Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He completed 300 hours of flight over The Hump, the allied lifeline to China. This was a treacherous route over impassable mountains. He died from injuries in a crash landing at Tezpur, India, which was the only accident of his flying career. His memorial marker is at National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte News
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Aboard USS Buck on anti-submarine patrol when they were torpedoed and sunk south of the Isle of Capri. Memorial marker at Sicily- Rome, Italy.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Carolina Room photo
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: A memorial service was held at St. Johns Baptist Church in Charlotte on 2-17-1946. Memorial marker at National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 30
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in an auto accident at Anderson, SC, while on the way to a football game in Atlanta.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His plane crashed into the ocean while on a bombing raid on Rome.Notice of his captaincy reached North Africa three days after his plane went down. Memorial service on April 23, 1944 at Hillside Cemetery. Laurinburg Presbyterian Church pastor officiated. Memorial marker in North Africa.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-1-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service during the war.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the crash of a B-29 bomber on a night flight near Woodward, OK. Final rites held at Methodist church in Big Stone Gap, VA on Jul 10, 1944.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-25-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on the first day of the Peleliu Island campaign. As the driver of an amphibious tractor, he carried troops across the reef through heavy mortar fire before being mortally wounded by enemy mortar fire. Annually contributed to the Charlotte Fresh Air Fund. Memorial service at the Douglas and Sing chapel on Oct 13, 1944. Memorial marker at Ft. McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 28
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-7-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action probably on January 21 near Strasbourg, apparently caught in the push the Germans made in Alsace on Jan 20. Memorial marker at Epimal, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College publication
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Had been overseas 18 days when he was killed in France. Memorial marker in Normandy, France.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: Carolina Room photo