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Gold Star Veterans

Lewis Horton

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France while securing a road junction. He had been stationed at Schofield Barracks on Oahu when Pearl Harbor was attacked.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-9-1944

Lyman Hunter, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Injured in a plane crash on Feb 28, and died of his wounds 3 days later. Services in Atlanta.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

James Hill

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire while flying over Takoa, Formosa. It was set afire and went down in rough seas. Monument at Fort William McKinley in Manila, PI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

James Hough

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church on Sept. 27, 1944.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Reese Hunter, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action over China and presumed dead. This was their fourth mission from Kunming to Hong Kong. Grew up in Charlotte.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: CO 3-19-46

Odell Hill

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle. Lived in Derita in 1943.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

David Houlbrook

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Germany. Memorial marker in Luxembourg.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 3/6/45

Robert Hutcheson

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Nov 24 1944. Burial and memorial marker at US military cemetery in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

William Hinson

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died in a plane crash.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Franklin Hovis

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial services on Jul 9, 1944 and Dec 30, 1945 at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church. Killed in action in Italy. He had been wounded twice before and had received the Purple Heart. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery, Italy.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: CO 7-6-44