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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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Vincent Booker Witcher

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Franklin County, VA
Casualty Date: February 28, 1945
Died In: near Medrath, Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

killed by a German mortar; buried in Mountain View Burial Park, Route 919, Rocky Mount, Franklin Co

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Thomas Austin Withers, Jr

Sergeant, Other

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: July 27, 1942
Died In: Hamburg, Germany
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Frederick C Withers, Jr.

Army

Born: October 13, 1946
Hometown: Mollusk, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Commendation Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal
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Donald E. Witherspoon

Sergeant, Air Force

Hometown: Elizabeth City County
Casualty Date: April 3, 1951
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Leon Dugan Witherspoon

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class, Navy

Born: February 14, 1938
Hometown: Norfolk
Casualty Date: July 20, 1970
Died In: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
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John Alton Witt

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Roanoke County, VA
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Paul A. Witt

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Danville, VA
Casualty Date: May 7, 1945
Died In: Okinawa
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Richard Lewis Witt

Aviation Machinist's Mate, ThirdClass, Navy

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: May 11, 1945
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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Royall K. Witt

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: September 15, 1944
Died In: Lorraine, France

buried in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Evington, Campbell Co

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Wallace D. Witt

Other

Hometown: Roanoke City
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Aaron Xavier Wittman

Sergeant, Army

Born: November 6, 1984
Hometown: Chester
Casualty Date: January 10, 2013
Died In: Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Awards: Purple Heart

Sergeant Wittman served with the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Div, Fort Stewart, GA. Before the war, Aaron graduated from L.C. Bird High School, Chesterfield, Virginia in 2003.  He attended the The Citadel for 3 years where he loved the Charleston, South Carolina, lifestyle of fishing, crabbing and …

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John Sheppard Wohlford

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Winchester, VA

killed in World War II

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Dexter Snow Wohlford, Jr.

Sergeant, Army

Born: July 25, 1917
Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: October 19, 1944
Died In: Apennine Mountains north of Florence, Italy
Awards: Purple Heart

Sergeant Wohlford served with the 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. He is buried in Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy. He was a 1936 graduate of Jefferson High School. Before the war, he was employed by Lindsey Robinson and Company, Inc.

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Andrew Wojciechowski

Corporal, Army

Hometown: King William County, VA
Casualty Date: September 14, 1944
Died In: Bari, Italy
Awards: Air Medal
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Billy Paige Wolfe

Private, Army

Hometown: Shenandoah County, VA
Casualty Date: March 16, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart
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Colin Joseph Wolfe

Lance Corporal, Marine Corps

Born: November 19, 1986
Hometown: Manassas
Casualty Date: August 30, 2006
Died In: Habbaniyah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Awards: Purple Heart

Lance Corporal Wolfe served with the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment – 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was killed while conducting combat operations. He was a 2005 graduate of Osbourn High School. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Donald Paul Wolfe

Fireman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1942
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart
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Glenn E. Wolfe

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Washington County, VA
Casualty Date: July 4, 1944

buried at Knollkreg Memorial Cemetery Abingdon, Va

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Junior Jackson Wolfe

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Smyth County, VA
Casualty Date: October 10, 1943
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Robert Gose Wolfe

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Russell County, VA
Casualty Date: February 26, 1945
Died In: Iwo Jima
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