Garland Odell Meadows
Military
L-R: 2Lt Richard Lind, 1Lt James E Olney, T/Sgt Garland O Meadows, S/Sgt Wilbert Abshire.
Object Number - UPL 38176 - "Back from an attack on Berlin the faces of these men who battled the Luftwaffe for an hour and a half over central Germany tell something of the...
Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tail Wind
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jackson County, TN | 26 March 1921 | Son of Varnie Marshall J and Nannie Susan [Brown] Meadows. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 16 December 1942 | Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia |
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Died |
Lebanon, TN | 31 July 2014 | |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Wilson County Memorial Park, Lebanon, TN | Wilson County Memorial Park Lebanon, Wilson County, TN |
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