SEAMAN 1/ c MELVIN L. WEBSTER, 6072709

SEAMAN 1/ c MELVIN L. WEBSTER, 6072709 Norfolk Radio School, Norfolk, Va. Seaman Webster attended School Street Grammar School and Haverhill High School. He was employed at the Kent Shoe Co. when he enlisted in the Navy July 21, 1942, at the age of seventeen. He received his training at Newport, and Quonset Point, R. I. He was transferred to Norfolk Radio School, Norfolk, Va., where he became an instructor. He was killed in an explosion while attending class, on September 17, 1943. More than 400 sailors were wounded and 30 killed by the accidental explosion of 24 depth bombs at Naval Air Station Norfolk. Seaman Webster is buried in Linwood Cemetery. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Webster, 5 Plummer St. as well as five brothers, and two sisters.

 

1- Haverhill Massachusetts – Haverhill  in World War Two