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Personal info

Full name
MELLAS, Victor Joseph
Date of birth
20 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Polonia, Roseau County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37771981
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Neuf-Brisach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 10 69

Immediate family

Members
Frank Mellas (father)
Damaz A. Kukowski (stepfather)
Victoria V. (Pulczinski) Mellas Kukowski (mother)
Margaret Mellas (sister)
Hilary D. Kukowski (half-brother)
Evelyn G. Kukowski (half-sister)
Sally G. Kukowski (half-sister)

More information

Pvt Victor J. Mellas worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 11 August 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments at his head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Shane O