Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	385 75 18
Birth Date	July 20, 1916
From	Des Moines, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tullibee (SS-284)
Loss Date	March 26, 1944
Location	North of Pelews
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Melvin was born in Ralston, Oklahoma.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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