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Gold Star Veterans

James Toddy Latimer

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action over Weinerheustadt, Austria when his plane was hit by flak. Burial and memorial marker at Lorraine, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

James Johnston

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was mortally wounded in Normandy on 6-20-1944, and he died a week later. His grave is in the St. Mere Eglis Cemetery in Normandy. A memorial service was held at Little Joe's Presbyterian Church on 4-15-1946 for the 15 men from Barium Springs who died in the service. Memorial marker in Normandy.

Age at Death: 28

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

James Kirk

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Memorial marker at Normandy, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

John Lawhon

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an automobile accident in Cuba. Military funeral at Steele Creek Presbyterian on Aug 27, 1943. Memorial service on Dec 30, 1945. Gold Star presented to parents at American Legion Steel Creek Post No. 221.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: Carolina Room photo

Clark Knotts

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France. Memorial service at Calvary Methodist Church on Sep 24, 1944. Age at Death: Unavailable Image Source: Charlotte Observer 8-27-44

Morehead Jones, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action against Germans. Memorial service at the home on Feb 21, 1945 conducted by rector from St. Peters Episcopal Church.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: NN 12-17-45

Louis Kirkley

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of wounds received in action. Memorial marker at Lorraine, France.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: Charlotte News 12-5-44

George Lawing

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed during a hurricane in the Atlantic when his ship, the Destroyer Warrington, was lost off the Virginia coast. Memorial service at St. Marks Lutheran Church on 9-26-1944. Memorial marker at Battery Park, NYC.

Age at Death: 19

Image Source: Carolina Room photo

Amos Jackson

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Armed guard on a merchant ship sunk in the Atlantic. Memorial marker in Cambridge, England.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: CN 4-20-44

William Jones, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: Carolina Room photo