World War II Memoirs Of A German P.O.W.
Melvin Edward Hamlett, Senior
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| Eugene J. Hamlett World War II Memoirs Of A German P.O.W. |
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| A Tribute To My Younger Brother Melvin Edward Hamlett, Senior |
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| My brother Melvin passed away on February 9, 2000. My brother Melvin lived to work, and worked to live. In all his life, he never held a public job. He was self-employed until the day he died. Melvin ran an Amoco station for 24 years, and kept it open 7 days a week. Most of the time, Melvin was there himself. He then built a convenience store that he owned and operated for 15 years, until he decided that working 7 days a week for 39 years, was enough for any man. Melvin was married to Betty Jean Inge on June 29, 1956. Tragically, Betty Jean died in a fatal car accident on August 11, 1969. He had two sons with Betty Jean. They are named Melvin Jr., and Jefferey. Melvin also had a cattle farm, and raised tobacco simply because he loved the animals, and enjoyed being outdoors, and busy. He raised the cattle up until he was unable to do so. You'll read more about Melvin's cows later. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This is a picture of Melvin that was taken at Fort Lewis, Washington. Melvin was in the quartermaster core. He was inducted into the army on April 8, 1954, and served until January 10, 1956. He was also a Clothing and Textile Repairman for the U.S. Army. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This picture is of Melvin standing with one of his cows. He loved working with the animals, and they were all treated like his pets. When he passed away, they would all stand by the fence where Melvin used to come and visit them. Melvin's sons are taking care of the cattle now. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The picture to the left is of Melvin and his second wife Terecia. Terecia and Melvin were married on January 1, 1971. Terecia had one daughter by her first husband that Melvin raised as if she were his own. It is because of her research that I was able to pull together a website for my brother. She is just as dedicated to his family as she was to Melvin, and I thank her for that. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The picture to the right is of my brother Melvin's headstone. He is buried at Gretna Burial Park in Gretna, VA. He designed the stone himself when his wife Betty passed away in 1969. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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