John William Mele served in both World War II and in Korea. He is the grandfather of John W. Mele II, Sergeant, United States Army, who was killed-in-action on 14 September 2007 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and who is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
MELE, JOHN W
- TM2 US NAVY
- WORLD WAR II, KOREA
- DATE OF BIRTH: 06/23/1924
- DATE OF DEATH: 05/07/2004
- BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 7643
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
MELE, MARY D/O JOHN WILLIAM
- DATE OF BIRTH: 11/09/1953
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/10/1953
- BURIED AT: SECTION 12 SITE 7643 LL
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- DAUGHTER OF JOHN WILLIAM MELE, TORPEDOMAN 2C
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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