Joshua Shields, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at the Belgian Bulge.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: CO 1-31-45
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James Roland
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Fred L. Seagle
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the Mecklenburg County YMCA Honor List.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Woodrow Shirah
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the invasion of France while rendering aid to wounded comrades. Memorial service on Apr 15, 1945 at his mothers home presided over by pastor from Duncan Memorial Methodist Church.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 8-29-44
Jessie Pennington
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Lost at sea when the USS Warrington sank off the Atlantic Coast during a hurricane.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Freeman Plyler
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He went overseas in January, 1944.He was wounded in action over Old Buckingham, England on 2-6-1944 and died the next day. Burial was at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Cambridge, England, Grave 15, Row 7, Plot A. Memorial service at Big Spring Methodist Church in Sep 1944.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Family photo
Samuel Proctor
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service during the war.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Richard Peoples
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: One of four men who were killed when their medium bomber crashed at the field during a combat training flight. Memorial service at Sardis ARP Church on Jan 2, 1945, and at Dover Airfield on Jan 7, 1945. Burial in the church cemetery. The Miller-Peoples Bible Class is named for church members Richard Preston Peoples and Julian Miller, Jr., who both died in service in WWII. Preston Lane in Charlotte is named for Preston Peoples.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: A Bicentennial Heritage-Sardis Presbyterian Church
Sam Plyler
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
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer, 6-14-44
James Quarles, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Quarles became ill in England, was taken to Walter Reed Hospital, and then to Charlotte. He died after a 10 month battle with cancer. He is buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery. His wife was also a UNC student.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: family photo