 World
War II
Pvt
George Morris Meek
319 Inf 80 Div
Died Christmas Day 1944 in
Luxembourg
Men of the 319th 80 Div that Dec day. See the
extreme cold
ice that formed on their weapons.
His parents; Mr and Mrs Amos B Meek had
lived in Honey Grove, Fannin County for four
years Then moved to Whitesboro, Grayson
County.
He was born 28 Nov 1921 - 25 Dec 1944.
A 14 June 1944 article in the Star-Telegram,
there is an article about George Morris
Meek's brother receiving a Silver Star for
his service in Italy, it mentions that
George M Meek was stationed at Camp Joseph T
Robinson, Little Rock. That would have been
for his training.
The Photo (left) and Paragraph (below) are
from;
Men and Women in Armed Forces from
Fannin County.
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Soldiers who died in
Luxembourg/ Battle of the Bulge were
interred in the American
Military Cemetery there and later at
the request of family were sent home.
George Morris Meek was buried in
Oakwood
Cemetery in Whitesboro
with his family.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
7 Aug 1949
His Hospital Card, made out by medics
and burial detail, says that he died of
wounds on his back, artillery shell
fragments.
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The Paris News
Honey Grove (Special)
Tuesday, January 18, 1945
pg. 6
Pfc. George Meek of Honey Grove is Reported
Killed
All flags on
downtown building were flown at
half-mast Wednesday for Pfc. George
Meek, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.B.
Meek, here who died December 25,
1944 in the Luxembourg area. His
wife, the former Miss Deona Eudy of
Ladonia, received word last week that he
had been missing in action since that
date.
Besides his mother here and his
wife, employed at the telephone exchange
at Ladonia, he leaves three sisters,
Mrs. Nunnelly Hayes of Whitesboro, Miss
Martha Lois Meek of Vernon and Miss Jo
Ann Meek, student at Texas State College
for Women in Denton, and one brother,
Cpl Charles Meek, Camp Howze,
Gainesville.
He was married in August 1944 and
was sent overseas the following month in
an infantry unit of the Third Army.
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His Military
Tombstone Order, note on the card it was
ordered 1949 for his reburial.
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