PVT Meredith, Walter D. – 35614500
On January 2, 2010 Study Group Missing Soldier receives a message from an amateur archeologist. He tells us that he had found an U.S. ID tag (dog tag) with his metal detector beloning to PVT Meredith, Walter D. – 35614500. The ID tag is found in Rucphen in The Netherlands and contains the following information;
| Walter D. Meredith | |
| 35614500 | T42-43 a |
| a | |
| p.p. |
The question is whether we are able to do something with this tag and find out the status of this individual. On the Internet, we quickly find related information;
About PVT Meredith – 35614500
| Name: | Walter D. Meredith |
| Rank: | Private (PVT.) |
| Servicenumber: | 35.614.500 |
| Died: | October 23, 1965 |
| Buried at: | Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio |
Project closed – January 23, 2010
This person is not recorded as unaccounted for. We tried to find if any relatives of Mr. Meredith can be found, but unfortunately we are not able to find any relatives of Private Walter D. Meredith and therefore the project was closed.
Study Group Missing Soldier appreciates that she was contacted. The person that found the tag took the right decision, although the soldier wasn’t reported missing. The foundation appreciates that decision and expressed its appreciation to him. We hope that many will follow his example.