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
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
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action. He was a POW held by Japan and died in the sinking of the POW transport ship the Arisan Maru.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Ran into heavy flak over Heidelberg and was seen going into a dive. Three parachutes were seen and 2 of flyers were accounted for. He took part in the invasion of Southern France and had completed over 50 missions at the time of his last flight.
Age at Death: 23
Image Source: The Charlotte News 4-12-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: A prayer was said, in the name of Pvt. Charles Fesperman of Charlotte, at the 23rd National Convention of Disabled American Veterans in Denver, Colo., Sept. 12-15, 1944. There was a memorial service on 12-10-1944 at the Fairview Baptist Church in Albemarle.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-1-1944
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
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
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
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
<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>