CAPTAIN PAL L. MEADOWS
Served in Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in Capital
WASHINGTON, June 27, 1942 – The Navy today announced the death yesterday of Captain Pal Lamar Meadows of Ruston, Louisiana, in the Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland.
Captain Meadows, on duty in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, was born in Lisbon, Louisiana, and at one time was officer in charge of the Naval Station at New Orleans.
He leaves a widow, the former Etta M. Harrell of Ruston, and two daughters.
Funeral services will be held at Fort Myer, Virginia, tomorrow with burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
MEADOWS, PAL LAMAR
- CAPT U S NAVY LA
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/26/1942
- BURIED AT: SECTION SOUTH SITE 1843-A
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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