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Everard
Kidder
Meade
Jr.
1919-10-03

–

2007-09-17

Born:

Tappahannock

, 

Virginia

Home:

Boyce

, 

Virginia

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Everard Meade graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of January 1943. He retired with disability in 1946 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    2d Battalion

    Regiment:

    398th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    100th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    World War II
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Infantry) Everard Kidder Meade, Jr. (ASN: 0-25808), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of Company G, 2d Battalion, 398th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944 and 1945. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Meade, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.