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Veteran Records

Lewis Gray

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

Age at Death: 28

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-21-1945

Harry Enloe

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Was killed in a car accident in Charlotte. Services were held at Spencer Memorial Church and internment in Woodland Cemetery at Clover, SC.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 9/9/45

George Ficklen

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was awarded the Purple Heart and cited for gallantry after the Buna Mission in 1942. After recovering in Australian hospitals, he was offered service in the U.S., but he elected to remain in the Pacific theater. He was made Company Commander and led his men at New Guinea and Luzon, where he was killed in action.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College publication

Robert Drane

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was listed as Missing in his school newsletter, The Alumni Review in 10/1944. He was listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor List as killed in service.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Edwin Erickson

<p>Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Was on guard duty when a German shell hit and killed him at Lemberg, Holland. Buried in Fosse, Belgium Plot D Row 6 Grave 117. Came to Charlotte in 1930 to visit his sister Mrs. A.G. Garr.</p><p>Age at Death: 39</p><p>Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library</p>

Kermit Fidler

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial Service at St. James Methodist Church, Charlotte on August 26, 1945.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 8/25/45

Norman Draper

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action over the Pacific according to Dec 8, 1944 article.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

George Erwin

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in the crash of a B-29 bomber at Fort Riley. Memorial planned to be built at Davidson College by his parents in memory of their two sons who were killed. Memorial service held at Davidson Presbyterian Church on Feb 1, 1945. Burial in Davidson.

Age at Death: 29

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 1-30-1945

Thomas Finlay

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Believed lost in a raid over Lorient, France and Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

Thomas Dulin

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Was killed when his car overturned on a causeway in Miami, FL. His service was held in Mint Hill, and internment was in Sharon Memorial Park on 7/19/45.

Age at Death: 18

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 7/18/45