gunner. He was killed on September 12, 1944 when the B-17 # 4338308 Flying Fortress was shot down near Ottersleben, Germany.

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Thomas U. Simms

Master Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Madison County
Casualty Date: August 15, 1943
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Carl M. Simon

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA
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Donald R. Simon

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: July 25, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
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Robert Lee Simon, Jr.

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: February 10, 1965
Died In: South Vietnam
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Clinton W. Simonson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: February 19, 1944
Died In: Japan
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Arthur Randolph Simpkins

Corporal, Army

Hometown: King and Queen County, VA
Casualty Date: February 7, 1942
Died In: off the coast of Africa
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Carter Berkeley Simpson

Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: January 22, 1945
Died In: Japanese prison ship Oryoku Maru
Awards: Purple Heart, Navy Cross

Japanese prison ship sunk north of Formosa by American planes

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Christopher Curtis Simpson

Sergeant, Army

Born: July 19, 1984
Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: March 17, 2008
Died In: Baghdad, Iraq
Awards: Achievement Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Commendation Medal, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Purple Heart

Sergeant Simpson served with the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. He was killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He enlisted in the Army on June 24, 2004.  

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Eber Eugene Simpson

Captain, Army

Born: December 3, 1921
Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: September 20, 1946

Served with the 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group.

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Merlin Larence Simpson

Chief Electrician's Mate, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: December 26, 1943
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Raleigh R. Simpson

Private, Army

Hometown: Orange County, VA
Casualty Date: December 29, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Raymond Simpson

Private, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
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William F. Simpson

Captain, Marine Corps

Hometown: Portsmouth
Casualty Date: September 16, 1950
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John F. Simpson, Jr.

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: March 23, 1944
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
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Manley Olin Simpson, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Warren County, VA
Casualty Date: May 6, 1945
Died In: Okinawa
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Samuel Ford Simpson, Sr.

Chief Warrant Officer, Navy

Born: June 26, 1915
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Philippine Defense Ribbon, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal

Also received Sun combat pin with star, WWII POW, China Service Medal

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James B. Sims

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: January 3, 1945
Died In: France
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