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name
MEEKS, Thurman - Date of
birth
13 January 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Hancock County, Georgia -
Hometown
Culverton, Hancock County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34263482 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Cannoneer -
Unit
B Company,
31st Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Vortum, Holland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar A. Meeks (father)
Cora A. (Hawkins) Meeks (mother)
Lou Meeks (sister)
Emmie L. Meeks (sister)
Hannah Meeks (sister)
Albert F. Meeks (brother)
Eugene Meeks (brother)
Kennon H. Meeks (brother)
Marie Meeks (sister)
Lucille Meeks (sister)
Bessie Meeks (sister)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten