US MARINE CORPS, US NAVY
Melvin Edgar Root
May 21, 1929—October 25, 2007
SSGT
Life Timeline
78 years1929
Born
May 21, 1929
US MARINE CORPS, US NAVY
Service Record
Korean War
Korean War
Conflict
SSGT
2007
Passed Away
October 25, 2007
Service Record
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Branch
US MARINE CORPS, US NAVY
Rank
SSGT
War / Conflict
Korean War
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