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
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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: His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire while flying over Takoa, Formosa. It was set afire and went down in rough seas. Monument at Fort William McKinley in Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church on Sept. 27, 1944.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action over China and presumed dead. This was their fourth mission from Kunming to Hong Kong. Grew up in Charlotte.
Age at Death: 21
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle. Lived in Derita in 1943.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Germany. Memorial marker in Luxembourg.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 3/6/45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Nov 24 1944. Burial and memorial marker at US military cemetery in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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