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PVT Thurman Meeks

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PVT Thurman Meeks

Birth
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Death
1 Oct 1944 (aged 25)
Vortum-Mullem, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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PVT. MEEKS, Thurman
Service number: 34263482

Age: 25
Born: January 13, 1919, Hancock County, Georgia
Hometown: Culverton, Hancock County, Georgia
Family:
Oscar Adam Lee Meeks (father)
Cora A. (nee Hawkins) Meeks (mother)
Rufus Louie Meeks (brother)
Emmie Lee Meek/Dunn (sister)
Hannah Meeks (sister)
Albert Ferrell Meeks (brother)
Eugene Meeks (brother)
Kennon Horace Meeks (brother)
Marie Meeks/Herringdine (sister)
Lucille Meeks/Crook (sister)
Bessie Meeks/Norris (sister)

Rank: Private
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: October 1, 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Vortum-Mullem, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: vicinity of Vortum, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on March 7, 1942
Other information:
PVT. MEEKS, Thurman
Service number: 34263482

Age: 25
Born: January 13, 1919, Hancock County, Georgia
Hometown: Culverton, Hancock County, Georgia
Family:
Oscar Adam Lee Meeks (father)
Cora A. (nee Hawkins) Meeks (mother)
Rufus Louie Meeks (brother)
Emmie Lee Meek/Dunn (sister)
Hannah Meeks (sister)
Albert Ferrell Meeks (brother)
Eugene Meeks (brother)
Kennon Horace Meeks (brother)
Marie Meeks/Herringdine (sister)
Lucille Meeks/Crook (sister)
Bessie Meeks/Norris (sister)

Rank: Private
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: B Company
Date of death: October 1, 1944
Status: Missing In Action
Place of death: Vortum-Mullem, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: vicinity of Vortum, Netherlands
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of enlistment: Reported for duty at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia on March 7, 1942
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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56301750/thurman-meeks: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Thurman Meeks (13 Jan 1919–1 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56301750, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).