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Personal info

Full name
MELTON, R D
Date of birth
24 August 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Comanche, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Carter County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38695163
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 2 32

Immediate family

Members
Harvey W. Melton (father)
Pearl L. (Prescott) Melton (mother)
Dennis Melton (brother)
Alfred Melton (brother)
Lavelle Melton (sister)
JC Melton (brother)
George Melton (brother)
Glennes Melton (sister)
Tyler Chumbley (halfbrother)
Floretta B. (Riviast) Melton (wife)
Nita F. Melton (daughter)
Patricia Melton (daughter)

More information

Pvt R. D. Melton attended Healdton High School and was the manager of Thompson Theaters.

He enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 10 April 1944 and trained at Camp Hood, Texas. He was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Storiesbehindthestars.org, Men and Women in the Armed Forces - Carter County, OK