Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash during the Battle of Midway. Also on board was his college roommate Walter Gurley, see his file. Memorial marker in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action. He was the first man of the 117 city employees in the armed services to be killed. A portrait of Joe Hughes, sketched by Carl Holliman, the identification officer of the Charlotte Police Dept., was given to the new American Legion Post in Charlotte, named in his honor, on 4-4-1946. A smaller portrait also done by Mr. Holliman was presented to Mrs. Hughes. Flags were flown at half staff in honor of Howard Hughes in Charlotte on 4-4-1946.A memorial service was held at Parkwood A.R.P. church on 5-7-1944.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Europe.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Accidentally killed at Camp Hood where he was attending anti-tank school. Memorial services held Feb 16, 1943 at Chadwick Baptist Church.Funeral services at Hovis Chapel. Burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been overseas since he landed in North Ireland in December, 1943. Killed in action in Germany. Memorial mass on Jan. 28, 1945, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Dilworth Rd. Carillon bells were installed at St. Patrick's as a memorial on 9-30-45. Memorial marker at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: 23
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His death was the first reported of any Mecklenburg County man. He died from a heart attack while at sea, after serving in the Navy for many years. His funeral was at Pritchard Memorial Church, and his burial was in the family plot at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in Matthews, NC, just a few miles from where he was born. The Legionnaires, veterans of WW I, attended his funeral and draped his coffin with a flag. The local State Guard served as the firing squad, then the bugler sounded taps.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the offensive at Anzio Beachhead.
Age at Death: 18
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 7-20-44
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor Roll for Mecklenburg County.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-3-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His tank had been hit twice and was on fire. He ordered his comrades to evacuate, but he stayed behind to operate the guns to cover their escape. He was originally listed as missing in action but never returned to the hero's welcome he deserved. On May 14, 1943, a citation from General Eisenhower and the Distinguished Service Cross were presented to his father at Central High School. There were local and military dignitaries, representatives from V.M.I, the entire Central High student body as well as a band in attendance for the ceremony.