Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed off of Okinawa when his munitions ship exploded after being struck by a Japanese suicide plane, according to a May 16, 1945 article.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service during the war. Missing. Memorial marker at Cambridge, England.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer, 3-12-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of rheumatic fever on May 23 in the Naval Hospital in Long Beach, CA. Buried in Lebanon, KY on May 30.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was the youngest of 13 children and the first death to occur among his siblings. He was killed in action on Ie Shima Island. Writer Ernie Pyle died here last month. His body was returned to the US in 1949, and he is buried in Six Mile Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-30-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action. The plane, which he was co-piloting, was hit by a shell, when it was leaving its target. He was buried on Carlos Island of the Kewajalein atoll. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-12-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed instantly when hit by an enemy bullet. Memorial service on Jun 19, 1945 at Union Grove Baptist Church.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: CO 6-23-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an accident while his ship was being loaded. Memorial service on Aug 15, 1945 at First Presbyterian Church. Funeral services on Aug 10, 1945 at Harry and Bryant Chapel with burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
Age at Death: 34
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was sent to the European area on February 15, 1945. He had been previously reported as missing in action and was later determined to have been killed in action. He died from shell fragment wounds received in battle near Wissen, Germany. Buried in Plot KK, row 9, grave 204 in Margraten Cemetery in the Netherlands.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 6-5-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in a glider crash while in pilot training.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: family photo
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Became a POW after being captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. Was being moved aboard the Japanese vessel Oryoku Maru when it was sunk.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library