MELTON, Terry Cleveland, World War I veteran, joined the Army in June of 1917. He was sent to Little Rock, Arkansas where he was placed in the infantry. He was sent to Nice, France and while in Nice, he developed bronchial

pneumonia and was sent to the hospital. He was discharged the later part of 1919 with a medical discharge.

Terry Cleveland MELTON was born 12 November 1892 in Wayne County, Tennessee and was the son of Jim R. and Dora BREWER MELTON. He had three brothers and two sisters. He was married to Laura MERRIMAN on 20 January 1920. They had three children: Eli James MELTON of Columbia, Tennessee, served in the Navy seven years during World War II; Edith Nell MELTON BROMLEY of Savannah, Tennessee and Charles Ray MELTON of Toledo, Ohio, who served in the Marines during the Korean War for four years. Terry C. MELTON had five grandchildren.

Terry C. MELTON died 17 May 1960 and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Wayne County, Tennessee.

Information from record of discharge: Terry C. MELTON was born Waynesboro, Tennessee and had blue eyes, brown hair, a light complexion and was 5’6½” tall. He was enlisted/inducted 28 May 1918 at Waynesboro, TN and served in the American Expeditionary Forces from 10 September 1918 until 14 April 1919. He was discharged at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA on 10 May 1919.

Pictured above is the USS Prattsburg. Terry C. MELTON sailed to France on board the Prattsburg in 1918.