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MELLON, Mack R - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Hawkins County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34187606 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Frauenberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Jake Mellon (father)
Katherine Mellon (mother)
More information
Pfc Mack R. Mellon drowned when his boat capsized during a crossing of the Blies River.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Bristol Herald Courier 19 October 1944 / Kingsport News 29 December 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, www.newspapers.com - Kingsport News 29 December 1945