Melcher, Ervin S. "Sonny" Jr.

1933 - 1951  (17 years)

• Name	Melcher, Ervin S. "Sonny"
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Sonny
  Birth	13 Sep 1933
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 13 Sep 1949 and 15 Mar 1951
  Korean War U. S. Army 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
  Name: Ervin S. Melcher Jr. Birth Date: 1932 Birth City: Outagamie State Registered: Wisconsin Death Date: 15 Mar 1951 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Killed in Action War: Korean War Title: Private, U.S. Army Rank: Private Service: U.S. Army Service ID: 27940015 Notes: Private Melcher was a member of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on March 15, 1951. Private Melcher was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal. Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll Name: Ervin S Jr Melcher Jr Birth Date: 1932 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Home City: Outagamie Home State: Wisconsin Citizen Status: US Citizen Death Date: 15 Mar 1951 Processed Date: Nov 1979 Casualty Country: Korea Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Casualty Cause: US Army - No Information Available Casualty Air: US Army - No Information Available Service Branch: US Army Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR) Rank: Private Pay Grade: Private (U.S. Army) Or Airman Third Class (Airman) (U.S. Air Force) Or Private First Class (U.S. Marine Corps) Or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: A,C,D,F,H,S,Or T; Third And Fourth Columns: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
  Death	15 Mar 1951
  	Cause: War - KIA - Korean War
  Tombstone	Aft 15 Mar 1951	Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  Burial	Aft 15 Mar 1951	Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA
  		Melcher, Sonny Holy Name Catholic Cemetery, Kimberly, Wisconsin, USA Military
  Obituary	6 Apr 1951
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Ervin S. Melcher 3/15/1951 Post Crescent 4/6/1951 1
  Person ID	I136745	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Melcher, Ervin Sylvester,   b. 9 Apr 1911, Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 11 Aug 1974, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Day, Vivian,   b. 16 Nov 1911   d. 10 Apr 1987 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F38767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart