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Veteran Records

William Thompson

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had completed at least 97 combat missions and had shot down 2 German aircrafts and damaged another on the same mission. He was killed in action after bombing an enemy ammunition dept. His plane received damage from the explosion, which forced him to parachute over friendly territory. His parachute failed, and he died from the fall. He was buried in an American cemetery.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: Family photo

Norman Vandiver

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had previously been declared missing in action. There was a long delay determining that he had been killed. Memorial marker at Florence, Italy.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

William Weaver

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: There was a memorial service held on 8-20-1944 at the Christian Church of Live Oak, FL.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

John Thompson, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action on Iwo Jima. He was buried in Grave 806, Plot 1, Row 17, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery at Iwo Jima.

Age at Death: 21

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-11-1945

Vasil Vantz

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action in Italy, after completing 42 missions.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-20-1944

David Webb

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Pvt. Webb had been overseas for 10 months before he died as a result of an injury in a vehicle accident. There was a memorial at the Elks Home at 311 S. Caldwell. Memorial marker at Cambridge, England.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

James Timmons

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action. Memorial marker in Luxembourg.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-15-1944

Glen Vaughn

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His name was listed on the Y. M. C. A.s list of Honored Dead.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Odom Webb

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been in action on Saipan before being sent to Okinawa. Memorial marker in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 6-16-1945

George Tipton

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in a forest in Northeastern France in an enemy counter-attack. Buried in a American Military Cemetery in northeastern France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin