World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin J. Oberhelman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Barnum, Iowa
Honored By
Thomas B. Rial
He was an Iowa farm boy who dreamed of being a pilot. Instead, he was a Military Policeman. He went to the Philippines at the end of the war and was on the ship when the Japanese surrendered.