Memorial Rites for Sgt. Derald Melton
Memorial services for S. Sgt. Derald W. Melton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton 449 Park avenue will be held during the 11 a.m. services Sunday at the Broadway Methodist church, the Rev. L. E. Watson officiating. Sgt. Melton reported missing in action since Dec. 27, 1944 has been officially declared dead. He enlisted in the air corps in November 1942 and was with the 8th air force in England. He was on his thirty fifth combat mission when his plane, a B-17 was hit over a target at Koblenz, Germany. Only two survivors were reported. Sgt. Melton wore the purple heart the air medal with three clusters and the presidential unit citation. Other survivors include a sister, Lt. Thelma Melton on terminal leave from the army nurse corps. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, IA, Monday, January, 23, 1946, p. 6, Col. 8)
S/Sgt Derald W. Melton
The body of S/Sgt. Derald W. Melton, 21, world war II veteran, will arrive in Council Bluffs Thursday and be taken to Woodring funeral home. Sgt. Melton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton, 449 Park avenue, and was killed in action Dec. 27, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge. Funeral arrangements are pending. Burial will be in Walnut Hill. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Coucil Bluffs, IA, Sunday, January 16, 1949, p. 6, Col.5 )
Other members of the B-17 crew, #42-107083 were:
1Lt. Elmer Carl Nelson, Pilot, KIA.
1Lt. William P. Horan, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Martin Dobrow, Navigator, KIA.
SSgt. Derald William Melton, Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Edmund C. Zaleski, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Anthony Occhino, Radio Operator, POW.
SSgt. Thomas Earl Raught, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth Orville Rohr, Waist Gunner, KIA.
John Robert Manicki, Tail Gunner, POW.
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***I would like to thank Ellefson Find A Grave ID 47368288 for updating birth location information on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Tim Cook Find A Grave ID 46481904 for updating the death location on this memorial***
Memorial services for S. Sgt. Derald W. Melton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton 449 Park avenue will be held during the 11 a.m. services Sunday at the Broadway Methodist church, the Rev. L. E. Watson officiating. Sgt. Melton reported missing in action since Dec. 27, 1944 has been officially declared dead. He enlisted in the air corps in November 1942 and was with the 8th air force in England. He was on his thirty fifth combat mission when his plane, a B-17 was hit over a target at Koblenz, Germany. Only two survivors were reported. Sgt. Melton wore the purple heart the air medal with three clusters and the presidential unit citation. Other survivors include a sister, Lt. Thelma Melton on terminal leave from the army nurse corps. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, IA, Monday, January, 23, 1946, p. 6, Col. 8)
S/Sgt Derald W. Melton
The body of S/Sgt. Derald W. Melton, 21, world war II veteran, will arrive in Council Bluffs Thursday and be taken to Woodring funeral home. Sgt. Melton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton, 449 Park avenue, and was killed in action Dec. 27, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge. Funeral arrangements are pending. Burial will be in Walnut Hill. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Coucil Bluffs, IA, Sunday, January 16, 1949, p. 6, Col.5 )
Other members of the B-17 crew, #42-107083 were:
1Lt. Elmer Carl Nelson, Pilot, KIA.
1Lt. William P. Horan, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Martin Dobrow, Navigator, KIA.
SSgt. Derald William Melton, Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Edmund C. Zaleski, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Anthony Occhino, Radio Operator, POW.
SSgt. Thomas Earl Raught, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth Orville Rohr, Waist Gunner, KIA.
John Robert Manicki, Tail Gunner, POW.
