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NAME Charles Bradford Mellen |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 318625 |
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| UNIT VMSB-241 Radioman / Gunner |
HOME OF RECORD 1279 West 72nd Terrace Kansas City, MO |
NEXT OF KIN Parents, Mr & Mrs Charles W. Mellen |
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| DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1920 at Pontiac, MI |
ENTERED SERVICE August 25, 1941 at Kansas City, MO |
DATE OF LOSS May 19, 1943 |
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| REGION Central Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Samoa, Tutuila |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 19 May 1943, Mellen was riding in the rear seat of an SBD “Dauntless” (SBD-4 BuNo 10618). While on a routine flight, and due to unknown causes, the bomber crashed at sea approximately five miles south of Tafuna Airfield at 1820 hours. Neither Sgt. Mellen nor his pilot, 1Lt. Clifford R. Perkins, Jr., could be found after the accident, and both men were declared dead. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Sergeant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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