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James Melvin Darnell

Master Chief Radioman, Navy

February 12, 1938 to October 13, 2021

Branch: Navy
Rank: Master Chief Radioman
Wars: Vietnam
Born: February 12, 1938
Died: October 13, 2021
Buried: Washington State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake, WA, Section D, Row E, Site 192

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