Name:
Melville Estel Hines
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
870732
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-08-01
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Melville Estel Hines was born on October 15, 1924. He was the son of Luther Estel Hines and Mattie Ora Daniel Hines.
He served in the Regiment Weapons Company, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on August 1, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. He has a centopah in Willow Cemetery, Haskell, Haskell County, Texas, USA.