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DORSEY, Melvin Louis - Date of
birth
17 July 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Maynard, Belmont County, Ohio -
Hometown
Belmont County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36537448 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
55th Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Acul, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis A. Dorsey (father)
Anna M. (Birka) Dorsey (mother)
Imelda M. Dorsey (sister)
Elsie (Fronius) Dorsey (wife)
More information
1st Sgt Melvin L. Dorsey was married to Elsie Fronius on 28 June 1941.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com -1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Bridgeport High School 1937, https://www.facebook.com - Jim Mockford