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Veteran Records

William Shaw, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Buried in military cemetery in Lorraine, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson annuals

Gilbert Roberts

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte News 11-1-1944

Everett Russell

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Glenn Sheathelm

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Germany. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP on May 26, 1946 for him and 5 other members. Another memorial service held in Michigan.

Age at Death: 27

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 3-16-45

Wilbert Roberts

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte News 11-1-1944

Ralph Rutledge

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor List. Killed in an accident in Yorktown, VA.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Jack Shell

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Drowned in a Navy plane accident between Norfolk and Cape Charles. Memorial service at Norfolk, VA on Mar 25, 1943.

Age at Death: 26

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Wendell Roberts, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in an airplane accident. There is conflicting information about his funeral services and internment. They were either in Bluefield, W. VA. or Richmond, VA.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-2-1943

Clyde Saunders

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome, Italy

Age at Death: 29

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-3-1943

Marshall Shepherd

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He participated in 18 missions. He was a crew member of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Bremen. Four men managed to bail out before the plane exploded. His plane was one of thirty bombers that were lost on that mission. A memorial service was held on 7-14-1946 at First Baptist Church.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 6-19-1945