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Meadows, James Melton

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company B, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 1st, 1944

Due to battle wounds
Honorable Service Lapel Button / Honorable Discharge Emblem
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company B, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
December 24th, 1944
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company B, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945

General Order No.1 Headquarter 51st AIB 1 Jan. 45 European Theater of Operations.
Combat Infantryman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company B, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
September 2nd, 1945
Wounded at Bitsberge, Germany

GO 7 HQ 16th Field Hosp
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class
Unit:
Company B, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945

The American Legion C-4-126-614
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private 1st Class

AR 600-68
Good Conduct Medal - Army

Sources

  • Photo 1: Daphne Hobbs
  • - Form 146--WD AGO Form 53-55 1 November, 1944
    - Certification of Disability for Discharge Section I AR 615-361 4 Nov.44 and 1st Ind Oliver Gen. Hosp.Augusta,Ga. Sept 1945
    - The American Legion Silver Star Citation C-4-126-614

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