David C. Meade

David Custis Meade (21 August 1940 – 9 October 2019) He then attended Dickinson College, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, played lacrosse and earned an A.B. degree in 1962. Meade participated in the Army ROTC program at Dickinson College and was commissioned a second lieutenant of artillery upon graduation. He later received a master's degree in education from the University of Virginia.

Military career During his career, Meade was deployed to Vietnam, Somalia, Haiti, Grenada and Panama. As a colonel, he was given command of the 7th Infantry Division Artillery.

As a major general, Meade supervised the deployment of 10th Mountain Division troops to Haiti in 1994 during Operation Uphold Democracy. He was one of the first American soldiers on the ground in Haiti when the operation began on 19 September 1994.

In May 1995, Meade was conferred an honorary Doctor of Liberal Arts degree by his alma mater Dickinson College. He retired from active duty later in 1995.

Personal

Meade was married to Frances Meade. They had a daughter and two sons. After his first marriage ended in divorce, he remarried with Marina (Kalergis) Meade.