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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: Melvin
middle-name: Speer
last-name: Cobb
suffix:
home-address: Fairfax R.F.D. 3 Box 780
county: Fairfax
birthplace: Fairfax, Va.
date-of-birth: 1924-04-08
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 6
height-ins: 1
weight-lbs: 165
marital-status: Single
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education
elementary-years: 7
high-school-years: 4
college-years: 3 mos.
other: none
degrees: none
occupation: Time keeper at Ft. Belvoir, Va.
religious-affiliation: methodist
citizen-of-what-nation: United States
father-s-name
first-name: James
middle-name: Otis
last-name: Cobb
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mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Sarah
middle-name: Mildred
last-name: Speer
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Commissioned
date-of-entry: 1944-09-05
place-of-entry: Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola
rank-at-entry: Ensign
first-served: Air Corps
branch-of-service: Navy
service-number: AI U.S.N.R. (418997)
previous-military-education-training-and-service: none
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Charlottesville, University of Va. Mar 2, 1943 [Blackbury?], Va - U.P.I. Naval Air School Athens Georgia to Memphis Tenn Pensacola Naval Air Station Apr. 1944 to Sept. 6 1944 Naval Air Station Jacksonville - Sept. 6, 1944 to Dec. 18, 1944 Fleet Air Sta n.Air Station San Diego, Calif. Jan 5 1945 to Jan. 7 1945 Fleet Air Wing Six Navy Air [?] Seattle, Wash Jan12 1945 to Feb 9 Air Force Pacific Fleet Bombing Squadron ninety one to Feb 12, 1945 Naval Air Base 14th Naval Dist. Mar. 11, 1945 to April 10, 1945 Naval Air Station Palmyra Islan Apr 13, 1945 to Sept 30 1945 Naval Air Station Kaneoke Bay, Oahu [T.H.?] Sept 30 to Oct. 15, 1945 Naval Station Hilo Hawaii Oct. 15, 1945 to Dec. 13 1945 Crashed on duty at Hilo Dec. 13, 1945
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Cadet to Ensign Sept 5 1944
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information-about-overseas-service:
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: 1.American Area Campaign Medal 2.Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal and 3. World War II Victory Medal
circumstances-of-death: Kill Accidentally
area-of-place-of-death: Not enemy action - aircraft crash 40 miles up coast from Hilo
date-of-death: 1945-12-13
any-other-details-known: approx 3 P.M. He and another plane were scouting and as he turned he crashed in deep water near the coast. Cause unknown
photograph: Yes
next-of-kin
prefix:
first-name: Mildred & James
middle-name: Speer /Otis
last-name: Cobb
suffix:
address: R.F.D.3 Box 780, Fairfax, Va
relationship: mother, father
people-supplying-this-information
prefix:
first-name: James
middle-name: Otis
last-name: Cobb
suffix:
address: Fairfax, R.F.D. 3 Box 780, Virginia
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