Richard W. Meiggs

1928 - 1951  (23 years)

• Name	Richard W. Meiggs  [1]
  Birth	1928	Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Apr 1951	KIA Korea   [1]
  Person ID	I47786	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward Isaac Meiggs,   b. 21 Jan 1890, Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island d. May 1956 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Roselta Anna Sprague,   b. 1897, Rhode Island d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1915  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F23006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 Name: Richard W Meiggs Birth Date: 1928 Race: White Home State: Massachusetts Casualty Date: 22 Apr 1951 Casualty Country: North Korea Sector Casualty Type: Killed in Action OR Missing in Action, KIA Group: KIA or Missing in Action, KIA Branch: Infantry Component: Enlisted Personnel ORC (ERC) Rank: Private First Class Pay Grade: Private First Class Previous Detail: Missing in Action Disposed Date: 22 Apr 1951 Disposed Place: North Korea Organization: In Rgt Unit #: 0005 Service Occupation: Light Weapons Infantryman WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings Name: Richard W. Meiggs Birth Date: 1928 Birth City: Suffolk State Registered: Massachusetts Death Date: 22 Apr 1951 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Killed in Action WAR: Korean War Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army Rank: Private First Class Service: U.S. Army Service ID: 11173189 Notes: Private First Class Meiggs was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalio n, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at Ukkalgye, North Korea on April 22, 1951. Private First Class Meiggs was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Korean War Service Medal. Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll

  
  

• Sources

  [S22723] Descendants of Patience Hascall and John Cory, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S39740] 1930 census, Massachusetts, Suffolk county.