Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His Division captured Von Rundstedts. He was last seen leading his platoon against a German attack, which had him almost surrounded. Memorial marker in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 1-10-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was declared missing in action in the Charlotte newspaper on 10/5/1942. His name is listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor List for Mecklenburg County. His parents are listed as both in Charlotte and Fayetteville in the newspaper.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: One of his planes engines caught fire, while bombing an enemy convoy. It was accompanying Axis merchant ships in the Mediterranean. The crew was able to extinguish the flames. Moments later the other engine caught fire. The pilot managed to land his burning plane on the water. However, seconds later, there was an explosion that destroyed the bomber. The body of Lieutenant McKinney was not recovered.News of his death was received by Charlotte friends on 6-8-1943.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in fighting on Okinawa. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 5-11-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action during the war.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service was held 11-5-44 in Charlotte.
Age at Death: 36
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 10-17-44
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action since May 1942 in the Philippines. There was a memorial service at the West Avenue Presbyterian Church on 8-6-1944.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-15-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He went overseas in February of 1943, without being able to go back home after training. He died from wounds received in action during the second day of fighting on Guam. He was wounded by enemy rifle fire. He was evacuated and died aboard ship. He was buried at Ennylabegan Island, Kwajalein, Marshall Island on 7-31-1944.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: The Charlotte News 8-19-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He joined the Royal Canadian Air Force before the United States entered the war. His wife was living in Spartanburg, SC, at the time of his death.
Originally from Anderson County, SC, he had worked in Charlotte prior to his entry into the Royal Canadian Air Force. When his wife received the news of his death, it was unclear whether he had been killed in England or somewhere on the Continent. The newspaper said he was 27 in the summer of 1941.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when the USS Indianapolis was sunk off Okinawa. Memorial service at Allen Street Baptist Church 10-14-45. Memorial marker at Ft Wm McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Charlotte News 8-13-45