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SOUTHERN PINES — Chaplain Col Charles Alexander Meek died Sunday September 21 2008 Memorial service Saturday 2 pm at Eureka Presbyterian Church Carthage NC Boles Funeral Home entrusted
[The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, 23 Sep 2008, Tue, Page 15]
Meek was a Marine Corps and Army Chaplain Corps veteran. He served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Services: Memo
rial, 2 p.m. Saturday in Eureka Presbyterian Church in Carthage.
Survived by: Wife, Alice; daughter, Sherry Smith; sons, Charles and Richard; sister, Frances Thompson; four granddaughters; and a great-granddaughter.
Boles Funeral Home & Crematory of Southern Pines.
[The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, NC, Tue, Sep 23, 2008[
During the Korean War, while serving with the 180th
Infantry Regiment, Chaplain Meek was awarded the Silver Star. His
citation read,. in part:
When the
180th attacked
enemy positions on two hills, Chaplain Meek accompanied
them. Under fire he
struggled with
a
large pack of
medical
supplies, sought
out wounded,
administered first· aid,
organized litter-bearers, as well as speaking
comfort to
his men.
When the
180th attacked
enemy positions on two hills, Chaplain Meek accompanied
them. Under fire he
struggled with
a
large pack of
medical
supplies, sought
out wounded,
administered first· aid,
organized litter-bearers, according
to the citation, as well as speaking
comfort to
his men."
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 Grave marker for Charles A. Meek in Eureka
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Carthage (Moore county), North Carolina.
(courtesy of "gleebigg"]
Charles registered for the draft in Memphis, TN on 16
October 1940 and on 9 November 1942 he joined the Marine Corps.
2nd Lt Meek was wounded in action on Guam.
He ended his service with the Marine Cops on 4 Oct
1950 and entered the U.S. Army Reserves as a Chaplain (Capt.). the
following day.
Charles continued to stand-out when years later he
was named as the command chaplain, across multiple branches, in the
Panama Canal Zone.
[The Gastonia Gazette, Gastonia, NC, 19 Sep 1970, Sa, Page 14]
Chaplain Charles A. Meek, command chaplain of the Army, Navy and Air Force in the Panama Canal Zone, is visiting his daughter. Mrs. W. Z. Smith Jr. at her home in the Grier Apts.
While in Panama. Charles was made a member of the
Mason
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