SPEARS-MELVIN
MELVIN LOUIS SPEARS
Rate/Rank
F1
F1
Service Branch
USN 00/0000 - 10/1944
Born
OMAHA, NE
KILLED IN ACTION - USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS DE-413, 10/25/1944
USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS DE-413 - SUNK BY SURFACE ACTION, OFF SAMAR ISLAND
PURPLE HEART
NAVY PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/STAR
PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL