Melvin Boyd Atkinson

1921 - 1942  (21 years)

• Name	Melvin Boyd Atkinson
  Birth	27 May 1921	Logan, Cache, Utah
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jun 1942	Fort Ord, Monterey, California
  Burial	14 Jun 1942	Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Franklin, Idaho
  Person ID	I84	Whipple Descendants | Ancestors of Joseph Derek Whipple
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Earl Joseph Atkinson,   b. 29 May 1894, Dayton, Franklin, Idaho d. 30 Sep 1989, Preston, Franklin, Idaho (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Mabel Deem Law, twin,   b. 17 Nov 1897, Avon, Cache, Utah d. 30 May 1962, Preston, Franklin, Idaho (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1918	Logan, Cache, Utah
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1921 - Logan, Cache, Utah Death - 7 Jun 1942 - Fort Ord, Monterey, California Burial - 14 Jun 1942 - Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Franklin, Idaho  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Gravestone of Melvin Boyd Atkinson, 1921-1942

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: Records of Erline Atkinson Whipple. !SOURCE: 3 Apr 1930 Census of Dayton Village, Franklin, Idaho, p. 2B: Atkinson, Earl, head, 35, mar. at age 24, b. ID, father b. England, mother b. UT, farmer Atkinson, Mable, wife, 29, mar. at age 19, b. UT, father b. UT, mother b. Denmark Atkinson, Erline, dau, 10, b. UT, father b. UT [sic], mother b. ID [sic] Atkinson, Melvin, son, 8, b. UT, father b. UT [sic], mother b. ID [sic] Atkinson, Joyce, dau, 5, b. UT, father b. UT [sic], mother b. ID [sic] Atkinson, Sherwin, son, 11/12, b. ID, father b. UT [sic], mother b. ID [sic] !SOURCE: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 - ancestry.com, cited 21 Oct 2023. Gives residence 7914 Lindley Ave, Reseda, L.A., California, when registered on 15 Feb 1942. !SOURCE: Oakland Post Enquirer, 8 Jun 1942, Monday, Page 4: Auto Overturns Melvin B. Atkinson, San Francisco, died when his automobile overturned on the Marina road near Fort Ord in a crash which injured Milton E. B. Berkley, also of San Francisco. Note: Similar note in The Modesto Bee, 8 Jun 1942, page 2 !SOURCE: The Californian, Salinas, California, 8 Jun 1942, Monday, page 1 Melvin B. Atkinson, 30, of San Francisco, died in the wreckage of the automobile he was driving on the Marina road near Fort Ord’s East Garrison about 6:15 a.m. The car rolled over several times on a curve, according to California highway patrolmen. A passenger, Milton E. Beckley, 27, also of San Francisco, received minor injuries. Note: Also appeared in the Salinas Morning Post, Tuesday, June 9, 1942, page 1 !SOURCE: Pasadena Star-News, Monday, June 8, 1942, page 8 Killed in Northern California were Melvin B. Atkinson, 20, of San Francisco, whose auto overturned near Fort Ord Note: Also appeared in The Register, Santa Ana, California, 8 Jun 1942, page 2; the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Monday, June 8, 1942; and the Chico Enterprise, Monday, June 8, 1942, page 4.