FOR THE RECORD - July 2, 2003

Freddie Meeks -- A caption that ran with the obituary of Port Chicago veteran Freddie Meeks in the June 21 California section called him a naval cadet and said the image of him in Navy attire posing with his wife was taken in 1942. In fact, the year the photo was taken is not known; Meeks was drafted in 1943. Also, the obituary erred in stating that a discharge “under honorable conditions” was a step short of a dishonorable discharge. It is one step below an honorable discharge and two steps above a dishonorable discharge.