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Gold Star Veterans

Howard Kelly, III

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was returning from his fifth mission over enemy-held territory, when his plane crashed in the mountains. He was buried in the military cemetery in Asheville, NC.

Age at Death: 26

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-22-1943

Harry Kuykendall

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action since the fall of Bataan in May, 1942. Another source says he was missing and assumed dead on Dec 31, 1941. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College 1935 annual

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

David Johnson

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been in the Army 27 months and was overseas 6 months before he was killed in action.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: Newsprint unknown

Lamuel Jack Kerley

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was in the process of improving his newly captured position against a possible enemy counterattck. The enemy subjected the area to a heavy artillery barrage, and during this time, Lamuel was hit and killed instantly. He was buried in a Military Cemetery in Epinal, France, Plot Q, Row 26, Grave 2321. Memorial service held at Southside Baptist Church, Mooresville in December, 1944.

Age at Death: 29

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library