World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin Clyde 'Mel' Aaron
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Clyde Aaron
Relationship
Nephew
AN EXPERT RIFLEMAN, HE FOUGHT THE ENEMY ON OKINAWA IN SPRING 1945 AND BECAME A GUARD WITH MILITARY POLICE IN THE SIXTH MARINE DIVISION AND PARTICIPATED IN THE CEREMONY AT THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE IN TSINGTAO, CHINA OCTOBER 25, 1945.