Howard Copeland
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was first reported missing on 2-6-1945. He was later declared dead on a date unknown in the American area.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was first reported missing on 2-6-1945. He was later declared dead on a date unknown in the American area.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action over Germany. He served as a turret gunner on a B-17
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Gravely wounded by mortar fire on Feb 19 on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Died a week later aboard a hospital ship. Burial in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery at the foot of Mt. Suribachi. Memorial service at Indian Trail Methodist Church in May, 1948. Newprint says internment at Sharon Memorial Park.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: Charlotte News 4-7-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Had put in over 100 hours of combat flying in a heavy bomber when his plane was reported missing over Burma.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 11-21-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action in the Battle of Tarawa. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 3-19-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: While on his 5th mission, his plane was disabled by enemy fire. US Bombers saw several men parachute from the plane. German Govt informed Red Cross that he was dead. A memorial service was held on 11-18-1945 at the Duncan Memorial Methodist Church in Charlotte. His brother Robert was killed in France in 1944.
Age at Death: 22
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-3-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action while performing his job as a radio operator on a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of wounds sustained on October 24, 1944 in France.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: Davidson College publication