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Melvin B. Dodge

Technical Sergeant Army World War II

Army
Army
Technical Sergeant
Technical Sergeant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Unit
Company D, 353rd Regiment, 89th Infantry Division
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
02/04/1943 – 04/05/1946
Date of Birth
02/15/1924
Date of Death
08/09/1991
Hometown
Jerome, OH
Awards & Decorations
Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 Campaign Stars; World War II Victory Medal
Burial Location
Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
Austria; France; Germany; Luxemburg
Township (entering service)
Jerome
Township (current / at death)
Columbus, Ohio
School
Jerome Rural High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Austria; France; Germany; Luxemburg. School: Jerome Rural High School. Army of Occupation in Austria; Battle Of The Bulge

Source: HEROES FROM THE HEARTLAND (Claudia Robinson Bartow, 2002), p. 5; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 155