MELVIN  LOUIS  SPEARS

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