Charles Henley
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action near the Meurthe River.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: co 11-18-44
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Carroll Griffith
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Aboard the SS Ruth when it was sunk off the northeast coast of Cuba.Memorial marker at Battery Park, New York City.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Newsprint unknown
Eli Hardin, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Ray Hayhurst
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of wounds received at the battle of Cherbourg on Jun 25, 1944. Voted a typical American soldier by Popular Science magazine before he was shipped overseas.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Edgar Griffith, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Crew on ammunition carrier Ship Jno. Morgan that was struck by an oil tanker in the Atlantic, exploded and sank.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-14-1943
Joseph Hardison
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Leslie Heath, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Wounded in action in Germany on January 15th, and died in France the next day. Burial and memorial marker at the Army Cemetery in Luxembourg. Mural unveiling and a special communion service held on 10/7/45 at Dilworth Methodist Church honoring 10 members who gave their lives in WWII.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-30-1945
Mark Griffith, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial Service at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church on June 3, 1945. Killed in action near Fredeburg, Germany and buried with the Protestant faith in a military cemetery in Ittenbach, Germany. Memorial marker in the Netherlands.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 4-24-45
Silas Hargett
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: There are conflicting names given for probably the same individual. The Honor Roll published by the War Dept. listed Silas V. Hargett, as dying from non-battle related causes. The Y.M.C.A. has a file for someone named Virgil Hargett, who was killed in action in the Solomon Islands but does not list the source other than The Charlotte News.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Leo Hedrick
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was a navigation officer on board an Army tanker, which was operating in the English Channel at the time of his death.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: unknown newsprint