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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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James Henry Wagstaff

Private, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: November 4, 1944
Died In: Canal du Nord area, Holland
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Harry E. Wainwright

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County
Casualty Date: November 3, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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Luther Waite

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Prince William County, VA
Casualty Date: March 10, 1944
Died In: Atlantic
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James H. Waites

Other

Hometown: Lancaster County
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William W. Wakefield, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA

Entered service in the Army the summer before Pearl Harbor as a member of the National Guard.

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Frank R. Walden

Technician, Fourth Grade, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: August 19, 1945
Died In: Philippine Islands
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Robert Graham Walden

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: January 12, 1943
Died In: Guadalcanal
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Frederick Joseph Waldron, Jr.

Aviation Radioman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: February 27, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal
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Astor V. Waldrop, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: October 18, 1942
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Charles N. Walker

Hometown: Loudon County, VA
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Clovis B. Walker

Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Martinsville
Casualty Date: June 30, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Crichton T. Walker

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Arlington County
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Cyrus Harding Walker

Ensign, Navy

Hometown: Westmoreland County, VA
Died In: Pacific
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David Walker

Mess Attendant, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth, 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 battleship, U.S.S. California.

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George H. Walker

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Arlington County
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Haywood Walker

Private, Army

Hometown: Pittsylvania County, VA
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Henry Walker

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Nansemond County, VA
Casualty Date: October 14, 1943
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Howard Early Walker

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: August 4, 1917
Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: October 10, 1943
Died In: Europe
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal

Staff Sergeant Walker served with the 549th Bombardment Squadron, 385th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. Before the war, he was employed by the Consolidated Textile Company, Lynchburg, Virginia. He is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

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Jacob Paul Walker

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
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James Walker

Lieutenant, Navy

Hometown: Rockbridge County, VA
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