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Personal info

Full name
MELTON, Ruben Alexander
Date of birth
21 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington
Hometown
Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39375779
Rank
Private First Class
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 2 51

Immediate family

Members
Ruben A. Melton (father)
Mary (Iverson) Melton (mother)
Margaret Melton (sister)
Bertha Melton (sister)
Norma Melton (sister)
John Melton (brother)

More information

Pfc Ruben A. Melton enlisted in Tacoma, Washington on 21 February 1941.

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