Lavata Talmadge Melton
Military
Rear L-R: Sgt David Harry Campbell, Unkn, 1Lt Lavata Talmadge "L.T." Melton, Capt James A Gruman, 1Lt Richard James "Andy" Andrews, Unkn, Unkn.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Harwell W Wilton, S/Sgt Richard Robert Ruhmann, S/Sgt Ernest M Snyder, T/Sgt Kenneth Martin Jacobson, Unkn, Unkn.
Object Number - UPL 38298 - "Capt Gruman and crew (Crew 4) of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in...
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18119127
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33536517
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier, Nose Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Irene, Hill County, TX | 16 September 1916 | Son of George Sabbath and Rosia [McClesky] Melton. |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, Texas | 18 June 1942 | Dallas, Texas |
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Died |
Gatesville, TX | 15 December 2007 | |
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Buried |
Salem - Irene Cemetery, Irene, Hill County, TX | 16 December 2007 | Salem - Irene Cemetery, Irene, Hill County, Texas |
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Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84797947-lavata-t-melton
https://www.fold3.com/record/628383461-lavata-melton-1916
https://www.fold3.com/record/60042431-lavata-talmage-melton
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23422266/lavata-talmadge-melton
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2408