Thursday, June 30, 2022

MS sailor comes home for burial

LIBERTY, Miss. - Seaman 1st Class John Melton, a sailor from Liberty, Mississippi, who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor, is coming home to be buried July 9. Melton will be buried in the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Gloster, Mississippi. He was stationed on the USS West Virginia during his time of service. (Source: WLBT 06/30/22) Sailor who died during attack on Pearl Harbor returned to Mississippi to be buried (wtok.com)

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