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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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James Early Burnette

Private First Class, Army

Born: April 24, 1917
Hometown: Montgomery County, VA
Casualty Date: September 4, 1944
Died In: France
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Burnette served with HQ Company, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Before the war, he worked for CM Guest and Son. He is buried in White Rock Cemetery, Floyd County, Virginia.

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Mahlon Thomas Burnette

Private, Army

Hometown: Bedford, VA
Casualty Date: May 11, 1943
Died In: North Africa
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 15th Infantry Regiment; buried in US Military Cemetery North Africa (Carthage, Tunisia)

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Thomas Andrew Burney

Seaman, Second Class, Navy

Born: September 2, 1923
Hometown: Hopewell City, VA
Casualty Date: January 7, 1944

SN2 Burney graduated from Hopewell High School in 1941 and entered the service on November 30, 1942. He went to basic training at the Naval Station in Great Lakes, Illinois. Volunteering for sea duty, he was assigned to the USS St. Augustine on July 16, 1943. The St. Augustine sunk …

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Duncan L. Burney, Jr.

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Portsmouth, VA

killed in World War II

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Dillard Reed Burnley

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Nelson County
Casualty Date: February 1, 1966
Died In: South Vietnam
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Grover Dean Burns

Marine Corps

Born: August 30, 1925

Worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Montana and later guarded airships on Tinian Island.

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James Perry Burns

Lieutenant Colonel, Army

Born: March 28, 1908
Hometown: Clarke County, VA
Casualty Date: May 24, 1945
Died In: Luzon, Philippine Islands
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Silver Star

Lieutenant Colonel Burns served with the 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He had been overseas since May 1943 and was a battalion commander. He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippine Islands.

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Jesse O’Brien Burns

Private First Class, Army

Born: December 10, 1915
Hometown: Campbell County, VA
Casualty Date: June 15, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France
Awards: Purple Heart

Private First Class Burns served with the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. At age 25, he was had to be hospitalized for a water moccasin snake bite.  He was employed by National Paint and Maganese Company that processed manganese ore in Lynchburg, Virginia. PFC Burns was killed in action …

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Curtis Miller Burnside

Technician, Fifth Grade, Army

Hometown: Clifton Forge, VA
Casualty Date: March 31, 1945
Died In: Germany
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 11th Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division; buried in US Military Cemetery Lorraine, France

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Ernest William Tillden Burnside

Staff Sergeant, Air Force

Born: October 10, 1919
Hometown: Alexander, West Virginia
Casualty Date: January 8, 1946
Died In: Rabual, East New Britain, Papua, New Guinea
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Silver Star

Staff Sergeant Burnside served with the 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group. He was one of four brothers that served during the war. His brothers, Leroy and Albert, killed themselves shortly after returning home. Both suffering from war memories.

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Willie H. Burnside, Jr.

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: Richmond City & Henrico County
Casualty Date: March 9, 1951
Died In: Republic of Korea

served with the 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Division

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Charles Gilbert Burr

Private, Army

Hometown: Montgomery County
Casualty Date: May 31, 1944
Died In: near Rome, Italy

served with the 337th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division

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Joseph L. Burrell

Private, Army

Hometown: Warwick County, VA

killed in World War II

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Willie L. Burrell

Private, Army

Hometown: Henrico County, VA
Casualty Date: December 13, 1945
Died In: Europe

served with the 1511th Engineer Water Supply Company

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Harding Matthews Burroughs

Private First Class, Army

Hometown: King William County, VA
Casualty Date: June 9, 1945
Died In: Okinawa
Awards: Purple Heart

served with the 3239th Quartermaster Service Company; buried in Island Command Cemetery, Okinawa

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Sherman V. Burroughs

Captain, Army

Hometown: Roanoke City, VA
Casualty Date: June 6, 1944
Died In: Normandy, France

served with the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division

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John Giles Burrow

Commander, Navy

Born: April 16, 1900
Hometown: Arlington County
Casualty Date: May 1, 1942
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Robert T. Burruss

Corporal, Army

Hometown: Lynchburg, VA
Casualty Date: December 25, 1944
Died In: Belgium

served with the 120th Infantry Regiment

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John R. Burtis

Other

Hometown: Newport News

killed in the Korean War

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Carleton Jefferson Burton

Private First Class, Army

Born: April 18, 1908
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Casualty Date: February 19, 1945
Died In: Italy

Private First Class Burton was killed in action in Italy on February 19, 1945. His is buried in Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

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