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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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Aaron Joe Bowling

Sergeant, Army

Born: November 19, 1915
Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: July 17, 1944
Died In: near Martinville/St Lo, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Sargeant served with the D Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Aaron was the third oldest of 11 children born into the Bowling family.  They lived on a family farm that supported their needs; and the three oldest children took local jobs to provide more income for the family. …

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George A. Bowling

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1944
Died In: over Philippine Islands
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Harry Phillips Bowling

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA

killed in World War II

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Jonathan Williams Bowling

Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: November 24, 1981
Hometown: Martinsville
Casualty Date: January 26, 2005
Died In: Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Awards: Purple Heart

Corporal Bowling served with the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve – Lynchburg, Virginia. He was killed when an enemy rocket propelled grenade struck his vehicle. He was a graduate of Patrick Henry Community College with a degree in Administration of Justice. He is buried in …

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Lawrence Bowling

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County
Casualty Date: November 4, 1950
Died In: Chongju, North Korea

Corporal Bowling served with K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

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Okie Lee Bowling

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Franklin County, VA
Casualty Date: January 17, 1945
Died In: Pao, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 161st Infantry Regiment

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John Raymond Bowling, Jr.

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County
Casualty Date: October 31, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
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Broaddus E. Bowman

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA

killed in World War II

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Bruce Bowman

Private, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
Casualty Date: July 6, 1944

served with the 16th Coast Artillery Regiment

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Curtis Lester Bowman

Private, Army

Born: May 3, 1933
Hometown: Pulaski County
Casualty Date: December 24, 1950
Died In: Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

Private Bowman served with K Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division.

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John Thomas Bowman

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA

killed in World War II

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Joseph B. Bowman

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County
Casualty Date: February 8, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Roger Dale Bowman

Private First Class, Army

Born: February 17, 1947
Hometown: Patrick County, VA
Casualty Date: August 15, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

Private First Class Bowman served with C Company, 39th Infantry, 3rd Battalion.

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Thomas Newton Bowman

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Died In: near Metz, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Jay Killian Bowman, Jr.

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: January 19, 1945
Died In: over Germany
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Joseph S. Bowman, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Charles City County, VA
Casualty Date: July 2, 1944
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Ernest Alfred Bowyer

Private, Army

Born: February 23, 1923
Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: November 29, 1944
Died In: Germany

He is buried in Shady Grove Baptist Church, Shady Grove, VA.

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Nelson June Bowyer

Private, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: June 2, 1945
Died In: a Field Hospital on Okinawa
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

served with the 184th Infantry Regiment

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Joseph Watson Boxley

Major, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: April 14, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Bronze Star Medal

Major Boxley served with Headquarters Company, 34th Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division. He is buried in Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia.

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Charles Louis Boyce

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: July 17, 1944

killed in World War II

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