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Veteran Records

James Archer

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Was missing in action and declared dead. On March 11, 1944, his reconnaissance group met with an enemy ambush. He and an officer threw grenades and returned fire, allowing his group to withdrawal. Memorial marker at Fort McKinley, Manila, PI.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 4-26-1945

Marshall Barber

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Unavailable

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: The Charlotte News 6-20-1945

Henry Archie

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in service, non-battle. Memorial marker in Lorraine, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

John Barksdale

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Memorial service held at St. John's Baptist Church in 1945.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-25-1945

Claudius Armstrong

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Shot down over Germany, and died while a German POW. NARA World War II Prisoners of War Data File states he was returned to military control or liberated. He had been held at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia and moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

Richard Barnes

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He lost his life during the campaign which cleared the Germans from the coast of Italy. A memorial service was held at the First Baptist Church on 7-13-1946.

Age at Death: 29

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 7-11-1945

Phillips Abbot, Jr.

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action over France. Had completed over 20 bombing missions.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

William Ashley

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action while serving in France. He was buried at Osceola United Methodist Church cemetery in Lancaster Co., SC.

Age at Death: 32

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 12-7-1944

Willard Barnwell

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Was among the invasion forces in France. Memorial marker at Normandy, France.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin

Thomas Abernathy

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Article in the Jul 27, 1944 Charlotte Observer that he was killed.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library