 Melvin E. Newlin

Private First Class Melvin Earl Newlin (September 27, 1948 – July 4, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration – the Medal of Honor – for his actions in July 1967 during the Vietnam War.Melvin Earl Newlin was born on September 27, 1948, in the town of Wellsville, Ohio.