• Battle of Corregidor 1942

Date of birth:

August 24th, 1917 (Helper/Utah, United States)

Date of death:

April 12th, 1996 (Arvada/Colorado, United States)

Service number:

286103

Nationality:

American

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private First Class (Marine)

Unit:

4th Marine Regiment, Philippine Department, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army

Private First Class Melvin Sheya (MCSN: 286103), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until he was returned to U.S. Military Control at the end of the war.

• - Melvin Sheya (1917-1996) - Find a Grave
  - FROM SHANGHAI TO CORREGIDOR: Marines in the Defense of the Philippines
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Battle of Corregidor 1942