James Norville
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was captured on Bataan in early 1942 and died in a Japanese prison camp.
Age at Death: 27
Image Source: Unknown newsprint 2-14-1946
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Bruce Parcell
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action while leading a bombardment squadron over France. Memorial marker at Normandy, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
John Myers, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in the Pacific. Memorial service at Derita Methodist Church Nov 22, 1942. Photos of grave in file. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ("The Punchbowl"), Honolulu, HI. Age at Death: 22 Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Jack Mulligan
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Drowned in the Sacramento River when the cabin cruiser he was on had an accident. Military funeral was conducted at Elmwood Cemetery on May 30 by Gaffney, SC resident, formerly of Charlotte.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte News 6-1-1943
Anthony Tony O'Donoghue
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Captured in Bataan. Took the death march to the Japanese POW camp at Camp O'Donnell where he was put in an improvised hospital. He died there from malaria and dysentery and was buried in the cemetery at the camp. Memorial marker at Ft McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 18
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
John Parker
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Germany.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte News 3-27-45
Craig Munday
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Corporal Munday went overseas in December, 1943. He died from wounds received on D-Day in the invasion of Normandy.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-8-1944
Thomas O'Kelley, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Transport plane left Ferry Command HQ at Morrison Field, FL on February 8 and did not return. Search continued until February 25th, but no plane was found. His father believes the plane went down between Brazil and Africa.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 10-2-43
Roy Parker, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List shows that he died in a non-battle situation. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP Church on May 26, 1946.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 4-9-45
Thomas Tom Myers, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He became a ward of the Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte when he was 10 years old. With a scholarship and hard work, he graduated from the U. of NC, where he was interested in studying medicine. He dropped his studies to join the Marines. In September 1942, Myers was part of a group of soldiers that marched through London in the first wave of American troops in Britain since WWI. He served as Captain at the U. S. Embassy in London since 1941. After 18 months in London, he returned to the U. S.