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name
MEAKIN, Harry Kenneth - Date of
birth
1911 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Canada (English) -
Hometown
San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39043991 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
466th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
27 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 12 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Katherine (Graves) Maekin (wife)
More information
Pvt Harry K. Meakin was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, The Paducah Sun-Democrat 8 May 1945