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Note: * Obituaries *
KARL MEYER DIES AT HOME; RITES WEDNESDAY
(no photo) Karl Philip Meyer, 67, 424 Thurman St., died Sunday at 9:45 A.M. at his home. A retired painter, he was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Naomi Meyer; his mother, Mrs. Betha Meyer, St. Louis, Missouri.; one daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Gage, Lone Oak; three sisters, Mrs. Sophia Rose, Benton, Mrs. Ellis Givins, St. Louis, Missouri., and Mrs. Nora Hopkins, St. Louis, Missouri.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be Wednesday at 1 P.M. at Lindsey Funeral Home with the Rev. Aubert Rose officiating. Burial will be in Maplelawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 11 A.M. Tuesday.
(The Sun-Democrat, Paducah, Kentucky, May 22, 1978)
K.P. MEYER FUNERAL SET
(no photo) Services for Karl Phillip Meyer, 67, 424 Thurman St., will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Lindsey Funeral Home with the Rev. Aubert Rose officiating. Burial will be in Maplelawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donnie Gage, Phillip Gage, Larry Norvell, Ronnie Fowler, John Givens, and Doug Hopkins. Mr. Meyer died Sunday at 9:45 a.m. at his home. Friends may call at the funeral home
(The Sun-Democrat, Paducah, Kentucky, May 1978)
* Service record for PTR2C Karl Phillip Meyer *
November 9, 1942 - Enlisted in United States Navy, Louisville, Kentucky, as PTR3C (Painter Third Class), for 2 years.
Served satisfactorily on active duty from November 9, 1942 to September 12, 1945
Basic Training at Great Lakes Naval Base, Illinois. Stationed at US Naval Hospital in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Stationed on USS Monrovia out of Norfolk, Virginia, as Turret Gun Operator, and Painter.
Wounded in chest (grazing wound), USS Monrovia.
Stationed at Base Hospital #15, Navy #3205.
Stationed at U.S. Fleet Hospital #105.
Stationed at US Naval Hospital in Farragut, Idaho.
Stationed at US Naval Headquarters 9ND, Great Lakes, Illinois.
Stationed at NTSch (Naval Training Station) for Diesel Training), Cleveland, Ohio.
Stationed at US Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois
September 12, 1945 - Honorable Discharge
Rating at discharge - PTR2C (C.R.10-1-43)
Monthly rate of pay when discharged - $96.00
Furnished travel allowance of $31.56 for travel from Great Lakes, IL, to Louisville, KY
Service no. 634 91 92; Final average; 3.75
Decorations: Honorable Service USNR Discharge Buttons; Discharge Emblems
* Other *
January 6, 1964 - American Red Cross - Nashville Regional Blood Center - Muhlenberg County - GALLON DONOR - Karl P. Meyer
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