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Gold Star Veterans

Paul McCain, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Plane was hit by flak as it dropped its bomb load over Humieres, France. While heading back to England, the plane caught fire over the Dover Strait. The crew bailed out, but only 4 members were found. His promotion to 1st Lt. came thru 2 days after his death. Monument at Ardennes, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

Artie Lewis

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Julian Lummus, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in the south Pacific.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

John McCall, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France. Memorial marker in Normandy, France.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: Charlotte News 5-3-45, Our Patriots of America WWII

Talmadge Jenkins

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been in the South Pacific for nine months and had already been in three major battles. He was lost at sea when the Warrenton encountered a hurricane. Memorial marker at Battery Park, NYC.

Age at Death: 17

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-21-1944

John Kennedy, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action in September, 1942, and assumed dead in 1943. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College annuals

Roy Lackey

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Bougainvillea Island. Memorial Service held on 3/12/44 at Allen Street Baptist Church.

Age at Death: 23

Image Source: Family photo

Calvin Jennings

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action in Italy. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery, Italy.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-1-1944

George Kerby, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action when his plane was on a reconnaissance mission from Wewak, New Guinea to find a missing plane. He had been eligible for a leave, but he had volunteered for this mission.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte News 1-25-1946

Leland Lambe

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Belgium. Memorial marker in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

Age at Death: 31

Image Source: Duke Power Magazine