Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He served under General MacArthur in Australia and New Guinea before being sent to the Philippines. He died on 5-31-1945 from wounds received in action on May 27th on Mindanao Island in the Philippines.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-10-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Pilot of a missing cargo plane that was carrying supplies in the China- India area. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: 1941 CHS Yearbook
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died July 30th after a brief illness. Funeral services held at Waldensian Presbyterian Church in Valdese on August 1.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died between October 16-31, 1942, according to a column published in the newspaper on 11-13-1942.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash near Waco, TX. After ordering the student pilot to bail out of an out-of-control plane, he was attempting to regain control of it when it crashed.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Buried in an American cemetery near Sessa, Italy. He was heating tar to patch a highway. The heat from the fire reportedly caused a torpedo to explode, killing him instantly. His parents were guardians of his children.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He enlisted in the Army when he was 16 years old. After three and a half years in Hawaii, he was honorably discharged. He re-enlisted on 1-2-1942.He died in a routine training flight near Glenrock, Wyoming. No funeral arrangements had been made as of 2-28-1943, when news of his death was publicized.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: From Our Patriots of America WW II
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash at Stamford, England.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-6-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing and presumed dead. Memorial marker at Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library