Rank/Rate	Fireman, Third Class
Service Number	668 02 22
Birth Date	October 21, 1920
From	Perryville, Missouri
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	Melvin was born in Sereno, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Robert Walter, cousin, via Bruce Abele.  Information courtesy of Mary Bentz.

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