Robert Mellon World War II Interview

Robert Mellon World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

United States. Army.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

Robert E. Mellon was drafted into the United States Army in 1942. He worked as a Combat Engineer in the Pacific theater until he was discharged in 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on February 16, 2007, Mellon talked about his military experiences. Mellon was born on January 17, 1922, in Elmira, Missouri. He went to basic training at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. He took part in the invasion of the Gilbert Islands in 1943, and the Battle of Saipan in 1944. He then went to Okinawa. Following the war, Mellon went to Kansas City to find work. In 1948, he joined the Air Force. He served until retirement in 1964. Mellon passed away on March 8, 2017.

Mellon, Robert

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-02-16

Johnston, Pattie

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/mellon-robert-wwii-interview-20070216

Obituary: https://rumsey-yost.com/tag/robert-eugene-mellon/

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218567

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Mellon_Robert WWII Interview 20070216

Okinawa Island (Japan)

1942 - 1964

Johnston, Pattie

Mellon, Robert

Lawrence (Kan.)

VHS

1:22:20

127 kbit/s (audio)

1626 kbit/s (video)