Root, Melvin Lenord
Navy Seaman 1st class

Melvin Lenord Root, age 23, from Mahoning County Canfield, Ohio .

Parents: Virgil Riley Root

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Honolulu Star Advertiser (2016)