Jesse Fairell
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Okinawa during the week of June 30.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: CN 8-11-45
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Melvin Deese
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in North Burma. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-8-1944
John Eastwood, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Memorial service at Salvation Army Church on Feb 27, 1944.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 2-22-1944
John Faw, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
William Deese
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Buried at sea with full military honors.He had served in the Atlantic Theater taking part in the D-Day invasion before being assigned to the Pacific Area. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 4/20/45
Chester Edge, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an accident at Bronson Field, Pensacola, FL.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
John Fennell
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died as a prisoner of war. Memorial marker at Fort McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Pat Ewing
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The file notes that he and his brother, Charles, were probably Marines and were both killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
William Dixon, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed as MIA after the surrender of Corregidor, the Japanese Government informed the Red Cross that Dixon had died. He was held as a Japanese POW in the Philippines. Memorial service at St. Marks Lutheran Church on Feb 21, 1943. His mother honored as a Gold Star mother on Nov 12, 1943. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 28
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 2-18-1943
Henry Edgerton, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Co-Pilot of B-24 Liberator killed in action in an air battle over Germany. Buried in National Cemetery, Margraten, Holland. Memorial service held 9-7-45 at First Methodist Church.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: newsprint 6-19-1945