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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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Joseph C. Spence, Jr

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: April 6, 1947
Hometown: Franklin City
Casualty Date: December 24, 1970
Died In: Binh Long Province, South Vietnam

First Lieutenant Spence served with A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade. His helicopter (Bell AH-1G Cobra (68-15171)) was shot down over Binh Long Province, South Vietnam.

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Joseph C. Spence, Jr.

Army

Hometown: Southampton
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Richard L. Spence, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wythe County
Casualty Date: February 13, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Augustus Rudd Spencer

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: December 22, 1918
Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: November 4, 1943
Died In: Italy

First Lieutenant Spencer served with the 175th Filed Artillery, 34th Infantry Division. He was stationed in Ireland and Scotland then sent for the first landings in North Africa in November 1942.  His brother, John Spencer, was also in North Africa and they didn’t see each other for months. Finally, their …

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Buford Ronald Spencer

Specialist 5, Army

Hometown: Russell County
Casualty Date: June 21, 1970
Died In: Cambodia
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Burleson Spencer

Private, Army

Born: May 3, 1920
Hometown: Buchanan County, VA
Casualty Date: March 2, 1944
Died In: Anzio, Italy

Worked on a farm. Served with the 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division.

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Charles Williams Spencer

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Edgar O. Spencer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: July 26, 1944
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Edward Odell Spencer

Private First Class, Army

Born: February 27, 1948
Hometown: Culpeper County, VA
Casualty Date: January 19, 1968
Died In: Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam

PFC Odell served with Company HHC, 27th Infantry, 1st Battalion as a Medical Corpsman.

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Harold B. Spencer

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Spottsylvania County, VA
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Isiah John Spencer

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
Casualty Date: June 14, 1944
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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Jack Spencer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Warwick County, VA
Casualty Date: October 29, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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James K. Spencer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: April 16, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Kenneth Darrell Spencer

Sergeant, Army

Born: July 26, 1947
Hometown: Wythe County, VA
Casualty Date: May 21, 1969
Died In: Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

Known as Spence, SGT Spencer served as an infantryman in A Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division. He was killed while on guard duty on a bridge on Highway QL-1, about 9 kilometers northwest of Duc Pho, when the area came under attack by hostile forces. …

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Lewis F. Spencer

Private, Army

Hometown: Hampton, VA
Casualty Date: March 2, 1945
Died In: France
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Lynwood Fletcher Spencer

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Arlington, VA
Casualty Date: January 5, 1945
Died In: Europe
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Peter A. Spencer

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Henry County, VA
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William Wallace Spencer

Private, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
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Clyde T. Spencer, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
Died In: Italy
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Robert H. Spencer, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: December 11, 1943
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