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Gold Star Veterans

John Barron

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Hayward Alexander

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-16-1945

Robert Bailey

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. Memorial marker in Lorraine, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Clyde Bass, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the crash of an Army bomber near Biggs Field, El Paso.Spent most of his life in High Point, NC.

Age at Death: 26

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Clyde Alexander

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He participated in the Battle of St. Lo and was wounded. He recovered, returned to the front lines and was killed in the Battle of Brest.

Age at Death: 36

Image Source: family photo

William Baird

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in Germany.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: 1940 Central High Yearbook, Snips and Cuts

Hoover Baucom

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-12-1945

Alfred Alexander

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial services were held at Westminster Presbyterian Church on 11-5-1944 and 7-21-1946. Memorial marker at Sicily-Rome Cemetery in Italy.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-18-1944

Herbert Baker

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed while in service. Memorial marker at Ardennes, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College annuals

John "Jack" Baucom

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died at sea after his ship, the U.S.S. St. Lo (formerly known as the U.S.S. Midway) was attacked by enemy forces. A memorial service was held at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Union Co., NC, on 11-18-1945. Memorial marker in Ft McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: 18

Image Source: The Charlotte News 5-4-1945