Wednesday, November 11th, 2015
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Meeds was honorably discharged from the military on Oct. 3, 1945. He was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with two Bronze Battle Stars, the American Defense Ribbon and a Good Conduct Ribbon.

Related online story:
CELINA - Paul Meeds was a 24-year-old young man, working on the family farm in Versailles, when World War II took him across the globe to the heart of deadly battle in the South Pacific. [More]
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