Virginia
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For a list of recipients born in, accredited to and Medals earned in Virginia, click here: Virginia (updated 30 Dec 2023)
ANDERSON, Charles W. (Civil War) Thornrose Cemetery (VA -Section 10, Lot 57), Staunton, VA Buried as George Pforr LAT 38.1522 LON -79.0821
ATKINS, Daniel (Interim 1871-1898) Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery (Section 2, Row 8, Headstone 1), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8462 LON -76.3086
AVERY, James (Civil War) Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery (Section 3, Row 6, Headstone 12), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8458 LON -76.3091
BARFOOT, Van Thomas (World War II) H.C. Smither Memorial Cemetery, Hudgins, VA LAT 37.4836 LON -76.3421
BARROW, David Duffy (Spanish American) Evergreen Memorial (Section F, Lot 242), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.83578 LON -76.34245
BARRY, Augustus (Civil War) Cold Harbor National Cemetery (Section A, Grave 309), Mechanicsville, VA LAT 37.5893 LON -77.2801
BRIGHT, George Washington (Spanish American) Blanford Cemetery (Section 13, Lot 6), Petersburg, VA LAT 37.2257 LON -77.3859
BUCHANAN, George A. (Civil War) Fort Harrison National Cemetery (Section A, Grave 224), Richmond, VA LAT 37.4286 LON -77.3664
CAFFERATA, Jr., Hector Albert (Korean War) Quantico National Cemetery (Section 24, Site 30), Triangle, VA LAT 38.54681 LON -77.36182
CARR, William M. (Civil War) Elmwood Cemetery (South East Lot 39), Norfolk, VA LAT 36.8602 LON -76.2819
CASSIDY, Michael (Civil War) Hampton National Cemetery (Phoebus Section B, Grave 9503), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0217 LON -76.3272
COVINGTON, Jesse Whitfield (World War I) Oak Grove Cemetery (Avenue G, Lot 789), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8375 LON -76.3176
DANIELS, James Thomas (Indian Campaigns) Riverview Cemetery (Plat H (Fitzhugh Lee Camp) Section 4-8 Grave 2), Richmond, VA LAT 37.5330 LON -77.4626
DAVIS, John (Interim 1871-1898) Hampton National Cemetery (Phoebus Section C, Grave 8534), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0211 LON -76.3264
DERVISHIAN, Ernest Herbert (World War II) West Hampton Memorial Park (Section 1 (Garden Of The Word) Lot 83), Richmond, VA LAT 37.5971 LON -77.5968
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He also has an In Memory Of marker in the Dervishian family plot at Riviewview Cemetery (Section C, Lot 17), Richmond, VA LAT 37.5350 LON -77.4627
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FOLLAND, Michael Fleming (Vietnam) Glendale National Cemetery (Section H, Grave 846), Richmond, VA LAT 37.4365 LON -77.2350
GAMMON, Archer T. (World War II) Mountain View Cemetery (Section 1, Lot 158), Danville, VA LAT 36.5818 LON -79.4141
GARRISON, James R. (Civil War) Hampton National Cemetery (Phoebus Section B, Grave 9523), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0214 LON -76.3275
HARDENBERGH, Henry M. (Civil War) Poplar Grove National Cemetery (Block VI, Section D, Lot 1283), Petersburg, VA LAT 37.1601 LON -77.4279
HILL, Edward (Civil War) Fredericksburg National Military Park (Section OS, Grave 6640), Fredericksburg, VA LAT 38.2931 LON -77.4689
HILTON, Alfred B. (Civil War) Hampton National Cemetery (Hampton Section E, Grave 1231), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0199 LON -76.3348
HOTTENSTINE, Solomon J. (Civil War) Manassas Cemetery (Lot 29), Manassas, VA LAT 38.7509 LON -77.4810
JAMES, Miles (Civil War) IMO marker in SGT. March Corprew Family Memorial Cemetery, Chesapeake, VA LAT 36.7219 LON -76.2689
JAMIESON, Walter (Civil War) In Memory Of headstone at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City, VA Cemetery GPS: LAT 37.31450 LON -77.17840
Actually buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
JONES, William (Civil War) Fredericksburg National Cemetery (Grave 2447), Fredericksburg, VA LAT 38.2931 LON -77.4689
JONES, III William Atkinson (Vietnam) Saint John’s Church Cemetery (near large monument of his father), Warsaw, VA LAT 37.9581 LON -76.7554
LEE, Howard Vincent (Vietnam) Colonial Grove Memorial Park (Section Garden of Liberty, Lot 216, Grave 1), Virginia Beach, VA LAT 36.7730 LON -76.0907
