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u-s-marine-corps-report-of-separation
navmc-78-pd
last-name: DAWSON
suffix:
first-name: Melvin
middle-names: Earl
rank: Sgt
pay-grade: 4
serial-number: 497270
permanent-address: 2918 E. Grace Street, Richmond, Va.
race: W
sex: M
citizen: Yes
date-of-birth: 1924-04-16
address-for-employment: 2918 E. Grace Street, Richmond, Va.
married: No
no-of-dep: none
place-of-birth: Richmond, Henrico, Va.
record-of-marine-corps-service
selective-service-data
registered: Yes
address-at-entry-into-service: 2918 E.Grace St. Richmond, Va.
sel-ser-bd-no: UNK
sel-ser-bd-county-state: Henrico, Va.
means-of-entry-1: Enlisted
means-of-entry-2:
place-of-entry-into-active-service: WASHINGTON, D.C.
date-of-entry: 1942-11-24
component-reg:
component-res: 3 [illegible]
pension-claim-filed: No
place-of-separation: VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
date-of-separation: 1946-05-01
org-at-separation: MNFOTD
type-of-discharge: HONORABLE
foreign-sea-service-years: none
foreign-sea-service-months: none
foreign-sea-service-days: none
military-specialties: AMM 747, Power turret mech. 678
service-schools-attended: Jax. Fla. 1943 Detroit, Mich. Ypsilanti, Mich.
service-school-courses: AMM Power turrets PB4y
service-school-weeks: 21 6 6
principal-military-duty-and-no: 747 Mechanic, Aircraft(Designated Type)
notes:
employment-and-non-service-educational-data
1-civilian-occupation: Laborer textile mfg.
1-civilian-occupation-no:
1-civilian-occupation-no-yrs: 6/12
1-civilian-occupation-last-employed-date: 1942-11-dd
1-civilian-occupation-summary: Carried rayon, bobbin to supply girl workers on hand lacer machines Kept spools supplied with full bobbins
2-civilian-occupation: none
2-civilian-occupation-no:
2-civilian-occupation-no-yrs:
2-civilian-occupation-last-employed-date:
last-employer-name: E.I. Du Pont,
last-employer-address: Richmond, Va.
date-left-last-employer: 1942-mm-dd
job-aid-desired: No
non-service-education
grammar-years: 8
high-school-years: 3
college-years:
degree:
major-courses: COMMERCIAL
trade-courses: none
courses-of-greatest-interest: typing
last-school-attended: Richmond, Va.
preferences
preference-for-additional-training: Undecided
job-preference: Weather stripper
job-preference-reason: likes work
locality-preference: Virginia
locality-preference-reason: home state
name-and-rank-of-discharging-officer: W.J. MC GLOTH, CAPT, USMCR
date-signed-by-discharged-person: 1946-04-27
