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Gold Star Veterans

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

Donald Smith

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in a Norfolk Naval Hospital. Funeral services on Sep 15, 1944 at Wilmore Presbyterian Church with burial at Sharon Memorial Park.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte News 9-14-1944

James Stegall

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Drowned at Bougainville. Memorial marker at Ft. William McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Cecil Taylor

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action.

Age at Death: 19

Image Source: The Charlote Observer 5-17-1945

Jack Smith

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service according to July 6, 1945 news article. Memorial service at Steele Creek on Dec 30, 1945.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Angus Stewart

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action over Europe. Memorial marker in the Netherlands.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Keith Taylor

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was returning from a routine combat training flight piloting a C-47 troop carrier plane. He was killed when the plane crashed. His funeral was at Enderly park Baptist church on 9-24-1944. Internment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Charlotte.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-22-1944