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The Brownsville native was retired from the Army and a postal manager .He was a son of the late Eugene Louis Meredith and Lenore Houchin Meredith.
Colonel Nelson A. "Gus" Meredith, 89, an 80-year resident of Bowling Green, died on Aug. 22, 2006, at The Medical Center. The Brownsville native was retired from the Army and a postal manager. He served in the Army during World War II from 1941 to 1947 at Camp Shelby, Miss., Hawaii, New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon, Korea, and was recalled for a second tour at Fort Knox during the Berlin Crisis.
Col. Meredith was a member of the Kentucky National Guard from 1932 until 1970. He served as master sergeant caretaker for the service company of the 149th Infantry until 1947. He became the executive officer of the 3rd Battalion 149th Infantry and was assigned commanding officer of that unit in 1952. In 1955, the 149th Regimental Combat Team was converted to an Armor Group with four tank battalions. It then became the 243 Tank BN with units located in four Kentucky cities. The unit was again reorganized and became the 3rd BN 123rd Armor Group.
Meredith was promoted to colonel in 1963 and reassigned to the position of chief of staff of the Kentucky National Guard in 1970. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star Medal, six overseas bars (World War II), Kentucky 30-Year Faithful Service Medal, Kentucky Medal for Merit, World War II Victory Medal, American Theater Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan) and Armor Center Citation Certificate of Achievement. He also retired after 30 years from the U.S. Postal Service as director of customer services of the former management sectional center operation in South Central Kentucky. He was a member of First Baptist Church and its Baraca Sunday School Class, where he served in many offices and as president. He was also a member of the American Legion, the Retired Officers Association and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and was a former member of the Bowling Green Evening Lions Club. He was a son of the late Eugene Louis Meredith and Lenore Houchin Meredith.
Courtesy J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home
☆☆☆～ U.S. Army Veteran ～☆☆☆
Honoring Your Memory
Bronze Star Medal
The Brownsville native was retired from the Army and a postal manager .He was a son of the late Eugene Louis Meredith and Lenore Houchin Meredith.
Colonel Nelson A. "Gus" Meredith, 89, an 80-year resident of Bowling Green, died on Aug. 22, 2006, at The Medical Center. The Brownsville native was retired from the Army and a postal manager. He served in the Army during World War II from 1941 to 1947 at Camp Shelby, Miss., Hawaii, New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon, Korea, and was recalled for a second tour at Fort Knox during the Berlin Crisis.
Col. Meredith was a member of the Kentucky National Guard from 1932 until 1970. He served as master sergeant caretaker for the service company of the 149th Infantry until 1947. He became the executive officer of the 3rd Battalion 149th Infantry and was assigned commanding officer of that unit in 1952. In 1955, the 149th Regimental Combat Team was converted to an Armor Group with four tank battalions. It then became the 243 Tank BN with units located in four Kentucky cities. The unit was again reorganized and became the 3rd BN 123rd Armor Group.
Meredith was promoted to colonel in 1963 and reassigned to the position of chief of staff of the Kentucky National Guard in 1970. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star Medal, six overseas bars (World War II), Kentucky 30-Year Faithful Service Medal, Kentucky Medal for Merit, World War II Victory Medal, American Theater Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan) and Armor Center Citation Certificate of Achievement. He also retired after 30 years from the U.S. Postal Service as director of customer services of the former management sectional center operation in South Central Kentucky. He was a member of First Baptist Church and its Baraca Sunday School Class, where he served in many offices and as president. He was also a member of the American Legion, the Retired Officers Association and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and was a former member of the Bowling Green Evening Lions Club. He was a son of the late Eugene Louis Meredith and Lenore Houchin Meredith.
Courtesy J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home
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