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James Hunter, Jr.

First Name: 
James
Middle Name: 
Elmo
Last Name: 
Hunter, Jr.
Date of Birth: 
1909
Birthplace: 
Chq

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Accidentally killed in the North Pacific in August, 1943. Burial overseas. Memorial service at Tabernacle ARP Church on May 26, 1946. His mother honored as a Gold Star Mother on Nov 12, 1943.

Age at Death: 34

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-31-1943

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Central High School, Charlotte graduate 1928
Biographical Notes: 
Charlotte Observer, Insurance business member, Tabernacle ARP Church, Charlotte, NC, member of Presbyterian Church in Pelzer, SC
Family Details: 

Sarah Burkett Hunter, Pelzer, SC

Elaine Thompson Hunter, age 4 and James Elmo Hunter III, age 8

Mr. J. E. Hunter (deceased) - Mrs. Elizabeth Harkey Hunter - 1722 Amhurst Place, Charlotte, NC

Fred W. Hunter - Charlotte, NC, Mildred Hunter - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. C. B. Muse - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. W. J. Brown - Jacksonville, FL, Mrs. W.R. Crenshaw - Charlotte, NC, P. D. Hunter - Winston-Salem, NC, R. C. Hunter - Charlotte, NC, R. L. Hunter - Atlanta, GA, S. M. Hunter - Charlotte, NC

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Navy Enlisted: 7-26-42
Military Rank: 
Chief Petty Officer
KIA Date: 
NA
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
North Pacific
Military Details: 
North Pacific
Source: 

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