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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 Kelly Thomas

Ensign, Navy

Born: October 1, 1923
Hometown: Petersburg

Ensign Thomas served during World War II as a Naval Aviator and was a flight instructor for Naval Aviation Cadets.

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Wilson D. Thomas

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg County
Casualty Date: June 15, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Yancy Thomas

Private, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
Casualty Date: July 27, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Eugene Thomas, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
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James Alexander Thomas, Jr.

Technical Sergeant, Army

Born: February 21, 1915
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: March 29, 1944
Died In: near Bologna, Italy

Served with the 98th Bomb Group. B-24 was shot down near Bologna, Italy. Attended Staunton Military Academy and Hampden-Sydney College. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Kramer Thomas, Jr.

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond County, VA
Casualty Date: July 23, 1944
Died In: Pacific
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Owen A. Thomas, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Warren H. Thomas, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg County
Casualty Date: August 31, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Robert E. Thomason

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Greensville County
Casualty Date: June 16, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
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Matthew Louis Thomason, Jr.

Gunner's Mate, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Nottoway County, VA
Casualty Date: June 4, 1942
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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Andrew H. Thompson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg
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C. B. Thompson

Other

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: July 25, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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Carl W. Thompson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: October 5, 1971
Died In: South Vietnam
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Carlyn Clyde Thompson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: March 1, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart
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Charles Edward Thompson

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: July 12, 1942
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Clarence A. Thompson

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Northampton County, VA
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Clyde Finter Thompson

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: July 5, 1943
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David Benton Thompson

Private First Class, Army

Born: September 26, 1948
Hometown: Stafford County
Casualty Date: December 15, 1969
Died In: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam

Served with B Company, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He graduated from Stafford High School and is buried in Halls Memorial Baptist Church cemetery, Stafford, Virginia.

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Dennie M. Thompson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
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Edward B. Thompson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
Casualty Date: March 10, 1945
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