Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been in England since April, 1944 and had been engaged in many bombing missions over Berlin and numerous other European targets before he was killed in an airplane accident in England.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: Newsprint unknown 8-4-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in the North Atlantic area when his plane crashed about three minutes after take-off. He was on a foreign ferrying mission and had frequently flown ferry command planes into Morris Field in Charlotte. He had completed 18 missions.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-9-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Germany.
Age at Death: 31
Image Source: CO 12-23-44
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died while fighting a fire in an ammunition dump at Guadalcanal in September, 1942.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Badly wounded by a mortar shell on the line. Transported to an aid station where he died. Buried in the 6th Division Cemetery, number one, Row 2, Grave 32, plot B on Okinawa. The cemetery is on a small plateau overlooking the China Sea and was dedicated on the 4th of July.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: Carolina Room photo, Our Patriots of America WWII
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Lost when the B-17 he navigated collided in mid-air with another bomber over the North Sea. This was his 23rd mission. Memorial marker at the US Cemetery in the Netherlands.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on a combat flight over France.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed while on a routine training flight. A memorial service was held on 4-21-1943 at the base near Jacksonville. His funeral was held at the J. M. Harry & Bryant Funeral Home on 5-1-1943. His burial was at Elmwood Cemetery.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-20-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: According to the YMCA files, he died in an enemy prison camp as a POW. The War Dept. reported that he died from non-battle related causes.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library