Melvin Floyd Bydalek

Korean War
Service #3181947
UnitUSS Samuel N. Moore
RankFireman U.S. Navy
Date of DeathNovember 5 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Fireman (E3) Bydalek was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Fireman E3 Bydalek served aboard the destroyer USS SAMUEL N. MOORE (DD-747) in Korean waters. He was listed as Missing in Action while engaged with the enemy on November 5, 1950. He was presumed dead on October 6, 1951. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.