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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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Fray Woodrow West

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 10, 1943
Died In: Italy
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George Fred West

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: December 1, 1945
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Irvin William West

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Robert Junior West

Private, Army

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
Casualty Date: July 12, 1944
Died In: Italy
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Thomas S. West

Private, Army

Hometown: Newport News
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James Edward West, Jr.

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: December 22, 1947
Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: May 31, 1968
Died In: Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam

Lance Corporal West served with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force. He is buried in Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia.

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Robert A. Westbrook

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City
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John Alice Westcott

Technical Sergeant, Army

Born: March 5, 1923
Hometown: Arlington County
Casualty Date: November 9, 1942

Served with the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

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Bronson Lee Westfall

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: October 27, 1967
Died In: South Vietnam
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Lacy Ryder Westfall, Jr.

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Died In: France

Served in World War II. Killed in France.

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Bruce S. Weston

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Newport News
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Jack Walter Weston

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: September 8, 1942
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Oscar B. Weston, Jr.

Captain, Air Force

Hometown: Norfolk

shot down by Pathet Lao anti-aircraft artillery or small arms fire

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Alexander Edward Wetherbee

First Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Born: June 4, 1977
Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: September 12, 2004
Died In: Al Anbar Province, Iraq

First Lieutenant Wetherbee served with the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion – 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. He died from injuries sustained in enemy action. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Wallace William Weyant

Colonel, Army


Died In: Weyant
Awards: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritiorious Service Medal, Commendation Medal, Silver Star

Served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. During World War II, served in 8 campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and Europe. Participated in D-Day invasion and at Omaha Beach.

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Allen Bennett Whaley

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Lunenburg County, VA
Casualty Date: November 11, 1944
Died In: Maizeres les Metz, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Whaley served with the 377th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division when he was killed by German artillery. He graduated from Victoria High School in 1941 and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute until enlisting in the Army in 1943. He is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France.

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James Edward Wharton

Brigadier General, Army

Born: December 2, 1894
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: August 12, 1944
Died In: Sourdeval, France
Awards: Legion of Merit

Served with the 28th Infantry Division. Attended New Mexico State University. He was killed by a sniper near Sourdeval, Normandy, France.

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James Edward Wharton

Brigadier General, Army

Born: December 2, 1894
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: August 12, 1944
Died In: Sourdeval, France
Awards: Legion of Merit

Brigadier General Wharton served with the 28th Infantry Division.  He was killed by a sniper near Sourdeval, Normandy, France. Before the war, he attended New Mexico State University. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Jonnie W. Wharton

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rappahannock County, VA
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Purcell Wharton

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond County, VA
Casualty Date: August 14, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart
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