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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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Scott A. Williams

AE, 3rd Class, Navy

Born: August 26, 1962
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Good Conduct Medal

Served with the VA97 Warhawks.

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Thomas Henry Williams

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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Vernon Beamer Williams

Second Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Giles County, VA
Casualty Date: January 29, 1944
Died In: near Sienna, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal

27th Fighter Bomber Group, 12th Air Force

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Wallace Perry Williams

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City

killed in World War II

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Walton Winn Williams

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Lunenburg County, VA
Casualty Date: May 27, 1944
Died In: Velletri, near Anzio, Italy
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Wayne Richardson Williams

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: May 16, 1971
Died In: South Vietnam
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Wilbur Slade Williams

Officers Steward, 3rd Class, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: December 7, 1941
Died In: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Awards: Armed Forces Seal

Killed in action on December 7, 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Was stationed aboard battleship, U.S.S. Oklahoma.

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William Archer Williams

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Albemarle County, VA
Casualty Date: June 19, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart
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William Clyde Williams

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Buckingham, VA
Casualty Date: September 3, 1945
Awards: Purple Heart, Purple Heart

Served in World War II with the 252nd Engineers Combat Battalion. Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery (Plot M, Row 12, Grave 13) in Margraten, Netherlands.

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William Lilliston Williams

Private, Army

Hometown: Accomack County
Casualty Date: December 26, 1944
Died In: Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart
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William Robinson Williams

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Culpeper County, VA
Casualty Date: January 9, 1945
Died In: Subic Bay, Philippine Islands
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart

killed when the Japanese ship in which he was a prisoner was bombed by American planes

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William Wesley Williams

Private, Army

Hometown: King George County, VA
Casualty Date: July 12, 1942
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Willie A. Williams

Private, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County, VA

Killed in World War II

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Willie L. Williams

Private, Army

Hometown: Giles County, VA

killed in World War II

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Lloyd William Williams

Second Lieutenant, Marine Corps

Born: January 5, 1887
Hometown: Berryville
Casualty Date: June 12, 1918
Died In: Belleau, France

On June 3, 1918, a division of Marines was sent to support the French army at the Battle of Belleau Wood. Second Lieutenant Lloyd Williams was serving as a company commander of 51st Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. As the Marines arrived, they found French troops retreating. When advised to …

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Aaron Robert Williams

Private, Army

Born: May 10, 1919
Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
Casualty Date: August 6, 1943

Private Williams served with Company B, 121st Engineer Battalion, 29th Division. He was born in Pounding Mill, Virginia, he was a carpenter and employed by Pocahontas Fuel Company, Pocahontas, Virginia.  He married and the couple had two children. Aaron received Army training at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and Camp Wheeler, Georgia. …

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Mason Miller Williams

Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 31, 1944
Died In: over Munich, Germany

Second Lieutenant Williams served with the 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group. Before the war, Mason attended St. Christopher’s School, Episcopal High School in Alexandria and the University of Virginia where he was in the Glee Club. On July 31, 1944, Lt. Williams was the pilot of B17 #42-102535 nicknamed …

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Charles Edward Williams, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA
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Christopher Columbus Williams, Jr.

Private, Army

Hometown: Middlesex County
Casualty Date: July 21, 1945
Died In: France
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Donald D. Williams, Jr.

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Richmond City
Casualty Date: June 20, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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