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MACARTHUR, Douglas (World War II) Old Norfolk City Hall Memorial Cemetery (grave is in center of building, main floor), Norfolk, VA LAT 36.8474 LON -76.2888
MADDIN, Edward (Interim 1871-1898) Hampton National Cemetery (Section E, Site 1014A), Hampton, VA Buried as Edward Madden. LAT 37.0186 LON -76.3342
MANDY, Harry J. (Civil War) Hampton National Cemetery (Phoebus Section C, Grave 8709), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0213 LON -76.3265
MCNALLY, Michael Joseph (Samoa) Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery (Section 1, Row 9, Plot 13), Norfolk, VA LAT 36.8461 LON -76.3090
MILLER, Gary Lee (Vietnam) Allegheny Memorial Park (Section 1, Lot 143-D, Space 3), Covington, VA LAT 37.7864 LON -79.9027
MITCHELL, Joseph Andrew (China) St. Pauls Catholic Cemetery (No burial data available), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8181 LON -76.3111
MONTEITH, Jr., Jimmie W. (World War II) IMO Forest Lawn Cemetery (Section 2, Lot 471 Space 2) Richmond, VA LAT 37.5968 LON 77.4381
MORGAN, Lewis (Civil War) Poplar Grove National Cemetery (Lot 3142), Petersburg, VA LAT 37.1604 LON -77.4275
MORRIS, Charles Bedford (Vietnam) Morris Family Cemetery, Fancy Gap, VA LAT 36.6463 LON -80.7019
MORTON, Charles W. (Civil War) Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery (Section 3, Row 6, Headstone 16), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8457 LON -76.3091
MURPHY, Audie Leon (World War II) There is a large memorial near the site of the airplane crash which took his life in Virginia. The memorial site is also accessible from the Appalachian Trail, about 3.8 miles from the crossings of either Virginia Route 620 or Virginia Route 62.
LAT 37.3646 LON -80.2257
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Audie Murphy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
NEWMAN, Beryl Richard (World War II) Remlick Gardens Cemetery (Memorial Garden), Remlick, VA LAT 37.6701 LON -76.6176
O’CONNER, James Frances (Interim 1871-1898) Oak Grove Cemetery (Avenue I, Lot 824), Portsmouth, VA Buried as James F O’Connor LAT 36.8384 LON -76.3179
OHMSEN, August (Interim 1871-1898) St. Pauls Catholic Cemetery (Section B, Lot 2), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8188 LON -76.3106
RATCLIFF, Edward (Civil War) Chescake Naval Station Cemetery (on grounds of Yorktown Naval Weapons Station), Lackey, VA Restricted Access Cemetery GPS LAT 37.24719 LON 76.62078
SAPP, Isaac aka Isaiah B. Sapp (Interim 1871-1898) Hampton National Cemetery (Phoebus Section A, Lot 10465), Hampton, VA Buried as Isaiah B. Sapp LAT 37.0223 LON -76.3267
SARGENT, Ruppert Leon (Vietnam) Hampton National Cemetery (Hampton Section FI, Grave 7596), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0206 LON -76.3353
SHARP, Hendrick (Civil War) Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery (Section 3, Row 8, Headstone 13), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8457 LON -76.3090
SHEA, Jr. Richard Thomas (Korean War) Olive Branch Cemetery (Section K, Lot 69A, Grave 3), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8284 LON -76.3689
TAYLOR, Forrester L. (Civil War) Taylor Family Cemetery (Wards Road), Lynchburg, VA LAT 37.2874 LON -79.1627
VEAL, Charles (Civil War) Hampton National Cemetery (Hampton Section F, Grave 5097), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0202 LON -76.3349
WARREN, David (Civil War) Hampton National Cemetery (Phoebus Section B, Grave 7972), Hampton, VA LAT 37.0211 LON -76.3272
WHEELER, Daniel Davis (Civil War) Fredericksburg City Cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA LAT 38.3015 LON -77.4660
WILKE, Julius August Robert (Spanish American) Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery (Section I, Row 6, Marker 10), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8461 LON -76.3091
WILKINS, Raymond Harrell (World War II) Lost at sea IMO in Olive Branch Cemetery (Section F, Lot 13), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8265 LON -76.3739
WOODS, Samuel (Civil War) Oak Grove Cemetery (8th Walk, Lot 347), Portsmouth, VA LAT 36.8384 LON -76.3161