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Melvin LeRoy Mellan
Jeremy Anderson2021-04-30T19:13:28-05:00
- Name: Melvin LeRoy Mellan
- Location of Birth: Henning, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: November 10, 1924
- Date of Death: December 13, 2014
- Parents: Carl Mellan & Nettie (Knutson) Mellan
- High School and Class:
- College: 1947 Dunwoody School of Mechanics, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Highest Rank: PFC (Private First Class)
- Branch: Army
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: December 30, 1944
- Place Sworn In: Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date of Discharge:
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Awards:
American Theatre Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Victory Medal
- Military Highlights:
WW II Draft Registration Cards – 10/16/1940 – 03/31/1947
State: Minnesota
Name: Melvin L. Mellan
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: November 10, 1924
Birth Place: Elmo Township, Minnesota, USA
Residence Place: Elmo Township, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: December 30, 1942
Employer: Carl Mellan, Rt. 1, Henning, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Weight: 163
Height: 6-1
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Carl Mellan, Rt. 1, Henning, Minnesota
World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Melvin L. Mellan
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1924
Nativity State of Country: Minnesota
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Otter Tail, Minnesota
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General Farmers
Enlistment Date: December 30, 1944
Enlistment place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Branch: No branch assignment
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 00
Weight: 600
Melvin served in the Army as a PFC at Fort Lewis, Washington.
- Wars Involved:
World War II
- MIA / POW:
- Civilian Life:
Melvin Mellan married Patricia McKinney in Walker, Minnesota in 1952. He worked for U.S. Steel for 25 years as a diamond drill and steel mill operator, retiring in 1977. He was an active member of the Sons of Norway. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, traveling and snowmobiling.
Melvin died at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls, Minnesota where he had resided for the last two years. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Coleraine, Minnesota (Block 137); He is survived by his nephew, Roger (Mary) Hoff; niece, Betty (Hoff) Bergerud; sister-in-law, Fran John; and many great and great-great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Patricia; mother, Nettie; father, Carl; and sister, Laura (Hoff) Mellan.
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