World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin T. Ford
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Coupville, Washington
Honored By
Melvin T. Ford
Convoy duty in the Atlantic. 18 crossing invasions of Sicily. Convoy into North Sea, submarine infested. D-Day aboard destroyer escort, changed destination and went to South Pacific, Okinawa. 60 consecutive days. Served on the USS Daniel T. Griffin DE-54 and APD-38.