Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	03685192
Birth Date	November 15, 1917
From	Park City, Utah
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Capelin (SS-289)
Loss Date	December 1, 1943
Location	Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Melvin was born in Meridian, Idaho.

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