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S2 Melvin Howard Tweedale

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S2 Melvin Howard Tweedale Veteran

Birth
Death
10 Aug 1943
Burial
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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The USS Quincy CA-39 fought at Guadalcanal very early in the war in the Pacific. Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound.
Contributor: E. (46782320)
The USS Quincy CA-39 fought at Guadalcanal very early in the war in the Pacific. Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound.
Contributor: E. (46782320)

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Michigan.




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