Melvin Dale Obee

Korean War
Service #2841945
UnitUSS Ernest G. Small
RankSonarman Second Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathOctober 7 1951
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
Sonarman Second Class Obee 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

Sonarman Second Class Obee was a member of the Destroyer "USS ERNEST J. SMALL." He was Killed in Action while engaged with the enemy in Korea on October 7, 1951, when his ship struck an enemy mine. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.