*****************************************************
***I would like to thank Ellefson Find A Grave ID 47368288 for updating birth location information on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Tim Cook Find A Grave ID 46481904 for updating the death location on this memorial***
Memorial Rites for Sgt. Derald Melton
Memorial services for S. Sgt. Derald W. Melton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton 449 Park avenue will be held during the 11 a.m. services Sunday at the Broadway Methodist church, the Rev. L. E. Watson officiating. Sgt. Melton reported missing in action since Dec. 27, 1944 has been officially declared dead. He enlisted in the air corps in November 1942 and was with the 8th air force in England. He was on his thirty fifth combat mission when his plane, a B-17 was hit over a target at Koblenz, Germany. Only two survivors were reported. Sgt. Melton wore the purple heart the air medal with three clusters and the presidential unit citation. Other survivors include a sister, Lt. Thelma Melton on terminal leave from the army nurse corps. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, IA, Monday, January, 23, 1946, p. 6, Col. 8)
S/Sgt Derald W. Melton
The body of S/Sgt. Derald W. Melton, 21, world war II veteran, will arrive in Council Bluffs Thursday and be taken to Woodring funeral home. Sgt. Melton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton, 449 Park avenue, and was killed in action Dec. 27, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge. Funeral arrangements are pending. Burial will be in Walnut Hill. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Coucil Bluffs, IA, Sunday, January 16, 1949, p. 6, Col.5 )
Other members of the B-17 crew, #42-107083 were:
1Lt. Elmer Carl Nelson, Pilot, KIA.
1Lt. William P. Horan, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Martin Dobrow, Navigator, KIA.
SSgt. Derald William Melton, Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Edmund C. Zaleski, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Anthony Occhino, Radio Operator, POW.
SSgt. Thomas Earl Raught, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth Orville Rohr, Waist Gunner, KIA.
John Robert Manicki, Tail Gunner, POW.
*****************************************************
***I would like to thank Ellefson Find A Grave ID 47368288 for updating birth location information on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Tim Cook Find A Grave ID 46481904 for updating the death location on this memorial***
Memorial services for S. Sgt. Derald W. Melton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton 449 Park avenue will be held during the 11 a.m. services Sunday at the Broadway Methodist church, the Rev. L. E. Watson officiating. Sgt. Melton reported missing in action since Dec. 27, 1944 has been officially declared dead. He enlisted in the air corps in November 1942 and was with the 8th air force in England. He was on his thirty fifth combat mission when his plane, a B-17 was hit over a target at Koblenz, Germany. Only two survivors were reported. Sgt. Melton wore the purple heart the air medal with three clusters and the presidential unit citation. Other survivors include a sister, Lt. Thelma Melton on terminal leave from the army nurse corps. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, IA, Monday, January, 23, 1946, p. 6, Col. 8)
S/Sgt Derald W. Melton
The body of S/Sgt. Derald W. Melton, 21, world war II veteran, will arrive in Council Bluffs Thursday and be taken to Woodring funeral home. Sgt. Melton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Melton, 449 Park avenue, and was killed in action Dec. 27, 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge. Funeral arrangements are pending. Burial will be in Walnut Hill. (Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Coucil Bluffs, IA, Sunday, January 16, 1949, p. 6, Col.5 )
Other members of the B-17 crew, #42-107083 were:
1Lt. Elmer Carl Nelson, Pilot, KIA.
1Lt. William P. Horan, Co-Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Martin Dobrow, Navigator, KIA.
SSgt. Derald William Melton, Bombardier, KIA.
TSgt. Edmund C. Zaleski, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
TSgt. Anthony Occhino, Radio Operator, POW.
SSgt. Thomas Earl Raught, Ball Turrett Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Kenneth Orville Rohr, Waist Gunner, KIA.
John Robert Manicki, Tail Gunner, POW.
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***I would like to thank Ellefson Find A Grave ID 47368288 for updating birth location information on this memorial***
***I would like to thank Tim Cook Find A Grave ID 46481904 for updating the death location on this memorial***
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DERALD W MELTON
IOWA
S SGT 547 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II
DEC 12, 1923 - DEC 27, 1944
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Records on Ancestry
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1930 United States Federal Census
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Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files for Beneficiaries, 1947-1959
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998
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Iowa, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current
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