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MEADOWS, Horace Verlon - Date of
birth
10 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Ravenscroft, White County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Greendale, Fayette County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35902355 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hosingen, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 76 |
Immediate family
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Members
John W. Meadows (father)
Ethel Meadows (mother)
Robert Meadows (brother)
Pauline Meadows (sister)
John Meadows (brother)
Sylvan Meadows (brother)
Freeman Meadows (brother)
Christine Meadows (sister)
Melba Meadows (sister)
Harold Meadows (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Horace V. Meadows was a lumber scaler before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 14 January 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the stomach.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Meadows Ancestry