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Gold Star Veterans

James Archer

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Was missing in action and declared dead. On March 11, 1944, his reconnaissance group met with an enemy ambush. He and an officer threw grenades and returned fire, allowing his group to withdrawal. Memorial marker at Fort McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-26-1945

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