Robert Hampton
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
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James Hattrich
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was previouly reported missing in action and later listed as killed in action in Normandy on June 8, 1944.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte News 7-5-1945
A. Henderson, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France with the invasion forces.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Earl Griffin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed off of the Green Islands, Solomon Islands, south Pacific Ocean.Body was later returned to the U.S. Services were held at Belmont Park Methodist Church, with interment at Elmwood Cemetery on Apr 17, 1949.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-13-1944
James Hancock
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His platoon was surrounded by enemy soldiers and killed.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: Family photo
John Hay
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in a Japanese prison camp at Canabatuan. As an outstanding hero in the Bataan campaign, he was decorated three times. Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown on April 20, 1949.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
William Hendrix
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in the Gulf of San Tropez, France. Buried at Valauris, France. Memorial service held at West Avenue Presbyterian Church on Aug 20, 1944. Memorial service for Berry High class of 1942 war casualties held July 29, 1946. Memorial marker in Rhone Draguignan, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Newsprint unknown
Edward Griffin
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service on Oct. 7, 1945 at Moravian Little Church on the Lane. While flying a disabled glider over the English channel, he ordered crew members to parachute and landed in the channel. Memorial marker in Cambridge, England cemetery.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-19-1944
Eli Harden
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He is listed in the newspaper as the son of Mrs. Georgia Harden of 1309 W. 13th St. in Charlotte. However, the Charlotte city directory for 1947 shows Georgia was his widow, and she lived at 1209 W. 13th St. He was killed in action in Italy.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4/6/1945
David Buck Hayes
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was aboard the U. S. S. Bismarck Sea, which was sunk during the invasion of Iwo Jima.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-6-1945