Nevada State Journal
Contributed by Eileen Gillette
Description: Former Nevadan Killed In Action (Melody)
Date: April 20 1945
Newspaper published in: Reno
Winnemucca, 19 Apr - Pvt. first class Gorson Bruce MELODY, 20, son of Mrs. Gene MELODY and the late T.F. MELODY of San Francisco, and nephew of George MELODY of Winnemucca, was killed in action on Mindanno Island, 13 Mar, according to word received. He was a member of the medical corps, and has been in the South Pacific about 20 months.
His father, T.F. MELODY, a WWI veteran, died at the veteran's hospital in Livermore, in Nov 1939.
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05/29/08
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