Samuel Helms
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
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
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Oscar Hammond
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action since the battle of Guadalcanal when the USS Juneau was sunk. Presumed dead. Memorial service at Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church on Aug. 8, 1943. A memorial service was held at First Baptist Church on 7-14-46.
Age at Death: 34
Image Source: Newsprint unknown 7-28-1943
James Hartzog
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a plane crash while delivering a special cargo of supplies urgently needed in the Pacific Theater of war. Had flown 142 missions over the Hump in 1942.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
W. Helms
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: No other information is known about him. He did not appear on the Honor Roll, published in 1946, by the War Dept. See Samuel W. Helms.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Harvey Fisher, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the Mecklenburg County YMCA Honor List.Died after October, 1943.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
W. Friday
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the Mecklenburg County YMCA Honor List.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Samuel Gibson
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Aboard USS Quincey when it was sunk. The first torpedo hit near the Plot Room where Sam was stationed. File includes family history back to early 1700s. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 35
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer,9-17-43
Harvey Grier
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Ernest Flanagan, Jr.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College annuals
Clyde Frye
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was one of 17 men killed when two B-24 bombers collided in air. His funeral was at the Highland Baptist Church in Hickory on 10-31-1943.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library