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Veteran Records

Murrell Gordon

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was to have been discharged in June, 1945, but he was killed in a vehicle accident just a few weeks earlier. Memorial service were held at Parkwood ARP Church on April 1, 1945.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte news 6-6-45

Jackson "Jack" Doar, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Parachuted from fighter plane after accident and drowned. Memorial Program given by Hopewell Lions Club Nov 10, 1943. Military funeral on Oct 26, 1943 at Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church, internment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte.

Age at Death: 27

Image Source: Charlotte Observer Oct 21, 1943

Norris Edwards

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Normandy. Memorial service at Moravian Church, Winston-Salem on August 13.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Charles Ferguson

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

Age at Death: 27

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

James Dobbins

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had received a battlefield promotion about 10 days before he was killed.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Jacob Eller

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

Age at Death: 30

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

John Ferguson

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in action on his first mission as a tail gunner on a A-20 Havoc. A memorial service was held at the Huntersville A.R.P. Church on May 27, 1945.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Robert Donald

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died non-battle.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Clarence Ellis

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Fatally wounded in France.Entered the service with the National Guard in 1940. Memorial service at the Second Presbyterian Church on Sep 17, 1944.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-30-1944

Frank Fernald

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died in a naval patrol bomber that crashed near Livermore, CA.

Age at Death: 33

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-14-1942