Name:
Melvin Wallace Dunn
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
38399028
Unit:
10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-01-28
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg
Plot:
H
Row:
12
Grave:
94
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Melvin Wallace Dunn was born on June 30, 1923, in Oklahoma. He was the son of William Melvin Dunn and Mary Alice Wilder Dunn.
Melvin Wallace served in the 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 28, 1945, during the liberation of Putscheid, Luxembourg. PFC Dunn is now buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg.