MELTON, HERBERT FRANKLIN – PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS, U.S. NAVY

MELTON, HERBERT FRANKLIN – PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS, U.S. NAVY

MELTON, HERBERT FRANKLIN – PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS, U.S. NAVY

Class of 1927
Service: U.S. Navy
Service Dates: 1918-1941
Rank: PETTY OFFICER
MOS: Boatswain's Mate Second Class
Notable: KIA PEARL HARBOR
Born December 17, 1917 attended New Hanover High School. Melton served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Oklahoma in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is memorialized at USS Oklahoma Memorial, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. (One of 3 NHHS Alumni lost at Pearl Harbor on 12/7/41) He received the Purple Heart Medal. https://www.wect.com/2021/12/07/80-years-later-remembering-3-wilmington-sailors-killed-attack-pearl-harbor/
Accolades: KIA Pearl Harbor, The Purple Heart Medal posthumously.

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