Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: While on a low-level attack of the Burma-Siam Railway, his plane was hit by machine gun fire. It exploded in mid-air. Buried by the Japanese at the crash scene near Ye, Burma. This was his 28th combat mission.
Age at Death: 21
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France. He was with one of the first waves to land on the beachheads of France. Buried with memorial marker at the US Cemetery at Normandy, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on the battlefield following the capture of Cherbourg, France. Buried in the US Military Cemetery, plot s, row 6, grave 117 in Blosville, France. Memorial service on Aug 20, 1944 at Matthews Baptist Church.
Age at Death: 25
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action while leading his platoon in the Battle of the Bulge near Winterspelt. Died of a shrapnel wound to the head.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Oberver 5-5-46
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was lost in a mission in the Mediterranean during the invasion of Sicily. He had a small arms range dedicated to him in Berlin on 10-31-1945. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery, Italy.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: On a strafing mission over a tank column he was hit by antiaircraft fire. He escaped the aircraft but his parachute did not open. Buried in Neuville-en-Condroz Military Cemetery, Belgium. Memorial service held at Bethel Presbyterian Church in Cornelius on Dec 30, 1945.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 4-5-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-21-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was on a boat that had been at Okinawa. It was later attacked by a large group of Japanese dive bombers. The ship sunk 12 miles from land, but he was not one rescued. His memorial service was held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on 7/8/1945. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 29
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 6-3-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The War Dept. received notification of his death through the Red Cross, who had been contacted by the German government. His memorial service was held at the West Avenue Presbyterian Church on July 16, 1944, by his former pastor, Dr. W. W. Akers of Gastonia. His B-17 or Flying Fortress, where he served as navigator, was probably lost during attack on Brunswick, Germany, an aircraft parts manufacturing town. A memorial marker in his honor is in Ardennes, France.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: TheCharlotte Observer,7-14-44
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Iwo Jima. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 3-28-45