Melbourne served as a Staff Sergeant, H&S Company, 4th Pioneer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Marines on October 3, 1942.
He was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart.
At the families request, his state of birth was added to his headstone (North Carolina) instead of his state of residence (Maryland).
Service # 434657
Husband of Virginia B. Jones.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Marines on October 3, 1942.
He was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart.
At the families request, his state of birth was added to his headstone (North Carolina) instead of his state of residence (Maryland).
Service # 434657
Husband of Virginia B. Jones.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Melbourne served as a Staff Sergeant, H&S Company, 4th Pioneer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Marines on October 3, 1942.
He was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart.
At the families request, his state of birth was added to his headstone (North Carolina) instead of his state of residence (Maryland).
Service # 434657
Husband of Virginia B. Jones.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Marines on October 3, 1942.
He was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart.
At the families request, his state of birth was added to his headstone (North Carolina) instead of his state of residence (Maryland).
Service # 434657
Husband of Virginia B. Jones.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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