Son of Louis Alfred Levy and Sophie Shapiro
Brother of Evelyn and nephew of Madeline (née Shapero) Pines [Mrs Roy Pines]
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PFC Melvin B Levy, United States Army, 11th Airborne Division, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, RHQ
Rod Serling's time in Leyte shaped his writing and political views for the rest of his life. He saw death every day while in the Philippines, at the hands of his enemies and his allies, and through freak accidents such as that which killed another extroverted Jewish private named Melvin Levy. Levy was delivering a comic monologue for the platoon as it rested under a palm tree, when a food crate dropped from above, decapitating him. Serling led the funeral services for Levy and placed a Star of David over his grave. Serling later set several of his scripts in the Philippines, and used the unpredictability of death as a theme in much of his writing.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: 12181359
NAME: LEVY MELVIN B
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
DAY: 30 MONTH: 10 YEAR: 42
GRADE: 24 BRANCH: Army of the United States
Brother of Evelyn and nephew of Madeline (née Shapero) Pines [Mrs Roy Pines]
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PFC Melvin B Levy, United States Army, 11th Airborne Division, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, RHQ
Rod Serling's time in Leyte shaped his writing and political views for the rest of his life. He saw death every day while in the Philippines, at the hands of his enemies and his allies, and through freak accidents such as that which killed another extroverted Jewish private named Melvin Levy. Levy was delivering a comic monologue for the platoon as it rested under a palm tree, when a food crate dropped from above, decapitating him. Serling led the funeral services for Levy and placed a Star of David over his grave. Serling later set several of his scripts in the Philippines, and used the unpredictability of death as a theme in much of his writing.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: 12181359
NAME: LEVY MELVIN B
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
DAY: 30 MONTH: 10 YEAR: 42
GRADE: 24 BRANCH: Army of the United States
Son of Louis Alfred Levy and Sophie Shapiro
Brother of Evelyn and nephew of Madeline (née Shapero) Pines [Mrs Roy Pines]
********************************************************
PFC Melvin B Levy, United States Army, 11th Airborne Division, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, RHQ
Rod Serling's time in Leyte shaped his writing and political views for the rest of his life. He saw death every day while in the Philippines, at the hands of his enemies and his allies, and through freak accidents such as that which killed another extroverted Jewish private named Melvin Levy. Levy was delivering a comic monologue for the platoon as it rested under a palm tree, when a food crate dropped from above, decapitating him. Serling led the funeral services for Levy and placed a Star of David over his grave. Serling later set several of his scripts in the Philippines, and used the unpredictability of death as a theme in much of his writing.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: 12181359
NAME: LEVY MELVIN B
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
DAY: 30 MONTH: 10 YEAR: 42
GRADE: 24 BRANCH: Army of the United States
Brother of Evelyn and nephew of Madeline (née Shapero) Pines [Mrs Roy Pines]
********************************************************
PFC Melvin B Levy, United States Army, 11th Airborne Division, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, RHQ
Rod Serling's time in Leyte shaped his writing and political views for the rest of his life. He saw death every day while in the Philippines, at the hands of his enemies and his allies, and through freak accidents such as that which killed another extroverted Jewish private named Melvin Levy. Levy was delivering a comic monologue for the platoon as it rested under a palm tree, when a food crate dropped from above, decapitating him. Serling led the funeral services for Levy and placed a Star of David over his grave. Serling later set several of his scripts in the Philippines, and used the unpredictability of death as a theme in much of his writing.
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: 12181359
NAME: LEVY MELVIN B
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
DAY: 30 MONTH: 10 YEAR: 42
GRADE: 24 BRANCH: Army of the United States
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