Elton Nichols
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action over Germany since March 3.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: newsprint photo
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Jimmie Overcash, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was hit by anti-aircraft flak, burst into flames and went into a dive near Sottevast, France while on his 31st mission. His list of each missions is included in his file. His crew made the first daylight raid on Berlin. Memorial marker in Normandy, France.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
James Morton
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College publication
William Nicholson, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when the plane he was piloting crashed and exploded near Lillington.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Booker Owens
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Ralph Morton, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Youngest son. He and 2 comrades preceded a patrol across a river near Sickels. On the opposite bank they came under attack, but continued to push forward. Morton was killed by enemy fire. Burial at the US Military Cemetery in Butzbach, Germany Grave 218, Row 9, Plot A. Memorial marker in the Netherlands.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Charlotte News 4-23-45
Jesse Niven, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France. Burial in France. Memorial service held September 3, 1944 in the First Presbyterian Church in Albemarle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
John Owens
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
John Mosley, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle and missing. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery, Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Odfra Nixon
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The first negro soldier from Clear Creek to lose his life in World War II. Memorial marker at the National Memorial cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-15-1945