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North
High School Wall of Honor
Everett G. Meeker
Class of June, 1943 (North/West High)
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Research done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS |
| Everett
G. Meeker |
| Everett
went to North High for two years and then spent his last year at West
High, graduating in June, 1943. His next of kin was xxx, xxx Street,
Des Moines, IA. Everett's service number was xxx. |
| Everett G. Meeker |
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| Year |
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Rank |
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Status |
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| Before June,
1943 |
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x |
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Enlisted in the US Army
Cadet Program. Des Moines or Camp Dodge, IA? |
| June, 1943 |
x |
Graduated |
x |
Went to North for two
years and then spent his senior year at West High, graduating
in June, 1943. |
| Jan.,1945 |
|
US Army
Air Corps
|
|
Troop train to Miami
Beach where I had Basic Training. |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
To Syracuse University
for several months of training. |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
To Nashville, TN |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
To Turner Field, GA. |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
To Fort Myers, FL. gunnery
school |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Maxwell Field, AL for
preflight |
Jan.,1945-
March,1945 |
x |
US Army Air Corps/
2nd Lt. |
x |
Ellington Field, TX. Awarded
my wings. 2nd Lt. |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Victorville, CA for bombadier
training. |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Yuma, AZ |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Merced, CA |
| date |
|
US Army Air Corps |
|
Sacramento, CA |
| date |
|
US Army Air Corps |
|
San Antonio, TX |
| date |
|
US Army Air Corps |
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Army Air Force Base; Grand
Island, NE. B-29 training.
17th Bomber Operational Training Wing. Radar training. |
| Fall, 1946 |
x |
US Army/
Discharged/2nd Lt. |
x |
MacDill Field; Tampa,
FL. Discharged at MacDill Field, FL. |
June,1947-
June,1950 |
x |
Schooling |
x |
University of Iowa; Iowa
City, IA. Degree in Accounting/Business with honors. |
June,1950-
June,1953 |
x |
Schooling |
x |
University of Iowa; Iowa
City, IA. Law School. Graduated with honors. |
| 1953-1955
|
x |
Employment |
x |
Worked at 3M in Minneapolis,
MN for two years. |
1955-
Present |
|
Employment |
|
Private law practice in
Washington, IA. |
|
|
 |
 |
| Syracuse
U |
Maxwell
Field, AL |
MacDill
Field, FL |
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Everett
G. Meeker
2nd Lieutenant
US Army Air Corps
Division
Everett G. Meeker photo
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| References |
(1)
The World War II Army Enlistment Records contain information on
more than nine million indivdual enlistments. These records can
be found online at http://www.archives.gov/.
(2) The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018
graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines
High School website. The names of North High School graduates
can be found online at: http://www.ndmhs.com/.
Everett G. Meeker's class page is: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1943(2008.65).html. |
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