Houston Williams
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-30-1944
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Clare Woodward
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was the commanding officer in the Charlotte Quartermaster Depot. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy in his office and died at Memorial Hospital. His funeral was at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Durham with full military honors on 12-18-1944. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery.
Age at Death: 51
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-17-1944
Donald Williams, Sr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a training accident in Texas. While waiting on the runway to take off, another airplane stalled and fell on top of his. Memorial service held at First Presbyterian Church on Aug 15, 1945. Military funeral at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Spartanburg on December 3, 1943.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Bryan Woolen, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed on his third bombing mission. His first was 7-4-1944. A requiem mass was said for him on 7-27-1944 at St. Peters Catholic Church in Charlotte. Memorial marker at Cambridge, England.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-22-1944
John Thompson, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action on Iwo Jima. He was buried in Grave 806, Plot 1, Row 17, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery at Iwo Jima.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-11-1945
Vasil Vantz
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action in Italy, after completing 42 missions.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-20-1944
David Webb
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Pvt. Webb had been overseas for 10 months before he died as a result of an injury in a vehicle accident. There was a memorial at the Elks Home at 311 S. Caldwell. Memorial marker at Cambridge, England.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
James Timmons
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action. Memorial marker in Luxembourg.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-15-1944
Glen Vaughn
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His name was listed on the Y. M. C. A.s list of Honored Dead.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Odom Webb
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been in action on Saipan before being sent to Okinawa. Memorial marker in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 6-16-1945