Atwell, Melvin Kenneth, LT

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1941-1943, 131X, VP-91 Black Cats

Service Years
1942 - 1943

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Virginia

Year of Birth
1909

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Tommy Burgdorf (Birddog), FC2 to remember Atwell, Melvin Kenneth, LT.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Norfolk, VA	Last Address 1911 Llewellyn Ave Norfolk, VA (Wife~Helen Gwendolyn Atwell)

Casualty Date Mar 05, 1943
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii	Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 5 (Cenotaph)

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

1941-1943, 131X, VP-91 Black Cats

From Month/Year - / 1941	To Month/Year - / 1943
Unit VP-91 Black Cats Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant	NEC 131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	VP-91 Black Cats Details

	Type Aviation Fixed Wing
	Parent Unit Fixed Wing	Strength Navy Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 6, 2017

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, Nevada) 07 Jan 1943, Thu