Phillips Abbot, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action over France. Had completed over 20 bombing missions.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
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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
Thomas Abernathy
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Article in the Jul 27, 1944 Charlotte Observer that he was killed.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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
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
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
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