WW2 Era American Death Card of Melville E. Thornton.

[Heartfeltzero]

Melville was a U.S. Army Chaplain. I couldn’t find a ton of info about him. The card states he was a captain. Some articles I found state that he was killed in a Vehicle accident in Germany on April 18th 1946.

[Willmore]

Hi there.

I found the following information via Ancestry, although the dates of death are different, I think this is him.

Melville Edward (Father Mel) Thornton (1917–1948)
BIRTH 28 MAR 1917 • Newark, New Jersey
DEATH DECEMBER 1948

He is buried in East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America.
Melville F. Thornton (unknown-1948) - Find a Grave Memorial

Kind regards,

Will.

[Heartfeltzero]

Thanks for the info! I would imagine the 1946 date would be more likely as that’s when a lot of soldiers came home. But I could be wrong.

[Willmore]

No worries.

I would agree with what you say about the 1946 date being the most likely.