Dave Meadows wa born in LaFayette, AL, 19 February 1917; son of Primas and Millie Meadows. He attended public school in LaFayette, and was employed by the Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works before entering the service 25 August 1943. He served in the European Theater with the 370th Infantry, and was killed in action in the Italian campaign, 16 October 1944. Awarded ETO ribbon with one battle star, Purple Heart and Presidential Citation of Death. He leaves his widow, Odessa Meadows.
Bio from: THE VALLEY IN WORLD WAR II published by the West Point Manufacturing Company and Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works in 1947. In Memoriam section dedicated to the 72 employees that gave their lives in service p.27.
PFC Meadows is buried in the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy. See memorial #56365349.
Dave Meadows wa born in LaFayette, AL, 19 February 1917; son of Primas and Millie Meadows. He attended public school in LaFayette, and was employed by the Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works before entering the service 25 August 1943. He served in the European Theater with the 370th Infantry, and was killed in action in the Italian campaign, 16 October 1944. Awarded ETO ribbon with one battle star, Purple Heart and Presidential Citation of Death. He leaves his widow, Odessa Meadows.
Bio from: THE VALLEY IN WORLD WAR II published by the West Point Manufacturing Company and Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works in 1947. In Memoriam section dedicated to the 72 employees that gave their lives in service p.27.
PFC Meadows is buried in the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy. See memorial #56365349.
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Entered the service from Alabama.
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Records on Ancestry
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Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
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1920 United States Federal Census
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Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
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