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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