Gold Star Veterans

Randolph Paris

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He enlisted in Matthews, NC. According to a relative, James Paris, Randolph's sister, Rebia, reported that his wife and daughter went to Transylvania County, NC, after Randolph died. His memorial marker is at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

James Paris provided a copy of a letter written by Randolph from somewhere in Africa on 1/19/1943. In it, he tells of some boys playing the fiddle, guitar, and mandolin. He is homesick to listen to the hill-billy music.

James Jimmy Nall

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when his army airplane crashed at Mooresville. Funeral service at Hovis Chapel on Nov 19, 1942. Burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Age at Death: 47

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Franklin Osborne

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service during the war. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI. Lived in Huntersville in 1940.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Dixon Parrish

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Iwo Jima.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College publication

John Myers, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in the Pacific. Memorial service at Derita Methodist Church Nov 22, 1942. Photos of grave in file. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific ("The Punchbowl"), Honolulu, HI. Age at Death: 22 Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Benjamin Nash

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His submarine left San Diego in Sept., 1943 and was presumed to have been lost on Oct 7. Memorial service at First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Gilead on Feb 10, 1946. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-12-1944

John Osborne

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Hit by enemy shell fire as he was carrying a wounded comrade to safety. It was his first battle. Buried with full military honors in an American Cemetery in Belgium.

Age at Death: 19

Image Source: CO 1-14-45

James Patton

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of severe burns received in a truck accident on July 1. Memorial marker at Rhone, Draguignan, France.

Age at Death: 32

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 7-14-45

William Neel

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: While returning from a raid on St. Vith, Belgium, he reported that he was low on fuel. Last heard from over the English Channel about 15 miles west of the France coast. Had flown over 50 missions. Memorial service on May 9, 1948 at Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church. Memorial marker in Cambridge, England.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: CO 6-9-45

Paul Ott

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service during the war. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

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