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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He lost his life during the campaign which cleared the Germans from the coast of Italy. A memorial service was held at the First Baptist Church on 7-13-1946.
Age at Death: 29
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-11-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Burial is in the Blosville Cemetery in Blosville, Normandy, France. His grave is number 121, row 7, plot Z. A chaplain officiated.
Age at Death: 18
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-18-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash at Green Cove Springs, FL. Funeral with military honors at St. Francis' Catholic Church in Lenoir on Aug 1, 1945. Burial at Union Church Cemetery on Taylorsville Rd.
Age at Death: 21
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the crash of an Army bomber near Biggs Field, El Paso.Spent most of his life in High Point, NC.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The newspaper account says he died in North Africa. According to the file, Italy was counted in that territory at the time.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: The Charlotte News 10-23-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List for Mecklenburg County states that he died in service, non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died of malaria after defending Corregidor. A Silver Star Medal was presented to his mother at her home in 1946. Memorial marker in Ft. Wm McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-25-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died at Fort Bragg from accidental gunshot wounds. Military funeral service at Belmont Park Methodist Church on May 26, 1944. Burial at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: In a May 3, 1945 article, the Navy reports him as killed in action. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: One of four men killed in a plane crash at Sedalia, Missouri. Burial at Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery, Mount Mourne, NC.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-17-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Iwo Jima. Memorial service held at St. Marks Episcopal Church on Apr 22, 1945, with a marker placed in the cemetery.
Age at Death: 38
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-20-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List for Mecklenburg County states that he died in service, non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died from wounds received in action. His burial was in Holland.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Charlotte Observer, January 16, 1945, section 2, p.1
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: One of several planes from the Hornet that attacked a Japanese task force off Santa Cruz Islands, Solomons. His plane had gone down after engaging in a dogfight with the enemy.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an aircraft accident in Italy in May 1944. Expected to be home that month, having finished 1600 air hours.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-31-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List for Mecklenburg County states that he died in service, non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Passenger on a plane that left Hickam on Nov 3 and never arrived at Fairfield, CA. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte News 11-15-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: A memorial service was held at the Primitive Baptist Church in Salisbury, NC, on 6-30-1946.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-11-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His funeral was held at the Douglas and Sing Chapel on 12-19-1944. Burial was at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Harding High School Yearbook 1946
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Heavy bomber failed to return from a mission over Borneo.He had completed 27 combat missions. Memorial services held in Greer on Mar 10, 1946.
Age at Death: 29
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-23-1945