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Melvin LeRoy McFadden

Melvin LeRoy McFadden

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 385 75 18
Birth Date July 20, 1916
From Des Moines, Iowa
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Tullibee (SS-284)
Loss Date March 26, 1944
Location North of Pelews
Circumstances Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks Melvin was born in Ralston, Oklahoma.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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