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Douglas V. Meed

Doug Meed (born September 14, 1927 Washington, D.C., died February 17, 2005 Austin, Texas)

Biography

A descendant of pioneer Texans, Meed was a soldier, journalist, Foreign Service officer and corporate public relations consultant. His fascination and study of the history of Texas, Mexico and the Southwest inspired his writing eight books and numerous articles that are tales of turbulent times written with a journalistic flair and historical accuracy. The son of an army officer who served on the border during the years of the Mexican Revolution, Meed grew up listening to tales of raids, riots and adventures along this bloody frontier.

Born September 14, 1927 at Walter Reed Hospital, he attended grammar schools in New York City, NY and San Antonio, TX and graduated from High School in Oak Ridge, TN. In 1944, at age 17, Meed volunteered for service in the United States Army. He served as an infantryman and later as a crypto analyst in the Army Security Agency in the European Theatre of Operations. Following military service, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of arts degree. Meed also holds a master of arts degree in history from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Meed has been a reporter and editor for various newspapers and news agencies, winning a Hearst newspapers writing award in 1954. He was selected as a foreign service officer with the US Information Agency in 1958 and served in posts in Europe and Asia. He has also been a sailor, a private investigator, a free lance writer and has worked in corporate public relations.

In 1957 Meed married Jeannine M. Kneupper. She had graduated from Providence High School in San Antonio and studied drama at San Antonio College and St. Thomas in Houston, TX. Her career included over 50 performances in theaters in El Paso and Houston, TX. The couple had two sons, Geoffrey and Michael.

Douglas V. Meed died on February 17, 2005 and was buried with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX.

Bibliography

Novels

Bloody Border (1962) ISBN 0-87026-081-2 They Never Surrendered (1993) ISBN 0-87026-086-3 Texas Wanderlust (1997) ISBN 0-89096-726-1 Texas Ranger Johnny Klevenhagen (2000) ISBN 1-55622-793-0 Fighting Texas Navy (2001) ISBN 1-55622-885-6 The Mexican War 1846-1848 (2002) ISBN 1-84176-472-8 Soldier of Fortune (2003) ISBN 1-932823-05-7 Comanche 1800-74 (2003) ISBN 1-84176-587-2

Short Stories

Numerous articles in True West and Old West magazines and newspapers in Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio and El Paso Texas.

Family

Goeffrey A. Meed, son, actor in Hollywood CA	Michael V, Meed, Ph D, son, Sonia Arbona, Ph D, daughter in law and their son, Alex