Melvin D. O'Connell | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	3755743
Rank	Chief Electrician's Mate U.S. Navy
Entered Service From	California
Date of Death	December 10 1941
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

Purple Heart

Notes

Chief O'Connell was initially listed as Missing in Action. His remains were later recovered and identified. He is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA. His name is permanently engraved on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.