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TAVIS, Melvin J - Date of
birth
20 March 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Crescent City, Del Norte County, California -
Hometown
Humboldt County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39097257 -
Rank
Technician Third Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred J. Tavis (father)
Birdie E. (Holman) Tavis (mother)
Edith I. Tavis (sister)
Frederick E. Tavis (brother)
Alice E. Tavis (sister)
Thelma L. (Murphy) Tavis (wife)
More information
T/3 Melvin J. Tavis enlisted on 11 July 1942 in San Francisco, California.The picture was taken in San Quentin Prison in 1938.
Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Terry Hirsch www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census, www.findagrave.com - John Haines, http://75thdivisiondad.com, Headstone Inscription and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, San Quentin State Prison, 1938