Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Melvin
D.
Henderson
August 23, 1917

–

June 9, 2008

Born:

McKeesport

, 

Pennsylvania

After graduating from Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1939, Melvin Henderson held an Army Reserve commission prior to being appointed a Marine Corps second lieutenant in 1940. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General in 1966.

Awards Received

  • Bronze Star Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Batallion:

    4th Engineer Battalion

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Melvin D. Henderson, United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V” for heroic achievement while serving as Executive Officer, Fourth Engineer Battalion, during World War II.