Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Copperopolis Resident WWII USMC Melvin Ogg receives Purple Heart

On December 18, 2011 at a special ceremony in Copperopolis, 89 year old USMC Melvin Ogg received his Purple Heart for wounds received on the island of Bouganville in 1943. Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz, multiple veterans from WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq, family and friends were in attendance.

Retired WWII USMC Colonel West, who served in the same theater as Ogg, was given the honor of pinning the Purple Heart on Ogg.

Ogg, with wounds barely healed, returned to the field and continued to serve in the USMC on Guam and the Soloman Islands until September 1945.








Previous Copper Gazette articles written about WWII veteran Mel Ogg:
Oct 19, 2011  http://coppergazette.blogspot.com/2011/10/hugs-donuts-and-gunfire-by-john-howsden.html

Aug 25, 2011 http://coppergazette.blogspot.com/2011/08/copperopolis-wwii-vet-to-take-honor.html

Dec 12, 2011 http://coppergazette.blogspot.com/2011/12/medals-for-mel-by-john-howsden.html
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  1. Copper GazetteDecember 21, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    The following are comments posted on the Copper Gazette facebook page:
    CONGRATULATIONS MEL!!!
    GLAD YOU MADE IT HOME SAFE.
    SEMPER FI MARINE, AND A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS SIR.
    FOREVER GRATEFUL~ FOREVER PROUD!! Marty Lavin

    Thank you to USMC Mel Ogg for fighting to keep our freedom that we enjoy so much! Congratulations! Janet Piper

    congratulations mel! B. Valentine

    Thanks for your service!! B Duncan

    Inspired by you both! Great picture, great moment! Thank you Mel! Maureen P.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 30, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    Congratulations, PFC Ogg! Good to see another Marine getting his due. Thank you for my freedom.

    RB
    Honolulu

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