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Melvin David McWilliams
Jeremy Anderson2021-06-27T15:57:24-05:00
- Name: Melvin David McWilliams
- Location of Birth: Calumet, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: July 31, 1925
- Date of Death: October 26, 2010
- Parents: Percy McWilliams & Grace (Ward) McWilliams
- High School and Class: 1943 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
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- Highest Rank: TEC 4 (Technical 4)
- Branch: Army
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- Date of Discharge: April 27, 1946
- Place of Discharge: Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
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- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Melvin D. McWilliams
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: July 31, 1925
Birth Place: Calumet, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Calumet, Itasca, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: July 31, 1943
Employer: Interstate Iron Co., Calumet, Minnesota
Weight: 121
Height: 5-5
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Percy McWilliams, Calumet, Minnesota
Newspaper article: 1944 – “Pfc. Melvin McWilliams left Monday for Camp Gruber, Okla., after spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy McWilliams.”
Newspaper article: May 1946 – “T/4 Melvin McWilliams, who received his honorable discharge from Camp McCoy, Wis., arrived home Sunday.”
- Wars Involved:
World War II
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Melvin McWilliams died in California and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California (Section 62F, Plot 40).
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