World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin Wheatley Powell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pelham, Georgia
Honored By
Robert E. Powell
Relationship
Brother
SERVED IN THE SIGNAL CORPS AS A CRYPTOGRAPHIC REPAIRMAN IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS. CAMPAIGNS OF NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, LUZON.