John Owens
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
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John Mosley, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle and missing. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery, Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Odfra Nixon
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The first negro soldier from Clear Creek to lose his life in World War II. Memorial marker at the National Memorial cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-15-1945
James Owens, III
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash. Memorial service held in his childhood church in Clayton.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Robert McIlwaine
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on his first mission in action in Saipin.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Arnott Meyer
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He received notice that he had become a father and went from the island of Kauai to Oahu to tell his own father. His mother had been evacuated to Hollywood after the Pearl Harbor attack. After he visited with his father, he hurried back to his boat so that he could return to Kauai. On his way home, his automobile skidded and rolled, and Arnott was killed.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-21-1944
Thomas Moore
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service in Italy. Memorial Service at Euto Baptist Church in Union County on Dec 17, 1944.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-15-1944
Loudean McKee
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He is listed as missing in the European Regions by the Army in April, 1945. His name later appears as killed in the YMCA file.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Harry Buck Mickle
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His Division captured Von Rundstedts. He was last seen leading his platoon against a German attack, which had him almost surrounded. Memorial marker in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 1-10-45
Baxter Moore, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was declared missing in action in the Charlotte newspaper on 10/5/1942. His name is listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor List for Mecklenburg County. His parents are listed as both in Charlotte and Fayetteville in the newspaper.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library