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Gold Star Veterans

Alfred Alexander

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial services were held at Westminster Presbyterian Church on 11-5-1944 and 7-21-1946. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery in Italy.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-18-1944

Herbert Baker

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed while in service. Memorial marker at Ardennes, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College annuals

John "Jack" Baucom

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died at sea after his ship, the U.S.S. St. Lo (formerly known as the U.S.S. Midway) was attacked by enemy forces. A memorial service was held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Union Co., NC, on 11-18-1945. Memorial marker in Ft McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: 18

Image Source: The Charlotte News 5-4-1945

Russell Aitken

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was on a routine search mission and was a victim of a mid-air plane collision. He was buried at sea.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: family photo

Louis Baker

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Holland. Buried in a cemetery in Holland.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-5-1944

Joseph Baucom

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Crewman aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress that crashed soon after takeoff at Fort Bliss, TX. Crouch Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Funeral services at Oakhurst Baptist church on Mar 4, 1943. Burial at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte with full military honors.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 2-28-1943

Robert Abell, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died aboard the U.S.S. Franklin, along with his cousin by marriage, David Anderson Allen. Charlottean Thomas Kimbrough Joyner was also killed when the carrier was hit by a Japanese suicide bomber. Burial at sea with full honors. Memorial service held at Purity Presbyterian Church in Chester, SC on May 6. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: 26

Image Source: The Charlotte News 4-3-1945 and Davidson College Bulletin

Paul Baker

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: the Charlotte News 5-1-1945

William Baxley

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial marker in Ardennes, France.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-26-1945

David Allen

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He entered the service in the USNR and died aboard the U.S.S. Franklin, when the carrier was hit by a Japanese suicide bomber. His burial was at sea with full honors. A memorial service was held at the Myers Park Methodist Church on 4-16-1945. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: 28

Image Source: The Charlotte News