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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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W. Wilcox, III

Other

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Erskine Buford Wilde

Private First Class, Army

Born: December 29, 1946
Hometown: Charlottesville
Casualty Date: July 27, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Private First Class Wilde served with B Battery, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery, 52nd Artillery Group, I Field Force and was killed by an explosion. He attended Episcopal High School. He is buried in Saint Paul’s Cemetery, Ivy, Virginia.  

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Harold Dean Wilder

Private, Army

Hometown: Lee County
Casualty Date: July 11, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Orbin G. Wilder

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Lee County, VA
Casualty Date: February 15, 1943

served with the 302nd Ordnance Regiment

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Roland J. Wilder

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: South Norfolk
Casualty Date: February 12, 1945
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Roland Jethor Wilder

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: South Norfolk City, VA
Casualty Date: February 12, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

buried in US Military Cemetery Manila, Philippine Islands

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John M. Wildy

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Northumberland County
Casualty Date: October 6, 1952
Died In: North Korea
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Ira E. Wiles

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Rockingham County, VA

killed in World War II

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Vester H. Wiles

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: December 17, 1944
Died In: Belgium
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Cecil R. Wiley

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Giles County, VA

killed in World War II

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John M. Wiley

Private, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA

killed in World War II

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Arlbert T. Wili

Warrant Officer, Army

Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: June 17, 1944
Died In: near Saipan
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Joseph A. Wilk, Jr.

Hospitalman, Navy

Hometown: Newport News
Casualty Date: January 22, 1969
Died In: South Vietnam
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Joseph Charles Wilke

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA

killed in World War II

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Jesse W. Wilkerson

Private, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: October 18, 1943
Died In: Italy

buried in Greenhill Cemetery, Section N, Grave 25

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Nathaniel Wilkerson

Private, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County

killed in World War II

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N. E. Wilkerson, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Pulaski County, VA
Casualty Date: November 5, 1945
Died In: Pacific

buried in US Military Cemetery Manila, Philippine Islands

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Edmund W. Wilkes

Major, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

killed in World War II

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John Leo Wilkes

Master Sergeant, Army

Born: July 20, 1919
Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France

Served with the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Bedford, Virginia.

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John L. Wilkins

Water Tender 1st Class, Navy

Hometown: Bedford
Casualty Date: August 10, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart
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