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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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Charles Edward Waters

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: May 14, 1945
Died In: Pacific
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Heyward Russell Waters

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: September 20, 1922
Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: November 29, 1944
Died In: Lindern, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

Served with the 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division. He is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, Onancock, VA.

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James D. Waters

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County, VA
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William W. Waters, Jr.

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: August 28, 1968
Died In: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
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Charles Edward Watkins

Private, Army

Hometown: Dinwiddie County, VA
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Eugene Kenneth Watkins

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: May 24, 1922
Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: December 17, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

First Lieutenant Watkins served with Company F, 346th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division. He was a graduate of Newport News High School and was employed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. He was also a member of the Huntington Rifles National Guard. He is buried in Lorraine …

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Franklin Roosevelt Watkins

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Prince Edward County
Casualty Date: February 23, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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James M. Watkins

Captain, Army

Hometown: Greensville County, VA
Casualty Date: March 5, 1945
Died In: Rhine River, Germany
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, Silver Star
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John W. Watkins

Private, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County, VA
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Kenneth Watkins

Private, Army

Hometown: Northampton County, VA
Casualty Date: February 8, 1945
Died In: Italy

Served with the 366th Infantry Regiment.

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Kenneth F. Watkins

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Hampton, VA
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Lewis Ginter Watkins

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Richmond City
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Richard Douglas Watkins

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: May 12, 1944
Died In: Pacific
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Robert A. Watkins

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Arlington County
Casualty Date: June 15, 1942
Awards: Purple Heart
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William Randolph Watkins, III

Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force

Born: December 17, 1965
Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: April 6, 2003
Died In: Tikrit, Iraq
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Navy "E", Air Force Combat Readiness Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award

Lieutenant Colonel Watkins was a F-15E weapons system officer stationed with the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina. He attended the United States Naval Academy. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Austin Friend Watkins, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Born: October 15, 1923
Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: July 23, 1944
Died In: Yugoslavia

Second Lieutenant Watkins served with the 319th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group. On July 23, 1944, he was on a mission that left Lesina, Italy, to attack selected targets over Yugoslavia.  About onw mile south of Andrijevica, Yugoslavia, his P51C Mustang (plane # 42-103447) was hit by anti-aircraft artillery. He …

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Charles Henry Watkins, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Mecklenburg County
Casualty Date: January 26, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Lawrence Daniel Watkins, Jr.

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Born: November 12, 1946
Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: August 19, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

Pfc Watkins served with A Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force. He and another Marine died on Quang Nam Province when a mortar round detonated leaving the tube during an attack.

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Percy Edward Watlington

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA

Killed in action in World War II

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Milton Edward Watson

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: December 19, 1896
Hometown: Accomack County, VA
Casualty Date: July 13, 1943

Served with Battery H, 1st Provisional Cadre Coast Artillery. Enlisted in 1927. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA.

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