Wesley E. Melander

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Chief Water Tender

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Circumstances:

Died in service in Long Beach, California 

Biography:

born Fargo, ND 18 Feb 04; resident Morton County, ND; entered US Navy Omaha, Nebraska 5 Jan 27; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 6 May 43 Long Beach, Calif; buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.