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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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Edwin Lawrence Branscome

Corporal, Army

Born: March 21, 1925
Hometown: Floyd County
Casualty Date: October 12, 1951
Died In: North Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

Private Branscome served with A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He is buried in Buffalo Mountain Presbyterian Church, Floyd, Virginia.

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James Walton Branscome

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Born: August 15, 1925
Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: February 21, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima

Pfc Branscome served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Edwin Lawrence Bransome

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Floyd County
Casualty Date: October 12, 1951
Died In: North Korea
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Darrell F. Branstetter

Corporal, Army

Born: March 5, 1932
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Army Seal

Worked with the original test platoon at Fort Benning, GA. Duties included Test jumping new parachutes, free falling, and sky diving.

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Forest Eugene Brantley

Private First Class, Army

Born: May 1, 1913
Hometown: Arlington County, VA
Casualty Date: January 13, 1945
Died In: Belgium

Died of wounds in Belgium. He had spent 5 months in a hospital from a previous wound and died 2 weeks after going back into combat. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Lester J. Brantley

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: November 12, 1936
Hometown: Portsmouth
Casualty Date: August 20, 1969
Died In: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam

Served with HQ & SVC Company, 15th Medical Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.

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William H. Branum

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County
Awards: Purple Heart

killed in World War II

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William Henry Branum

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: January 22, 1922
Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: March 14, 1944
Died In: Mediterranean Sea near Corsica

Served with the 381st Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bomb Group. He attended Harrisonburg High School.

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William M. Braswell

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Greensville County, VA

killed in World War II

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Stuart Christian Brauer

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: February 11, 1945
Died In: Southwest Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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Robert P. Brawner

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

killed in World War II

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Elwin L. Brawner, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

killed in World War II

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James Braxton

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Westmoreland County, VA

killed in World War II

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Wendell Oliver Bray

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Halifax County, VA
Casualty Date: June 8, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star
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G. B. Breckenbridge

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Gloucester

killed in World War II

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Gerald Breitigam Breckenbridge

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Gloucester County, VA
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R. T. Breckenbridge

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Gloucester

killed in World War II

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Russell Taliaferro Breckenbridge

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Gloucester County, VA
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Franklin Ulysses Breckenridge

Specialist 4, Army

Born: June 14, 1949
Hometown: Staunton, VA
Casualty Date: November 28, 1970
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

SP4 Breckenridge served with Company B, 14th Engineer Battalion, 45th Engineer Group, 18th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Vietnam Engineer Command. . He attended Staunton public schools and withdrew from Robert E Lee High School in the 11th grade.

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Gilmer Jack Breckenridge

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Warwick County, VA
Casualty Date: February 19, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal

served with the 717th Bombardment Squadron

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