Melvin Edward Williams

Korean War
Service #1175546
RankSergeant U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathJanuary 22 1953
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
Sergeant Williams 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
Sergeant Williams was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. He died in Korea from other causes on January 22, 1953.