James Kellam
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died in action. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-8-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died in action. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-8-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Memorial marker at Ft McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The Charlotte Observer listed his name in the paper as a former employee that had died in service.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He went overseas on June 1, 1944. He was killed in action.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-14-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte News 2-2-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He grew up in Charlotte and graduated from Central High School. Air Medal for meritorius achievement in sorties over Africa. Missing in action in the Mediterranean theater. Memorial marker in North Africa. Memorial service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in May 28, 1944 and on Jul 21,1946. In 2000, workers dredging Lake Tunis found his plane with the remains of five crew members. He was identified through his sister's DNA. Services with full military honors will be held June 8, 2003 at Bethel Presbyterian Church near Clover, SC.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was returning from his fifth mission over enemy-held territory, when his plane crashed in the mountains. He was buried in the military cemetery in Asheville, NC.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-22-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action since the fall of Bataan in May, 1942. Another source says he was missing and assumed dead on Dec 31, 1941. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College 1935 annual
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been in the South Pacific for nine months and had already been in three major battles. He was lost at sea when the Warrenton encountered a hurricane. Memorial marker at Battery Park, NYC.
Age at Death: 17
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-21-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action in September, 1942, and assumed dead in 1943. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College annuals