Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in Normandy, France. Funeral service held at Greenland Avenue Baptist Church, with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery to follow.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-3-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Corporal Munday went overseas in December, 1943. He died from wounds received on D-Day in the invasion of Normandy.
Age at Death: 26
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-8-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Transport plane left Ferry Command HQ at Morrison Field, FL on February 8 and did not return. Search continued until February 25th, but no plane was found. His father believes the plane went down between Brazil and Africa.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 10-2-43
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List shows that he died in a non-battle situation. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP Church on May 26, 1946.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 4-9-45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He became a ward of the Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte when he was 10 years old. With a scholarship and hard work, he graduated from the U. of NC, where he was interested in studying medicine. He dropped his studies to join the Marines. In September 1942, Myers was part of a group of soldiers that marched through London in the first wave of American troops in Britain since WWI. He served as Captain at the U. S. Embassy in London since 1941. After 18 months in London, he returned to the U. S.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Took part in the invasion of France. Killed in action. Memorial marker in Brittany, France.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: CN 8-25-44
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The Parks family lived in Charlotte for about 2 months.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed when his army airplane crashed at Mooresville. Funeral service at Hovis Chapel on Nov 19, 1942. Burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Age at Death: 47
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in service during the war. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI. Lived in Huntersville in 1940.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Iwo Jima.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College publication