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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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Glen D. Wood

Lieutenant Junior Grade, Navy

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: September 15, 1942
Died In: near Guadalcanal

torpedoed/sunk by Japanese submarine I-19

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Homer Andrew Wood

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA
Casualty Date: October 10, 1944
Died In: Pacific

buried in US Military Cemetery Manila, Philippine Islands/Memorial stone at Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery Route 795

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James Carroll Wood

Corporal, Army

Born: July 20, 1947
Hometown: Lynchburg
Casualty Date: April 11, 1968
Died In: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Corporal Wood served with the 145th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. He was a graduate of E. C. Glass High School and is buried in Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Virginia.

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John D. Wood

Captain, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County, VA
Casualty Date: October 24, 1944
Died In: aboard Arisan Maru in South China Sea
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John Elwood Wood

Private, Marine Corps

Hometown: Richmond City, VA

killed in World War II

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John Morrison Wood

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

killed in World War II

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Joseph Eugene Wood

Private First Class, Army

Born: October 28, 1930
Hometown: York County
Casualty Date: September 4, 1950
Died In: Republic of Korea

Private First Class Wood served with L Company, 3rd Battalion. He is buried in Weston Cemetery, Poquoson, Virginia.

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Leroy Dwight Wood

Fireman 1st Class, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City, VA

killed in World War II

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Lewis Albert Wood

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: September 16, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 318th Infantry Regiment; buried in US Military Cemetery Lorraine, France

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Neil S. Wood

Captain, Army

Hometown: Hampton, VA
Casualty Date: June 16, 1944
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Randolph M. Wood

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Fairfax County, VA
Casualty Date: December 28, 1943
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Raymond C. Wood

Sergeant, Marine Corps

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

killed in World War II

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Roosevelt Wood

Mess Attendant, Third Class, Navy

Hometown: Suffolk City, VA
Casualty Date: November 13, 1942
Died In: Pacific
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Thomas C. Wood

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk City
Casualty Date: May 12, 1945
Died In: Pacific
Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal

served with the 320th Bombardment Squadron

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William Andrew Wood

Seaman, First Class, Navy

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: November 16, 1943
Died In: off Savo, Solomon Islands
Awards: Purple Heart
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Willie Calvin Wood

Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Dickenson County, VA
Casualty Date: November 8, 1944
Died In: Belgium
Awards: Purple Heart
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Fred Duvall Wood, Jr.

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
Casualty Date: March 27, 1944
Died In: Bay of Biscay near Dox, France
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart

Served with the 66th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. He was an Aerial Engineer on B-24J Liberator (42-109836).

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Layton Osbon Wood, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Born: May 20, 1924
Hometown: Albemarle County, VA
Casualty Date: February 15, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Wood served with the 151st Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division, “The Avengers of Bataan.” He is buried in Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.

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Matthew S. Woodall, Jr.

Coxswain, Navy

Hometown: Tazewell County, VA
Casualty Date: November 10, 1944
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Clarence E. Woodard

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Norfolk County, VA

killed in World War II

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