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: He served in the South Pacific for 28 months. He returned to the U.S. for 6 months then returned overseas as a replacement. He was wounded at Guadalcanal, and was among the first ones to land. He died immediately from a shrapnel wound that he received when the Marines landed on Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa. He is buried on Okinawa in the 6th Division Cemetery that overlooks the bay.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte News 6-21-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Guam.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when his unit advanced on and took the town of Heckhalenfeld, despite heavy opposition. Memorial marker at Ardennes, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson annuals
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte News 11-1-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on D-Day in the invasion of Normandy. Memorial marker at Normandy, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-4-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Buried in military cemetery in Lorraine, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson annuals