Hinton McLeod
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when the plane he was flying in crashed on April 2nd at Turner Field.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Julian Miller, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: In his autobiography, Evangelist Billy Graham wrote that during his youth, Julian was his best friend. He met his wife at Central High School and married her at Buckingham Air Force Base in Florida in May 1943. He entered the service with his brother, Rob, in Spartanburg, SC. Miller, along with Ned Potter of Duplin Co., NC, were killed, when their B-24D Liberator, crashed into the side of a mountain in New Guinea, after just minutes of being in the air.
Thomas Morgan
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial marker in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Jesse Red McMillian
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: The Spinning Wheel - April, 1944
William Mills
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service in 1944.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Charles Morris
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed from head injuries received in an automobile wreck. He was riding in a Model T Ford as a passenger with his first cousin, Rufus Morris of Eastway Drive in Charlotte. The collision of two cars occured at Elizabeth Ave. and Torrence St. in Charlotte. Sgt. Morris was home on furlough when the fatal wreck happened. The funeral service was held at the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church on 7-24-1945. Burial was at Evergreen Burial Park in Mint Hill.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
John McNeely, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed at San Pedro Bay on Leyte Island during the initial return of American troops to the Philippines. He was killed by artillery fire, as he was landing on the beach. He is buried in Grave #732 at the United States Cemetery in Palo, Leyte, Philippine Islands. His memorial service was at First Presbyterian on August 15, 1945.
Age at Death: 37
Image Source: family photo
William Noots Mills
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action in the Middle East. Memorial marker in North Africa.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Dallas Morris
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in a nighttime plane crash near Nashville, GA. It was a routine training flight. His mother received a certificate for families of deceased servicemen at a ceremony at the St. Paul Presbyterian Church on 1-13-1946.
Age at Death: 28
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Frederick McCoy, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Buried in Belgium. Former resident of Mooresville and Derita. Moved to Buncombe Co. in 1931.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: Family photo