Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008

Citation

Pitt, Meldon, “Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed April 13, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29371.

Title

Pitt, Meldon (Interview outline and video) 2008

Creator

Pitt, Meldon

Contributor

Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
Collins, Carol (Interviewer)

Description

Meldon Pitt was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 23, 1924. He graduated from Kelloggsville High School in 1942 and then went into the Army. Mel went through diesel mechanics school and then was sent to England. In England he taught people how to seal jeeps so they could go into the water when they were sent to France. Mel was transferred to an infantry company when he got to France and he fought at the Battle of the Bulge. After the Bulge he was sent back to the ordinance company and became a welder. Mel received a battle star for fighting at the Bulge and a purple heart.

Date

2008-08-21

Rights

In Copyright

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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