Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an airplane accident off Vero Beach when two bombers collided in mid-air. A veteran of the battle of Midway, where his bomber was hit 219 times, and of Guadalcanal, where he was badly wounded.
Age at Death: 28
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Commander of submarine USS Bullhead in Lombok Strait, Java Sea that failed to return on schedule. Said to have been the youngest submarine Commander in the Navy. Made 11 war patrols on submarines. Memorial service at Norfolk NAS on Oct 27, 1946 and flowers strewn at sea. Memorial service at Myers Park Baptist Church Sept 15, 1946. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 30
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action.
Age at Death: 39
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Fatally hurt by a hit-and-run driver at Cherry Point. Funeral services at the home on Oct 6, 1943. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
Age at Death: 21
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Took part in the capture of Nurnberg and Munich and was killed near Schweinfurt. Memorial service held at Central Avenue Baptist Church on 6-10-45. Buried in a military cemetery in Western Germany.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 6-10-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had flown cover during the D-Day invasion. He was previously listed as missing and was later declared dead. His son was born while he was overseas, and his wife never remarried. For more information about the 394th Bomb Group, please read Bridge Busters by J. Guy Ziegler.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte News 4-30-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was wounded in Vossack, Germany on 12-1-1944. He was killed in action at a Ruhr River crossing. A memorial service was held at the Disabled Veterans Convention in Chicago on Oct. 19, 1945. A memorial service was held at the Duncan Memorial Methodist Church in Nov. 1945 and at the First Baptist Church on July 15, 1946.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 11-2-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died from wounds received in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle and buried overseas. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI. See W. S. Helms.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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