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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when his army airplane crashed at Mooresville. Funeral service at Hovis Chapel on Nov 19, 1942. Burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Age at Death: 47
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The first negro soldier from Clear Creek to lose his life in World War II. Memorial marker at the National Memorial cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-15-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service during the war. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI. Lived in Huntersville in 1940.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of wounds received in action on Nov 27, 1944. Memorial service at Tuckaseege Baptist Church on Jan 28, 1945.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List shows that he died in a non-battle situation. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP Church on May 26, 1946.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 4-9-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of severe burns received in a truck accident on July 1. Memorial marker at Rhone, Draguignan, France.
Age at Death: 32
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 7-14-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Crew member of a B-24 that collided with another plane in mid-air. They were returning from a bombing mission to Munich, Germany. Memorial marker at Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 6-19-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on Peleliu Island in the central Pacific. Memorial service at Spencer Memorial Methodist Church on Jan 7, 1945. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-3-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Paratrooper killed in action in Europe, possibly with the invasion forces. A military memorial service was held at Bathabra Baptist Church at Cross Hill, SC on Jul 23, 1944.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He drowned while in service in Oct. 1944. He is believed to have been based on the Marshall Islands at the time of his death.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-29-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Article says he contracted desert fever in Colorado and died in a Fayetteville, NC Veterans Hospital. Father wrote that he died in Panama. Funeral in Washington, GA.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Hit during a raid on Wilhelmshayen, Germany, he nursed the plane back to England but died in the crash landing. A memorial fund to benefit wounded airmen was created in his name by Readers Digest.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was seen falling during a bombing mission over Germany. This was his 19th mission.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-4-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of wounds received during the advance of troops across France. Memorial marker at Britanny, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 2-3-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an auto accident in Quillaynte, WA. Memorial services held at Belmont Methodist Church Jul 7, 1944. Burial at Sharon Memorial Park.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-8-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Normandy, France. Funeral service held at Greenland Avenue Baptist Church, with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery to follow.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-3-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in an airplane accident. There is conflicting information about his funeral services and internment. They were either in Bluefield, W. VA. or Richmond, VA.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-2-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: LCT vessel capsized in typhoon off of Okinawa and he drowned. Buried in the island cemetery and a memorial service was held by his crew.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 4-18-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: When his combat patrol reached enemy lines it was surrounded. Not known if he was killed or taken prisoner. Buried with memorial marker in the Netherlands.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 7-8-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Germany. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP on May 26, 1946 for him and 5 other members. Another memorial service held in Michigan.
Age at Death: 27
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 3-16-45