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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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George D. Thomas

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Rockingham County
Casualty Date: May 16, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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George Godfrey Thomas

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: March 16, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart
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Gustavis Edward Thomas

Private, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: August 29, 1944
Died In: Brest, France
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Harold Jackson Thomas

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
Casualty Date: July 27, 1945
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Harry Clifford Thomas

Lieutenant, Army

Born: August 27, 1921
Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
Casualty Date: July 4, 1944
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Harry E. Thomas

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: June 4, 1944
Died In: Rome, Italy
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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James P. Thomas

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: January 7, 1945
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Joseph Benjamin Thomas

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA

Lieutenant Thomas served with Company M, 3rd Battaion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 49th Division. Before the war, Joseph attended Shenandoah Military Academy and he worked at the Shenandoah National Valley Bank, Winchester, Virginia.  He enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia, in 1941 and attended officers training school at Fort Benning, Georgia, where …

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Kyer Thomas

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth
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Lawrence Maston Thomas

Private, Army

Hometown: Giles County, VA
Casualty Date: October 3, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Melvin F. Thomas

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Prince Edward County, VA
Casualty Date: June 30, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Michael O. Thomas

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria
Casualty Date: July 26, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Paul E. Thomas

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: February 17, 1944
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Percy L. Thomas

Other

Hometown: Portsmouth
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Robert E. Thomas

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Greensville County, VA
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Robert V. Thomas

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buckingham County
Casualty Date: August 31, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Roy H. Thomas

Other

Hometown: Lee County
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Russell Wilson Thomas

Private First Class, Army

Born: March 16, 1919
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: June 9, 1943
Died In: Orion, North Africa

Private First Class Thomas served as a Military Police officer before joining Battery H, 74th Coast Artillery Battalion.

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Troy L. Thomas

Private, Army

Hometown: Patrick County
Casualty Date: June 13, 1952
Died In: North Korea
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Walter E Thomas

Private First Class, Army

Born: November 22, 1922
Hometown: Bedford, VA
Died In: N/A
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