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Veteran Records

Edwin Bo Blythe

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Iwo Jima. Memorial service held at St. Marks Episcopal Church on Apr 22, 1945, with a marker placed in the cemetery.

Age at Death: 38

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-20-1945

Harry Brickhouse

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action according to North Carolina WWII Honor List.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

William Birmingham, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash in March, 1943.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College annuals

George Boeckmann

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: A mural unveiling and memorial service was held on 10-7-1945 at the Dilworth Methodist Church in Charlotte.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer, 8-6-1944

Iven Bridges

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Buried at Bethel Baptist Church in Ellenboro, NC.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-25-1945

Richard Birnn

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List for Mecklenburg County states that he died in service, non-battle.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

William Boggan

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France per notes. YMCA memorial list.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

David Broadway, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: A memorial service was held at the Primitive Baptist Church in Salisbury, NC, on 6-30-1946.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-11-1945

Eugene Bishop, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an airplane accident at Page Field, Fort Myers, FL before being sent overseas. Funeral held Jan 23, 1944. Memorial service at First Baptist for 15 members who died in WWII on Jul 14, 1946. Burial in Sharon Memorial Park.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-21-1944

Josiah Boone, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Josiah A. Boone was lost at sea after his submarine lost contact with the Navy as it returned to the Midway Islands on or about July 11, 1943. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-4-1946