Enlistment Date: 25 May 1918
Discharge Date: 15 Apr 1919

Service Number -3171333

- Enroute to France: Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Melvin T Riddle
Departure Date: 26 Jul
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Address: Rfd #3
Residence Place: Waynesboro, Virginia
Father: William H Riddle
Ship: Duke D Aosta
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3171333
Notes: 22nd Provisional Co July Inf Repl (White)

Company L Platoon Not Known

- Company L Morning Report 4 October 1918: Private; assigned to 132nd Infantry, per D.S.O No. 239, Para. 11, dated Oct 2, 1918. Assigned to Company L, 2 October per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO). - Company L Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Sick-in-Hospital. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Dropped Nov 3rd.

31 October 1918 - Monthly Roster: Sick-in-Hospital.

30 November 1918 Company Roster; Listed as Dropped on November 3rd.

- Return to USA: Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists,
Name: Melvin Riddle
Departure Date: 14 Mar 1919
Departure Place: Bordeaux, France
Arrival Date: 1919
Residence Place: Waynesdoro Virginia
Father: W R Riddle
Ship: Pastores
Military Unit: CO G. 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3171333
Sick & Wounded Trench Feet, Co. G, 132nd INF.

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Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Melvin T Riddle
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1897
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Laurel Hill, Augusta, Virginia
Street: Part Republic Road
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bessie E Riddle
Father's Name: William H Riddle
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Minnie B Riddle
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Minnie B Riddle 51 Wife
William H Riddle 50 Head
Melvin T Riddle 23 Son
Bessie E Riddle 22 Daughter-in-law
Mary N Riddle 22 Daughter
Laura M Riddle 20 Daughter
William T Riddle 18 Son
Coy F Riddle 15 Son
Fay W Riddle 14 Son
Vance M Riddle 10 Son
Percy C Riddle 9 Son
Grace L Riddle 7 Daughter
Carl M Riddle 4 Son

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Melvin T Riddle
Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 33
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1930: Staunton, Staunton (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Street Address: Beverley
Ward of City: 2 pt
Institution: King's Daughters Hospital 63-92
House Number: 17
Age at First Marriage: 23
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Sergant
Industry: City Police force
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Melvin T Riddle 33 Lodger

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Melvin T Riddle
Respondent: Yes
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia
Street: Horace Street
House Number: 165
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Staunton
Occupation: Policeman
Industry: Police Department
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 58
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1380
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members Age Relationship
Melvin T Riddle 43 Head
Mary G Riddle 31 Wife

WWII Draft Registration.

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Melvin Riddle
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Apr 1896
Death Date: 26 Jul 1986
SSN: -2719
Enlistment Date: 25 May 1918
Release Date: 15 Apr 1919

Find A Grave
Melvin Thurston Riddle
BIRTH 6 Apr 1896
Augusta County, Virginia
DEATH 26 Jul 1986 (aged 90)
Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
BURIAL Oak Lawn Mausoleum and Memory Gardens
Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia
Virginia Death Cert: Self-employed painting.
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Family Members
Parents:
William Henry Riddle 1869–1936
Minnie B. Garber Riddle 1868–1952
Spouses:
Bessie Edna May Chaplin 1898–1977. Married 10 Dec 1919; Divorced 11 Feb 1931
Mary Lou Smith Riddle 1904–1982
Siblings:
Mary Nellie Riddle Gabbert 1897–1980
Laura Myrtle Riddle Fockler 1899–1989
William Theodore Riddle 1901–1980
Coy F. Riddle 1904–1980
Fay Washington Riddle 1906–2002
Paul Riddle 1907–1910
Vance Miller Riddle 1909–1989
Clyde Percy Riddle 1910–1958
Grace Lillian Riddle Gilmer 1912–1999
Children:
Harry S. Riddle 1921–2005
Harold Ray Riddle 1923–2008

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