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James Quarles, Jr. [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Quarles became ill in England, was taken to Walter Reed Hospital, and then to Charlotte. He died after a 10 month battle with cancer. He is buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery. His wife was also a UNC student.

Age at Death: 25

Image Source: family photo

Biographical Notes: 
Date of Birth: 
About 1919
Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps Enlisted: Jul 1942
Education Details: 
UNC- Chapel Hill 1942, Woodberry Forest School graduate
Family Details: 

Barbara Beeland, married August 2, 1942, St. Louis, MO, Greenville, AL

James Perrin Quarles, III, age 2, born in Tampa, FL

Mr. & Mrs. James Perrin (Anne Gilleylen) Quarles - 939 Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC

Mrs. (Alice Quarles) Willis Irwin Henderson, married in Charlotte, NC

First Name: 
James
KIA / MIA Place: 
Charlotte Hospital
KIA Date: 
7/15/1944
Last Name: 
Quarles, Jr.
Middle Name: 
Perrin
Military Details: 
Fort Knox, KY, McDill Field, Tampa, FL, Scott Field, Belleville, IL, England
Military Rank: 
First Lieutenant
Source: 

newsprint, UNC Alumni Review and family information; relative Sally Henderson Harriss

Military Unit: 
387th Bomb Group 8th Air Force Communication officer B-26 Marauder Squadron
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

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