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Veteran Records

Shelton Pierce

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in a plane crash when his bombardment squadron was being transferred to MacDill Field, FL to Ardmore, OK. His funeral was at Hovis Chapel in Charlotte. His burial was in the Providence Church Cemetery.

Age at Death: 28

Image Source: The Charlotte News 7-16-1943

John Price

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

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Paul Reichert

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor List.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Gero Piper

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action soon after his regiment arrived in Luxembourg and took part in the Battle of the Bulge.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College publication

Joseph Price

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was seen falling during a bombing mission over Germany. This was his 19th mission.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-4-1945

Blair Reynolds

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

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 7-13-1944

Herbert Pittman

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Robert Price

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of wounds received during the advance of troops across France. Memorial marker at Britanny, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 2-3-1945

William Reynolds

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was a veteran of the Sicilian and Italian campaigns and was mentioned in Associated Press dispatches, which The Alumni Review cited as one of the airborne soldiers who were invaluable in preventing German reinforcements from interfering with our forces during the action at Normandy. He received the Presidential Unit Citation for his services at Normandy beachhead. A later newspaper story told of Sgt. Reynolds service during the operations in Holland. He was killed in action at the Battle of the Bulge. They also list his birth year as 1913.

David Pegram

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Crew member of a B-24 that collided with another plane in mid-air. They were returning from a bombing mission to Munich, Germany. Memorial marker at Lorraine, France.

Age at Death: 23

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 6-19-45