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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Melvin J. Cheney

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lowell, Massachusetts

Honored By

Melvin Jos Cheney

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON BOARD THE SS RICHARD BASSETT. HE WAS PART OF THE FIRST CONVOY TO ENTER NAPLES HARBOR IN 1943. ON BOARD THE SS JOHN WALKER, HE UNLOADED CARGO AT OMAHA BEACH IN 1944. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE SS ELWIN KNOWLES, THE SS GEORGIA AND THE SS KENESAW MOUNTAIN. AT THE END OF WWII, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS CONSTITUTION AT THE CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD.