Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force before the United States entered the war. His wife was living in Spartanburg, SC, at the time of his death.
Originally from Anderson County, SC, he had worked in Charlotte prior to his entry into the Royal Canadian Air Force. When his wife received the news of his death, it was unclear whether he had been killed in England or somewhere on the Continent. The newspaper said he was 27 in the summer of 1941.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when the plane he was flying in crashed on April 2nd at Turner Field.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: In his autobiography, Evangelist Billy Graham wrote that during his youth, Julian was his best friend. He met his wife at Central High School and married her at Buckingham Air Force Base in Florida in May 1943. He entered the service with his brother, Rob, in Spartanburg, SC. Miller, along with Ned Potter of Duplin Co., NC, were killed, when their B-24D Liberator, crashed into the side of a mountain in New Guinea, after just minutes of being in the air.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial marker in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when an Army plane crashed into a mountain near Tucson, AZ during a snowstorm. Reported missing on Jan. 20 but was not found until Feb. 1 (year unknown). Funeral services were at St. Andrews Covenant Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, NC. Internment at Oakdale Cemetery.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College publication
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died from an electrical shock. Memorial service held on Nov 21, 1943 at First ARP Church. Memorial marker in Battery Park, NYC.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Our Patriots of America of WWII
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Drowned in Sardis Lake when the motor boat he was in capsized. His funeral service was in his parents home on March 14.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College publication
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action over France. Had recently made squadron leader.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-23-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Did not die in battle. His body was returned to the America aboard the U. S. Army transport Greenville Victory in June 1948. His body was returned to John Lee of 631 11th St., Charlotte.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed by an enemy air attack. Buried at a military cemetery in southern Holland; later moved to Paw Creek.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Carolina Room photo