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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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Walter Clarence Velvet, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Born: April 23, 1936
Hometown: Sussex County
Casualty Date: March 2, 1968
Died In: Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam
Awards: Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal

Sergeant Velvet served with C Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He had enlisted in the Army in 1957 and previously served in Korea. He is buried in Dinwiddie Memorial Park, Dinwiddie, Virginia.

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Eugene Roane Venable

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Prince Edward County, VA
Casualty Date: August 27, 1944

Eugene Roane Venable was the youngest of four children born to William Pettit Venable and Bessie Walden Ritnour on March 21, 1913, in Farmville, Virginia. When he was eleven years old, his father passed away. “Gene” attended Farmville High School and graduated from VMI in 1934 with a Bachelor of …

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Hoge Cralle Venable, Jr.

Storekeeper, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Hampton, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1941
Died In: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Awards: Armed Forces Seal

Killed in action on December 7, 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Was stationed aboard light cruiser, U.S.S. Helena.

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James A. Vencil

Army

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
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Eddie Wayne Vencill

Specialist 4, Army

Hometown: Hanover County, VA
Casualty Date: March 13, 1971
Died In: South Vietnam

Died from his wounds he sustained from a booby trap. A 1967 graduate of Lee-Davis High School. He entered the Army in 1970 and had been in Vietnam for six months. He is buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill.

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Paul Robert Vencille

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: August 8, 1944
Died In: France
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Oscar Veney

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond County, VA
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Richard Woodrow Verhaagen

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
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E. V. Vermillion, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Alleghany County, VA
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Ellis E. Vernon

Technician, Fourth Grade, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
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Otis R. Vernon

Major, Army

Hometown: Lunenburg County, VA
Casualty Date: November 18, 1945
Awards: Air Medal
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Benjamin M. Vernon, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Wythe County, VA
Casualty Date: August 1, 1944
Died In: France
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Humbert Roque Versace

Captain, Army

Born: July 2, 1937
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
Casualty Date: July 1, 1966
Died In: Ca Mau, Republic Of Vietnam
Awards: Medal of Honor

Captain Versace served with Detachment A, 5th Special Forces Group, Special Operations Group, Military Assistance Command. He was captured by a VietCong force in Thoi Binh District after fighting valiantly against the overwhelming force. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. CLICK HERE to read more about Versace in …

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Edward Vessels

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Essex County, VA
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Elmer Russell Vest

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Floyd County, VA
Casualty Date: November 27, 1944
Died In: Holland
Awards: Purple Heart
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William Raymond Vest

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
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Teddy Lewis Via

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Clifton Forge, VA
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James Ernest Viars

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wythe County
Casualty Date: July 12, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Richard W. Viars

Private, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
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Charles Wayne Vicars

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: February 20, 1944
Died In: Italy
Awards: Purple Heart
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