The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, CPL Melvin Leroy Dehart, RA39463803, who died in the service of his country on September 24th, 1950 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Melvin was 26 years of age. He was from Spokane, Washington. Melvin's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by CPL Melvin Leroy Dehart include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

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Corporal DeHart was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 24, 1950. Corporal DeHart was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

WWII Veteran Originally from South Dakota

Burial Location
Terrace Heights Memorial Park, Yakima, Wa