James Roland
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Listed on the Mecklenburg County YMCA Honor List.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the invasion of France while rendering aid to wounded comrades. Memorial service on Apr 15, 1945 at his mothers home presided over by pastor from Duncan Memorial Methodist Church.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 8-29-44
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Since Sept. 1944, he had completed 27 missions. He was killed in an air crash, while on a practice bombing mission in Italy. Buried in a US cemetery in southern Italy. Memorial service at Thomasboro Presbyterian on May 9, 1946.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte News 1-28-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Europe. Memorial marker at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His bomber was shot down over Austria while on a mission to bomb Wiener Neudorf. Although several chutes were seen leaving the plane and some of his comrades were POWs, German records show that he was buried in Andau, Austria. Flew on about 20 missions. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP Church on May 26, 1946.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-29-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was on one of his first missions as a commander of a large number of B-17s, which was organized at Geiger Field, Spokane, WA, since October, 1943. His plane went down after receiving flak hits in the engines. He had only been in England for 10 days.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlote Observer 8-25-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died of wounds.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
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Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: With their platoon under attack, he and another man from his unit advanced through heavy machine gun and mortar fire and were able to wipe out the gun emplacement. They continued to attack the German soldiers until killed by sniper fire.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 10-6-45