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Gold Star Veterans

Marshall Barber

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte News 6-20-1945

Joel Acker, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was among the 25 bombers shot down during the great raid on Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Age at Death: 29

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Henry Archie

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in service, non-battle. Memorial marker in Lorraine, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

John Barksdale

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service held at St. John's Baptist Church in 1945.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-25-1945

Thomas Allen

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Acting flight commander when he was killed 4 miles off of Flushing.

Age at Death: 28

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Claudius Armstrong

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Shot down over Germany, and died while a German POW. NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File states he was returned to military control or liberated. He had been held at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia and moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

Richard Barnes

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He lost his life during the campaign which cleared the Germans from the coast of Italy. A memorial service was held at the First Baptist Church on 7-13-1946.

Age at Death: 29

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-11-1945

Charles Allen, III

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in a plane crash. The funeral was held on May 20, 1944 in Savannah and he was buried at Hillcrest memorial Park.

Age at Death: 25

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-18-1944

William Ashley

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action while serving in France. He was buried at Osceola United Methodist Church cemetery in Lancaster Co., SC.

Age at Death: 32

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-7-1944

Willard Barnwell

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Was among the invasion forces in France. Memorial marker at Normandy, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin