Crisp County GaArchives Military Records.....MEEKS, LT JOHN R June 5, 1944
WWII U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS
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AWARDED AIR MEDAL
ACCORDING TO A UNITED PRESS DISPATCH FROM AUSTRALIA DATED JUNE 5TH ,43 MEMBERS OF
THE SERIAL TRANSPORT DIVISION OF U S ARMY AIR CORPS WERE RECENTLY AWARDEDTHE AIR
MEDAL FOR MERITOUROUS ACHIEVMENT IN NEW GUINNEA.
 AMONG THOSE DECORATED WAS LIEUTENANT JOHN R MEEKS JR..OF CORDELE.LT. MEEKS HAD BEEN
WOUNDED IN ACTION IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND WFTERWARDS WAS AWARDED TWO
DECORATIONS.
 THIS CITATION WAS FOR PARTICIPATION IN AT LEAST 25 OPERATIONAL FLIGHT MISSIONS,
DROPPINH SUPPLIES TO ADVANCED OUTPOSTS,TRANSPORTING TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT TO FORWARD
AREAS AND EVACUATING WOUNDED.
 LT. MEEKS IS THE SON OF MR AND MRS J.R. MEEKS OF CORDELE.

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