Melvin L. Fernow was born May 26, 1921 to Samuel Bloom and Glennie Elva Harville Vernon. He died Sept 22, 1944 and is buried in Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Flight Officer Fernow served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 97th Fighter Squadrons, 82nd Fighter Group and died in the service of his country.
Sources: ancestry.com
