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Ben Douglas [1]

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Image Source: Charlotte News

Biographical Notes: 
Buried at Elmwood Cemetery. The Charlotte Douglas Airport is named for him. He came to Charlotte in 1926.
Date of Birth: 
9/2/1894
Military Branch: 
Army
Citizenship: 
Education Details: 
Educated and raised in Gastonia
Family Details: 

Spouse: Mrs. Mary Louise (Schweikert) Johnson: 1967

Children: Benjamin E. Douglas Jr. Jean (Douglas) Folley Robert Douglas

Dependents:

Parents: Dr. Benjamin Franklin and Margaret (Miller) Douglas -

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First Name: 
Ben
Last Name: 
Douglas
Middle Name: 
Elbert
Military Details: 
Occupation: 
Occupation: Employer: Mayor of Charlotte 1935-41Sing Mortuary 1926-44 Location:
Military Rank: 
1st Lieutenant
Source: 

Collier's Veteran Cemetery Index, Charlotte News, Charlotte Observer, surname file

Military Unit: 
Machine Gun Battalion
Exhibit & Section: 
Doughboys & Camp Greene Mecklenburg County, NC 1917-1918 [2]
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/doughboys-camp-greene-mecklenburg-county-nc-1917-1918-doughboys/ben-douglas [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/doughboys-camp-greene-mecklenburg-county-nc-1917-1918