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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Melville J. 'Dick' Berry, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ottoman, Virginia

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

IN 1941, HE JOINED THE ARMY AND SERVED THROUGHOUT WWII. ASSIGNED AS A MESS SERGEANT TO THE 121ST ENGINEER REGIMENT IN THE BRITISH INDIES AND THE 135TH IN EUROPE. HE EARNED A REPUTATION FOR CREATIVITY WITH ARMY RATIONS THAT SPREAD THROUGH THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION UNTIL IT WAS SPLIT UP. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.