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
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte News 11-1-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor List. Killed in an accident in Yorktown, VA.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Drowned in a Navy plane accident between Norfolk and Cape Charles. Memorial service at Norfolk, VA on Mar 25, 1943.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Paratrooper who was reported missing in action in Italy.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: newsprint-unknown 4-13-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service in the war. Memorial marker at National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been overseas since April 1944. He was wounded in action on January 24, 1945, near Strasbourg, France. He died of wounds on January 26 or 28th, 1945. Rayburn was buried in a military cemetery in Epimal, France. His memorial service was at Second Presbyterian Church in Charlotte on April 15, 1945.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Luzon. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 28
Image Source: CN 3-13-45
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
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action off of Leyte Island when his ship was sunk. Memorial service at Lowell Baptist Church. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI. Samuel Otto Rector was born 3/3/1921 in TN and died 12/3/1944. He was originally on the USS Eisner but missed the ship when he went back to NY. He was placed on the USS Cooper, which sunk 12/3/1944 in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. In 2005 a professional diver placed a plaque on the shipwreck. It is documented in the video, USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay.