0520. John Wiswell Meader (1898 - 1973) Gender: M
Born: 1898
Died: 1973
0520. John Wiswell Meader (1898 - 1973)
John Wiswell Meader, son of John Flagg Meader (1870-1943) [0418] and Maude Wiswell (1869-1961), was born in Brooklyn, April 13, 1898 and died August 1, 1973 in New York City. On April 9, 1929 he married Vera Henneberger, daughter of Herman Henneberger and Vera Jevne. She was born April 11, 1907 in Los Angeles.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree from MIT in 1919. From 1941 to 1945 he was Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Navy Department. He was an economist on Forrestal's staff as a civilian during World War II and was decorated by the Navy for his meritorious civilian service. A resident of Manhattan most of his life, he had lived in Shanghai, China, and Manila, and the Philippines as a young man.
The children of John Meader and Vera Henneberger were
0628 i. John Wiswell Meader, Jr., born March 9, 1930.
0629 ii. Vera Meader, born July 2, 1932.
0630 iii. Cortland Jevne Meader, born December 7, 1935.
0520. John Wiswell Meader
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