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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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Joseph H. Wilkins

Other

Hometown: Arlington

killed in the Korean War

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Ralph C. Wilkins

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
Casualty Date: March 15, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea
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Raymond Harrell Wilkins

Major, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: November 2, 1943
Died In: Simpson Harbor near Rabaul, New Britain
Awards: Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Silver Star

Awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for action in air raid over Japanese naval base at Rabaul, New Britain on 11/2/1943. Continued runs over target after his plane was crippled by enemy fire, until his plane crashed at sea. Major Wilkins was one of 14 Medal of Honor recipients in …

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Walter Wyatt Wilkins

Warrant Officer, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA

Killed in World War II

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Alton Wilkins, III

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: August 31, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
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Ernest L. Wilkins, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Suffolk, VA

killed in World War II

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S. Vance Wilkins, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Air Force

Hometown: Amherst, VA
Died In: N/A
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Elmo R. Wilkinson

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA

killed in World War II

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Herbert E. Wilkinson

Private, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA

killed in World War II

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John Frederick Wilkinson

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Carroll County, VA
Casualty Date: July 14, 1944
Died In: Atlantic Ocean

buried in Wilkinson Cemetery Hillsville, Carroll Co

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Paul Turner Wilkinson

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Campbell County, VA
Casualty Date: June 16, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

Served with the 9th Infantry Regiment,2nd Infantry Division. He was killed by shrapnel from a German 88mm artillery shell. He is buried in US Military Cemetery Normandy, France.

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Robert A. Wilkinson

Other

Hometown: Portsmouth

killed in World War II

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J. M. Wilkinson, Jr.

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Albert Thomas Will

Warrant Officer, Navy

Hometown: Hampton City, VA
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George Frederick Will, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
Casualty Date: July 30, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Gilmour M. Will, Jr.

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: February 25, 1945
Died In: just outside Duren, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

killed by German machine gun fire

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Leon David Willard

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: August 13, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Burr McBride Willey

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: June 19, 1972
Died In: Can Loc, South Vietnam
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Commendation Medal, Korean Service Medal, Legion of Merit, National Defense Service Medal, Occupation Medal, Purple Heart, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Silver Star, Vietnam Service Medal

Served with the Advisory Team 51. He and his faithful companion, Moose, were killed by a direct hit from enemy rockets.

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Richard E. William

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Augusta County
Casualty Date: October 21, 1945
Died In: Manila, Philippine Islands

buried in US Military Cemetery Manila, Philippine Islands

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Christopher Williams

Private First Class, Army

Born: December 14, 1948
Hometown: Mecklenburg County, VA
Casualty Date: May 29, 1969
Died In: several miles outside Saigon

Private First Class Williams served with A Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was a graduate of West End High School in Clarksville, Virginia. Before the war, he was employed by Burlington Industries. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

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