Name:
Prentis Melton
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
35128659
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-04-18
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, NLD
Plot:
H
Row:
3
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Prentis Melton was born on May 12, 1920. He entered the military service in Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on April 18, 1945 and is now buried in Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.