Neil Pinky Cline
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He and 5 other paratroopers in Company I fought for 33 days without relief or replacement in Normandy. His mother reported that he was killed in the Battle of the Belgium Bulge. Paratroopers had jumped into a spot a day or so early to scout. They set up camp in an abandoned house. Neil was hit in the head by shrapnel. He was unconscious for 3 days before dying. He was buried in Belgium, and his grave was adopted by a local Belgium girl. A memorial service was held at the Tenth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Charlotte on 3-11-1945.