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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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Carl K. Vance, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: December 14, 1944
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
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L. A. Vanhatter

Other

Hometown: Chesterfield County
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Gaylord Vanhorn

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
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Carl R. Vann

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: April 8, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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James Vannoy

Private, Army

Hometown: Washington County
Casualty Date: March 9, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Ambrose Vanover

Army

Hometown: Bristol, VA
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George D. Vanture

Colonel, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: January 9, 1945
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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Edward Andrew Vargo

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Prince George County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Jerome Varian

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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John W. Varner

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Highland County
Casualty Date: October 27, 1952
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Admiral Dewey Varney

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA
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George C. Vassey

Sergeant First Class, Army

Hometown: Hanover County
Casualty Date: August 4, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Aaron Carson Vaughan

Chief Petty Officer, Navy

Born: June 24, 1981
Hometown: Hampton Roads
Casualty Date: August 6, 2011
Died In: Wardak Province, Afghanistan
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

served with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group – SEAL Team 6; 1999 graduate of Obion County High School; killed when the Chinook helicopter he was in was shot down by enemy fire

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Council Delano Vaughan

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: January 30, 1939
Hometown: Chesapeake
Casualty Date: November 15, 1970
Died In: Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam

Staff Sergeant Vaughan served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 23rd Infantry Divison, Americal Division. Before the war, he graduated from Franklin High School. He is buried in Southampton Memorial Park.

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Carl Vernon Vaughan

Private First Class, Army

Born: March 24, 1924
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 8, 1944
Awards: Purple Heart

Before the war, Private First Class Vaughan worked for the Richmond News Leader & Times Dispatch.

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Clyde Everett Vaughan

Machinist's Mate, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: October 24, 1944
Died In: Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands
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Eppa Livingston Vaughan

Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 25, 1946
Died In: Philippine Islands
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Glenn W. Vaughan

Other

Hometown: Portsmouth
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Gregg Vaughan

Engineman, 2nd Class, Navy

Born: March 26, 1956
Hometown: St James, MO
Awards: Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal

Served in the Virginia National Guard for 8 years and was part of a top shot rifle team.

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Herman F. Vaughan

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
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