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Melvin C. BROCK
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Source : Brian Jodi Kueker
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34494152 | ||||||
| AGE | 20 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 December 1923 Pikeville, Bledsoe County, TENNESSEE | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | TENNESSEE | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents : Joseph Ira & Dora Eveline Hickenbottom BROCK Siblings : Julia Iola, William Ira, James Allie, Mamie Lee, Varlin V, Lester C, Mildred M, Olden Huey, Winford Mose & Willadean | ||||||
| RANK | Private | ||||||
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| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Unskilled sawmill occupations |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 18 November 1942 Fort Oglethorpe GEORGIA | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company | ||||||
| BATTALION | 787th Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion | ||||||
| ARMY | Army | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 4 November 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | DNB | ||||||
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| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Ste Mère Eglise #2 N°3586
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| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Private Melvin Clifford Brock, born 8 Dec 1923, was one of eleven children of Joseph Ira Brock and Dora Evaline (Hickenbottom) Brock from Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Pikeville is 49 miles north of Chattanooga. The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Tennessee show Brock, Melvin C, Pvt from Bledsoe County as DNB (Died Non-Battle) so he died in the line of duty from some illness or accident on 4 Nov 1944. | |||||||
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Olden Huey BROCK
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34913013 |
Humble Cemetery, Lees Station, Bledsoe County, TENNESSEE Source : Brenda Lee Burgess |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 25 June 1925 Pikeville, Bledsoe County, TENNESSEE | |
| ENLISTMENT STATE | TENNESSEE | |
| FAMILY | Parents : Joseph Ira & Dora Eveline Hickenbottom BROCK Siblings : Julia Iola, William Ira, James Allie, Mamie Lee, Varlin V, Lester C, Mildred M, Melvin C, Winford Mose & Willadean | |
| RANK | Private | |
| UNIT | US Army | |
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 9 December 1945 Nanticoke PENNSYLVANIA | |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov | |
| Brother of Melvin C | Varlin V. BROCK
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 34022078 |
Humble Cemetery Lees Station, Bledsoe County, TENNESSEE |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 May 1916 Pikeville, Bledsoe County, TENNESSEE | |
| ENLISTMENT STATE | TENNESSEE | |
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Mary Ruth Parents : Joseph Ira & Dora Eveline Hickenbottom BROCK Siblings : Julia Iola, William Ira, James Allie, Mamie Lee, Varlin V, Lester C, Mildred M, Varlin V, Winford Mose & Willadean | |
| RANK | Private First Class | |
| UNIT | US Army | |
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Soldiers, sailors, marines, and coast guards | |
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 January 1946 Fort McPherson Atlanta GEORGIA | |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com | |
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - American Battle Monuments Commission(Facebook) - Brian Jodi Kueker |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |