Veteran Records

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been overseas for five months. A memorial service was held at Chalmers Memorial ARP on 6-3-1945.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-1-1945

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was captured crossing the Rapido River on the night of January 23, 1944. He was believed to have died as a prisoner of war, while moving to another camp. He had previously been in Stalag 2-B in Hammerstein, near Koslin. He and others were hit by American fighter pilots who mistook the prisoners of war, who were walking on the highway, for German soldiers. His remains are interred in the U.S. Military Cemetery Neuville-en-Condro, plot 1, row 11, grave 275. This cemetery is located 9 miles southwest of Liege, Belgium.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the WWII Honor List for Mecklenburg County. Note that he died in camp.Memorial service held at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church on Apr 18, 1946, for those who died the previous year.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-13-44