World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin H. Duin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Elkton, South Dakota
Honored By
Randall DeWitt
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED ABOARD CRESCENT CITY APA-21 AS A 5 INCH GUNNER. EARNED 10 BATTLE STARS. WAS ALSO A PIPER CUB PILOT AND WITNESSED THE MUSHROOM CLOUD OF THE HIROSHIMA ATOMIC BOMB WHILE IN THE AIR OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN. PRISONER OF WAR LIBERATOR IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. EXTENSIVE SERVICE ALSO IN CHINA AT THE END OF THE WAR.