Feb. 16, 2010 obituary. RAYMOND -- Emilio S. (Mel) D'Arcangelo, 91, of Raymond, a WWII veteran, passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010, at the Bridgton Health Care Facility. He was born Sept. 7, 1918, in Bristol, R.I., the oldest son of Michael and Filomena D'Arcangelo. The family moved to Maine where Mel attended Portland Schools. He graduated from Portland High School in 1938. While at PHS, he was a star football and baseball player. Mel was a lifelong supporter of PHS athletics. As a young man, he was employed for 13 years at Riverside Municipal Golf Course and golf remained a passion throughout his life. After high school, he graduated from Grays Business School. He was with the Portland Fire Dept. for a brief time before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps at the beginning of WWII. He completed 25 missions over Germany as a waist gunner on a B-17 (Flying Fortress) at a time when fighter support was limited. He received an Air Medal, three Oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Certificate of Valor. His first and last missions were over Wilhelmshaven. He married Leona Plunkett of Bridgton on Sept. 12, 1944, in Kingman, Ariz., where he was a gunnery instructor. They also spent time in Mississippi where he was in charge of a German POW camp. After the war, he lived in Gorham where he owned and operated Mel's Auto Supply traveling throughout the southern and western part of Maine. He was a pitcher in the Twilight League for Yudy's Tire, where he was known for his 'nothing' ball. Mel was an active member of the Gorham Kiwanis Club, Windham Veterans of Foreign War, Portland American Legion. Portland Elks Club, Windham/ Gorham Rod and Gun Club and the Portland Boys and Girls Club. He was a Babe Ruth coach in Gorham. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, skiing, golf and later in life working in his garden.