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Melloan Barry Emil

Name:
Barry Emil Melloan
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
Unit:
23rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-15
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cem. of the Pacific, Hawaii
Plot:
P
Row:
Grave:
771
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

Barry Emil Melloan was born on March 18, 1918. He was the son of Carlos Melloan and Alma Elizabeth Woosley Melloan. He served in the 23rd Fighter Group as a Major and Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. Maj. Melloan died on June 15, 1944 at the age of 26 in China and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. He also has a cenotaph located in Evergreen Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Maj. Melloan was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.