Charles Leroy Melson, USN

Born  25 May 1904Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Died  14 Sep 1981(77)Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA


Vice Admiral C. L. Melson

Ranks

30 Jun 1936 Lt.
1 Aug 1941 Lt.Cdr.
10 Sep 1942 T/Cdr.
20 Mar 1945 T/Capt.

Retired: 1966


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Charles Leroy Melson, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Champlin (DD 601)T/Cdr.Destroyer12 Sep 194228 Jan 1944

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer USS Champlin (DD 601)


12 Mar 1943 (position 37.10, -40.21)
German U-boat U-130 was sunk west of the Azores, in position 37°10'N, 40°21'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Champlin.

15 Mar 1943
USS Champlin (T/Cdr. C.L. Melson, USN) picked up 127 survivors from the French merchant Wyoming that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-524 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores in position 40°18'N, 28°56'W. The survivors, the entire crew and all passengers, were landed at Casablanca, Marocco.


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