Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until November 4, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. Claud Daniel Young who resided in Fresno, California.
Melvin served as a Fireman First Class, U.S.S. Reno (CL-96), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
The Reno, while escorting the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16) east of the San Bernardino Strait, was hit by two Japanese torpedos on her port side fired from Japanese submarine I-41. 8 crewmen perished as a result of this attack.
Melvin was declared Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3791225
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Those who perished on the Reno in this attack:
Stout, Arthur B ~ EM2c, IA
Tempe, Gordon C ~ RM1c, CA
Walter, Robert V ~ S1c, CT
Warnock, James D ~ SF1c, CA
Whitehead, Archie M ~ S2c, CA
Wickman, Frederick I ~ S2c, CA
Wisely, John H ~ MM1c, CA
Young, Melvin L ~ F1c, CA
Bio & crew report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. Claud Daniel Young who resided in Fresno, California.
Melvin served as a Fireman First Class, U.S.S. Reno (CL-96), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
The Reno, while escorting the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16) east of the San Bernardino Strait, was hit by two Japanese torpedos on her port side fired from Japanese submarine I-41. 8 crewmen perished as a result of this attack.
Melvin was declared Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3791225
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Those who perished on the Reno in this attack:
Stout, Arthur B ~ EM2c, IA
Tempe, Gordon C ~ RM1c, CA
Walter, Robert V ~ S1c, CT
Warnock, James D ~ SF1c, CA
Whitehead, Archie M ~ S2c, CA
Wickman, Frederick I ~ S2c, CA
Wisely, John H ~ MM1c, CA
Young, Melvin L ~ F1c, CA
Bio & crew report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until November 4, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Claud Daniel Young who resided in Fresno, California.
Melvin served as a Fireman First Class, U.S.S. Reno (CL-96), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
The Reno, while escorting the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16) east of the San Bernardino Strait, was hit by two Japanese torpedos on her port side fired from Japanese submarine I-41. 8 crewmen perished as a result of this attack.
Melvin was declared Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3791225
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on the Reno in this attack:
Stout, Arthur B ~ EM2c, IA
Tempe, Gordon C ~ RM1c, CA
Walter, Robert V ~ S1c, CT
Warnock, James D ~ SF1c, CA
Whitehead, Archie M ~ S2c, CA
Wickman, Frederick I ~ S2c, CA
Wisely, John H ~ MM1c, CA
Young, Melvin L ~ F1c, CA
Bio & crew report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Son of Mr. & Mrs. Claud Daniel Young who resided in Fresno, California.
Melvin served as a Fireman First Class, U.S.S. Reno (CL-96), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
The Reno, while escorting the U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16) east of the San Bernardino Strait, was hit by two Japanese torpedos on her port side fired from Japanese submarine I-41. 8 crewmen perished as a result of this attack.
Melvin was declared Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 3791225
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Those who perished on the Reno in this attack:
Stout, Arthur B ~ EM2c, IA
Tempe, Gordon C ~ RM1c, CA
Walter, Robert V ~ S1c, CT
Warnock, James D ~ SF1c, CA
Whitehead, Archie M ~ S2c, CA
Wickman, Frederick I ~ S2c, CA
Wisely, John H ~ MM1c, CA
Young, Melvin L ~ F1c, CA
Bio & crew report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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