Melvin Francis Melochick

Age: 22
Branch: USN
Rank: MM3
Unit: ST2 (Plank Owner)
Station: Little Creek, VA

Fallen on: 12 May 1965
Location: Norfolk, VA
Era: Vietnam
Campaign: Training

Medals & Commendations:

Hometown: St. Clair, PA

Details:
MM3 Melochick exited from a plane at 6,000 feet to conduct a water landing freefall parachute jump. He collided in mid-air with a teammate and died when he hit the water of Willoughby Bay.