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SSGT Johnnie Albert Meade Sr.

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SSGT Johnnie Albert Meade Sr. Veteran

Birth
Macon County, Georgia, USA
Death
15 Aug 1944 (aged 36)
Chartres, Departement d'Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France
Burial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France GPS-Latitude: 48.5187778, Longitude: -1.3032333
Plot
Plot B, Row 11, Grave 5
Memorial ID
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SSGT. Meade, Johnie A.

Service number: X6 382 703


Age: 36

Born: August 9, 1908, Macon-Bibb County, Georgia

Hometown: Chattahoochee County, Georgia

Family:

Josephine (nee Jones ) Meade (wife)

Johnnie Albert Meade Jr. (son)


Rank: Staff Sergeant

Function: Tank Commander

Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: August 15, 1944

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Chartres, Department d'Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Purple Heart

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign


Grave number: Plot B, Row 11, Grave 5

Cemetery: Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie,


Date of enlistment: Listed in the 1940 census on April 6, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Other information: There is another memorial for SSGT Meade at

Evergreen Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA. Memorial # 174416486

SSGT. Meade, Johnie A.

Service number: X6 382 703


Age: 36

Born: August 9, 1908, Macon-Bibb County, Georgia

Hometown: Chattahoochee County, Georgia

Family:

Josephine (nee Jones ) Meade (wife)

Johnnie Albert Meade Jr. (son)


Rank: Staff Sergeant

Function: Tank Commander

Battalion: 31st Tank Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: C

Date of death: August 15, 1944

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Chartres, Department d'Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Purple Heart

★ Combat Infantryman Badge

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign


Grave number: Plot B, Row 11, Grave 5

Cemetery: Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie,


Date of enlistment: Listed in the 1940 census on April 6, at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Other information: There is another memorial for SSGT Meade at

Evergreen Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA. Memorial # 174416486


Inscription

S SGT 31 TK BN 7 ARMD DIV GEORGIA

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Georgia



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  • Maintained by: Son of the 7th
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56349860/johnnie_albert-meade: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Johnnie Albert Meade Sr. (9 Aug 1908–15 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56349860, citing Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).