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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He completed 300 hours of flight over The Hump, the allied lifeline to China. This was a treacherous route over impassable mountains. He died from injuries in a crash landing at Tezpur, India, which was the only accident of his flying career.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane crashed into the ocean while on a bombing raid on Rome.Notice of his captaincy reached North Africa three days after his plane went down. Memorial service on April 23, 1944 at Hillside Cemetery. Laurinburg Presbyterian Church pastor officiated.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Private Thomas had been overseas approximately one year. He was wounded in Naples in 9-1943 and was in a hospital until 11-28-1943. He recovered and was later killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His remains were found near Neuville in 1966, when they were building a school. He was originally thought to be a Dutch national, and was later confirmed an American soldier. He was then re-buried in Ardeness.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was wounded on January 18, and he returned to duty after his recovery. He had previously been reported missing in action. He was killed instantly while his unit was under artillery fire from the enemy.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire off the coast of Italy during a bombing mission. A memorial service was held on 12-30-1945 at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Memorial marker at Florence, Italy.
Age at Death: 20
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was shot down while on a mission over Kassel, Germany, on what his family believed was to have been his last mission before coming home. A memorial service was held at Arlington Baptist Church on Sunday, 9-23-1945.
Age at Death: 22
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was on a Liberator bomber that left from the British Isles on a combat mission to Northern Europe. His plane crashed with another plane. It fell into the ocean and was being pursued by 4 enemy fighters.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action. Services held at Belmont Park Methodist Church on Friday the 14th of ___, 1947. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Military service graveside by Hornets Nest Post No. 9.
Age at Death: 25
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed off of Kerama Retto, islands west of Okinawa, where his ship, the Whitehurst DE, was supporting landings. During enemy fire he was blown or fell overboard and his body was not found. Memorial marker in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 20
` Born in Robeson County,N.C.: Married first in 1842 5o Miss Catherine McGilvery of Fayetteville,N.C.: married a second time, in 1845, to Miss Amanda Bolton of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,N.C.
Wishing to move west, he offers a plantation on the waters of Little Sugar Creek, 6 miles south of Charlotte, consisting of 300 acres, a 2 story house, Doctor Shop, a number of springs, a young orchard and good meadow.
Notice of a negro man named Jacob who ranaway in December from Capps` Gold Mine. He is about 30 years, black complexion, and when spoken to smiles and shows his foreteeth. He is 6`2`, straight built. Return to Alexander in Charlotte or to Col. Caldwell at the mine.
Offers 5 cents reward and no thanks for the return of ranaway bound boy William Easteridge, who is about 10 years old, light hair. Finding that the boy was disposed to runaway, Beckett brought him to Charlotte to try and get rid of him and he give him the slip.
Advises that he has new coaches for his line that runs from Charlotte to Camden and back twice a week. Persons wishing to go to New York should go to Charleston where a steam boat starts for NY every other Saturday, the passage taking a week.
$50 reward offered for return of slave who ranaway in March 1832 from Charlotte. Walley is about 26 years of age, rather light complected, about 5` 10`. I raised this fellow and have no knowledge of which direction he will take.
`Information wanted of Alfred Lock. His mother`s name was hannah Lock. She married a man named David Neeley. She died in Davie County,NC in 1866. Alfred Lock left Davie County in 1866, and went to Petersvburg, VA. Anyone knowing anything concerning him please write hs niece, Miss Lucy E.
Ordered to appear regarding land on 12 Mile Creek adjoining that of William Rape, Michael Polk, Samuel Becket and others, lots 193 and 196 in Charlotte, formerly owned by Dr. Thomas Harris, and 176 acres on 12 Mile Creek formerly owned by Sampson Wolf and known as Penman`s Gold Mining Tract.
Designing to remove his negroes from his plantation near Charlotte, he offers for sale feed, livestock, farm tools. The plantation he would dispose of either whole of divided.
Notice to heir, Daniel Roseman. He left Charlotte 5 or 6 years since, and last news was from Louisville, KY that he had gone down river to New Orleans. He is a hatter by profession and about 27 years old, 6 foot high, with a mark on the upper lip occasioned by the kick of a horse.