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Navy Federal Credit Union
Oliver
S.
Melton
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (China)

    Action Date:

    September 1943 – May 1945
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Corporal Oliver S. Melton (MCSN: 259344), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a Prisoner of War during the period from September 1943 through May 1945.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (China)

    Action Date:

    December 8, 1941 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Corporal Oliver S. Melton (MCSN: 259344), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese at Peking, China, on 8 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until returned to U.S. Military Control at the end of the War.