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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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William Payne Brooks

Private, Army

Born: October 24, 1929
Hometown: Fairfax County
Casualty Date: October 19, 1952
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Korean Service Medal Ribbon

Private Brooks served with I Company, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing In Action on October 19, 1952 near Kumhwa, and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains have not been recovered.  

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William T. Brooks

Private, Army

Hometown: Middlesex County

killed in World War II

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Vernon Asbury Brooks, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA
Casualty Date: March 9, 1944
Died In: Bougainville
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 54th Coast Artillery Battalion; buried in US Military Cemetery Manila, Philippine Islands

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Roger Greville Brooke Broome, III

Major, Marine Corps

Born: August 26, 1915
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Casualty Date: January 18, 1945
Died In: Saipan
Awards: Navy Cross, Purple Heart

Served with the Regimental Weapons Company, 24th Marine Regiment. Graduate of St. Christopher’s and University of Virginia School of Law.

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Walter Robert Brothers

First Lieutenant, Army

Born: April 29, 1921
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: July 27, 1943
Died In: Bengal, India

First Lieutenant Brothers served with the 83rd Bomb Squadron, 12th Bomb Group. Before the war, he graduated from John Marshall High School, attended Smithdeal Massie Business College, and was employed by the Industrial Supply Corporation.

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Ralph Wayne Broughman

Specialist 4, Army

Born: December 15, 1938
Hometown: Covington
Casualty Date: February 7, 1965

SP4 Broughman was killed by an explosive device. His body was recovered. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Virginia. Served with the 199th Aviation Company.

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Woodrow Harrison Broughman

Private First Class, Army

Born: October 23, 1926
Hometown: Charlotte County
Casualty Date: September 2, 1950
Died In: Taegu area, Republic of Korea

Private First Class Broughman served with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He is buried in Boswell Cemetery, Boswell, Virginia.

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Buford E. Broughton

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Lee County
Casualty Date: July 31, 1950
Died In: Chinju, Republic of Korea
Awards: Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, United Nations Medal, Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation

Private First Class Broughton served with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He is buried in Turning Siding Cemetery, Saint Charles, Virginia.

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Albert Brown

Seaman, Navy

Hometown: Buchanan County, VA

killed in World War II

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Alvin T. Brown

Private, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA

killed in World War II

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Arthur L. Brown

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
Casualty Date: January 31, 1951
Awards: Korean Service Medal
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Benjamin Lee Brown

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: Roanoke City, 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. Was stationed aboard destroyer, U.S.S. Downes.

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Carl Edward Brown

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Alleghany County, VA
Casualty Date: May 20, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 3rd Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division; buried in Central Advent Christian Church Cemetery

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Carlton Henry Brown

Sergeant, Army

Born: February 11, 1930
Hometown: Korea - Addenda, VA
Casualty Date: December 1, 1950
Died In: North Korea

SGT Brown served with Battery B, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken prisoner by the North Korean Army on December 1, 1950, near Kunu-ri, North Korea. His remains were never recovered.

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Carson Edward Brown

Private, Army

Hometown: Petersburg, VA
Casualty Date: February 6, 1944
Died In: Anzio, Italy

served with the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division; buried in US Military Cemetery Sicily-Rome, Italy

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Cecil Brown

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Washington County, VA

killed in World War II

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Cecil Edward Brown

Staff Sergeant, Army

Born: December 19, 1921
Hometown: Nelson County, VA
Casualty Date: November 5, 1944
Died In: Basse-Kontz, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Staff Sergeant Brown served with the 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. He was killed by shrapnel from a German mortar shell. Before the war, he was employed by the Virginia Branch American Tobacco Company, Richmond, Virginia. He is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium.

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Charles J. Brown

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: South Norfolk

killed in World War II

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Charles James Brown

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Hometown: South Norfolk City, VA
Casualty Date: February 20, 1942
Died In: North Atlantic
Awards: Purple Heart
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Charles Luther Brown

Private First Class, Army

Born: January 17, 1931
Hometown: Washington County
Casualty Date: August 21, 1950
Died In: South Korea

served with the HQ & HQ Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division “Wolfhound” regiment. He is buried in Knollkreg Memorial Park in Abingdon, Virginia.

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