Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was lost at sea in an accidental explosion on his ship. A memorial service was held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on 10-28-1945. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: The Charlote Observer 2-14-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Took part in the capture of Nurnberg and Munich and was killed near Schweinfurt. Memorial service held at Central Avenue Baptist Church on 6-10-45. Buried in a military cemetery in Western Germany.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 6-10-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had flown cover during the D-Day invasion. He was previously listed as missing and was later declared dead. His son was born while he was overseas, and his wife never remarried. For more information about the 394th Bomb Group, please read Bridge Busters by J. Guy Ziegler.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte News 4-30-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was wounded in Vossack, Germany on 12-1-1944. He was killed in action at a Ruhr River crossing. A memorial service was held at the Disabled Veterans Convention in Chicago on Oct. 19, 1945. A memorial service was held at the Duncan Memorial Methodist Church in Nov. 1945 and at the First Baptist Church on July 15, 1946.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 11-2-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died from wounds received in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle and buried overseas. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI. See W. S. Helms.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action since the battle of Guadalcanal when the USS Juneau was sunk. Presumed dead. Memorial service at Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church on Aug. 8, 1943. A memorial service was held at First Baptist Church on 7-14-46.
Age at Death: 34
Image Source: Newsprint unknown 7-28-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash while delivering a special cargo of supplies urgently needed in the Pacific Theater of war. Had flown 142 missions over the Hump in 1942.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: No other information is known about him. He did not appear on the Honor Roll, published in 1946, by the War Dept. See Samuel W. Helms.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library