World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin A. Armstrong
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Altoona, Alabama
Honored By
American Legion Post No. 19
STAFF SERGEANT. COMBAT INFANTRY; 739TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 3RD ARMY COMMANDED BY PATTON. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HEROISM DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AT THE ARDENNES OFFENSIVE HE ALSO RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR.