Re: 351st BG 509th BS - MSgt. Melville W. Bever

Hi,You may be one of the lucky ones.Reason I say that is because there was a big fire in 1973 that burned millions of Army/Air Corps records but supposedly from last name H-Z.So, if you haven't requested his military records, google Standard Form 180 and complete as much of it as you can before submitting it.

See if you can get in touch with the association:

http://351st.org/http://351st.org/

I believe that this is his partial enlistment record which should help with the Standard Form 180.

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER        39019612       
NAME        BEVER#MELVILLE#W########       
RESIDENCE: STATE        CALIFORNIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY        LOS ANGELES
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT        FT MACARTHUR SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY       16
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR        1942
GRADE: Private
NATIVITY        73        KANSAS
YEAR OF BIRTH        15        15
EDUCATION       2 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION        781        Semiskilled mechanics and repairmen, motor vehicles

Good Luck!!!