Biography

Thomas Meehan, III was born on July 8, 1921 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. His parents were Thomas Meehan, Jr and Marion Meehan (McCarthy). He was a 1st Lieutenant (US Army), Paratrooper.

Thomas married Anne Shore. Together they had the following children: Barrie Meller.

He died on June 6, 1944 in Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, Normandy, France from Plane shot down - WWII (D-Day) and was buried in 1952 in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (Plot 84 0 25-31), St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

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Thomas Meehan was the second Company Commander of "Easy Company," 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was killed during the Battle of Normandy, when the C-47 Skytrain plane he was on was hit by German Anti-Aircraft fire over Beuzeville-au-Plain, approximately two miles south of the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise. He was portrayed by Jason O'Mara in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers." On June 6, 2000, a memorial was established at the Beuzeville-au-Plain church to Meehan, and the other paratroopers killed when their plane was shot down.

Inscription: 1LT, 506 PRCHT INF REGT, 101 ABN DIV WORLD WAR II

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