The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Melvin Dale Obee
Rank
Sonarman Second Class, U.S. Navy
Unit
USS Ernest G. Small
Date of Death
October 7, 1951

Sonarman Second Class Obee was a member of the Destroyer "USS ERNEST J. SMALL." He was Killed in Action while engaged with the enemy in Korea on October 7, 1951, when his ship struck an enemy mine. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.