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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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David Felix Burch

Airman, First Class, Air Force

Born: February 24, 1949
Hometown: Danville
Casualty Date: June 3, 1969
Died In: Khanh Hoa Province, South Vietnam

A1C Burch served with Headquarters Squadron, 35th Tactical Wing, 13th Air Force

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Melvin Jerome Burch

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA

killed in World War II

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William A. Burch

Technical Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Amherst County, VA
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J. Thomas Tom Burch, Jr.

Major, Army

Born: February 22, 1942
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Died In: N/A
Awards: Army Seal, Bronze Star Medal, Meritiorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Commendation Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation

Airborne, fought at Battle of Nha Trang, Vietnam duing the Tet Offensive of 1968. Chairman of the National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Coalition.

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John Thomas Burch, Sr.

Seaman, Navy

Hometown: Richmond, VA
Died In: N/A
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Quinton R. Burcham

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: August 13, 1943
Died In: New Guinea
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 162nd Infantry Regiment

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Rush Hampton Burcham

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Casualty Date: September 20, 1945
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Michael Harrison Burchell

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Prince George County, VA
Casualty Date: February 24, 1945
Died In: Hamback, Germany

served with the 119th Infantry Regiment

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Lonnie Morris Burchett

Private First Class, Marine Corps

Hometown: Bristol
Casualty Date: July 10, 1968
Died In: South Vietnam
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Albert Palmer Burckard

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Born: March 15, 1945
Hometown: Norfolk
Awards: Legion of Merit, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Meritiorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Silver Star

Served with the 101st Airborne Division.

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Douglas Glenn Burd

First Lieutenant, Air Force

Born: November 8, 1945
Hometown: Hampton
Casualty Date: August 1, 1969
Died In: about 20 miles SW of Quang Ngai, South Vietnam

served with the 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron; F-4E Phantom (67-0323) shot down by ground fire

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William G. Burd

Captain, Army

Hometown: Chesterfield County, VA
Casualty Date: September 17, 1944
Died In: Holland
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; buried in US Military Cemetery Margraten, the Netherlands

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Charles E. Burgan

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Lee County, VA
Casualty Date: November 20, 1944
Died In: Philippine Islands

buried in US Military Cemetery Manila, Philippine Islands

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William Brown Burge, Jr.

First Lieutenant, Other

Hometown: Martinsville

killed in World War II

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George Calvin Burgess

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
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Melvin Dwight Burgess

First Lieutenant, Navy

Born: April 19, 1921

LT Burgess commanded a squadron of six landing crafts at the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. He also participated in the invasion of Southern France.

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Oscar L. Burgess

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: May 5, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippines

PFC Burgess served with the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

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James Haskell Burke

Staff Sergeant, Army

Hometown: Wise County, VA
Casualty Date: December 24, 1944
Died In: West of Coblenz, Germany

B-24 Liberator; served with the 458th Bomb Squadron

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James Leslie Burke

Second Lieutenant, Army

Born: January 7, 1918
Hometown: Bland County, VA
Casualty Date: July 13, 1944
Died In: St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Second Lieutenant Burke served with the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. He was a 1939 graduate of Ceres High School and was the manager of a restaurant in Wytheville, Virginia before the war. He is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Normandy, France.

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James W. Burke

Private, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: August 4, 1944
Died In: France

served with the 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division

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