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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Melquiades 'Mike' H. Ybarra

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Kingsville, Texas

Honored By

Lucy Ybarra Jones

Relationship

Sister

Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE FROM OCTOBER 1945 THROUGH APRIL 1946. SAILED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. RIGHT AFTER HIS RELEASE FROM THE MERCHANT MARINE, HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AND SERVED THREE MORE YEARS IN THE MILITARY.