Meadows, Eugene Thomas
US Air Force Capt Eugene Thomas Meadows, Vietnam Veteran, Native of Hiddenite, NC.
US Air Force Captain Eugene Thomas Meadows was a casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Air Force Reserve, CPT Meadows served our country until October 13th, 1966 in North Vietnam. He was 26 years old and was married. It was reported that Eugene died when his plane crashed. His body was recovered. Eugene was born on March 4th, 1940 in Hiddenite, North Carolina. CPT Meadows is on panel 11E, line 071 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. His remains were returned Nov 1994.
I had a MIA bracelet for Murray Borden. He was the other person on this flight. In my searches for information on Murray I found the following. It's not the way we want our men to come home but now there is some closure. Rest in peace. You will not be forgotten.
Memorandum Number: No 295-M, November 21, 1994, MEMORANDUM FOR CORRESPONDENTS. The remains of an American serviceman, previously listed as unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, have been identified as Captain Eugene T. Meadows, USAF. Captain Meadows, a pilot, and his aircraft commander were the crew of an F-4C aircraft which was lost over Quang Binh Province, Vietnam while on an armed reconnaissance mission on October 13, 1966. While the aircraft was on a third pass over an enemy road construction crew, a forward air controller directing the attack witnessed what he believed was exploding ordnance. Efforts to contact the aircraft commander were unsuccessful and, upon determination that the aircraft was missing, a search was initiated with negative results.
A helicopter search two days later located wreckage believed to be that of the aircraft, and Captain Meadows and the aircraft commander were listed as missing. Their status was later amended to killed in action, bodies not recovered. Captain Meadows was born March 4, 1940, and his home of record is Hiddenite, North Carolina. Captain Meadows' remains were located during a U.S./Vietnamese excavation and repatriated earlier this year. The remains of the aircraft commander, whose name is being withheld, have not yet been located.
He served with the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 7th Air Force, USARV.
He was awarded Bronze Star Medal, The Purple Heart Medal for his combat related wounds, The Vietnam Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Good Conduct Medal and The Air Medal with Multiple Oak Leaf Clusters.
(source: Reece, Jim & Reece Thomas;NC Vietnam KIA/MIA's gravesites)

Moose, Edgar W.
Edgar W. Moose, Republican, Representative from Alexander County, was born in Alexander County, N. C, June 11, 1866. Son of David W. and Sophia (Kivett) Moose. Was educated at Taylorsville Collegiate Institute, 1886. University of Tennessee, 1896-1899. Dentist. Jr. O. U. A. M.; Woodman of the World. Baptist. Married Miss Cordelia C. White, October 17, 1902. Seven children. Address: Taylorsville, N. C.
(Source: North Carolina Manual. 1919. Published by the North Carolina Historical Commission. Submitted by Linda Rodriguez)