Joseph Harman
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed by enemy artillery while leading his platoon against the enemy. Burial and memorial marker in Luxembourg.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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William Hedrick
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Westein, Germany. Burial with protestant funeral in eastern Belgium.
Age at Death: 19
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Walter Gurley
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action at the Battle of Midway when his bomber, which carried Major General Clarence Tinker, crashed into the sea. Gilmer Holton, his roommate from Davidson College and Hickam Air Field, Oahu, was also killed. His memorial service held at Belmont Park Methodist Church on March 17, 1946.His memorial marker is at the Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI. He has a tombstone in the Mimosa Cemetery in Davidson, NC.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Thomas Harnsberger
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash on September 28 during a routine flight in Florida. Funeral in Jacksonville, FL with interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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James Heins, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died from wounds he received in his tank. He was leading his company when the tank was hit by an anti-tank gun. Members of his crew took him out of the tank and into a basement where other wounded were. He was injured internally and even though given first aid, he died shortly thereafter. He was buried in the U. S. Military Cemetery in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Age at Death: 28
Image Source: The Charlotte News 1-26-1945
Claude Hackney, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was on a strafing mission near Bonn, Germany when his plane was shot down. Memorial marker in the Netherlands. Enlisted in the Army in 1942 before transferring.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Alex Harris
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
A. Helms
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
Terry Hagan, Jr.
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
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James Harris
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