RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Crawfordsville, IN
FULL NAME:
Paul E. Meadows
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
35900514
- DATE OF BIRTH: Feb 21, 1918
- DATE OF DEATH: Nov 13, 1977
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Dec 8, 1943
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Indianapolis, IN
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:Unknown
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SUBUNIT:Unknown
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Private First Class (Pfc.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖American Campaign Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Paul was trained at Fort Eustis, Fort Bliss and Camp Maxey. He left the states from the port of embarkation in New York. Paul and his wife, Helen, raised nine children, he was a deacon in the Waveland Christian church, served on the board of the volunteer fire department. Lived a quiet, happy life and retired from Midstates Wire. Never spoke of his time in the service.
