Melvin Emanuel “Mel” FiskeAge: 89 years1918–2008
- Name
- Melvin Emanuel “Mel” Fiske
- Given names
- Melvin Emanuel
- Surname
- Fiske
- Nickname
- Mel
 Birth | March 20, 1918 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 17, 2008 (Age 89 years) |
 Cremation | unknown |
| Family with Diana Reynolds Farnham |
| himself |
Melvin Emanuel “Mel” Fiske Birth: March 20, 1918 — Bronx, New York, United States Death: January 17, 2008 — Belvedere, Marin, California, United States |
| wife |
Diana Reynolds Farnham Birth: May 23, 1922 30 28 — Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Death: January 19, 2021 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States |
| son |
Private |
| Brendan Peter O'Hehir + Diana Reynolds Farnham |
| wife’s husband |
Brendan Peter O'Hehir Birth: March 11, 1927 — New York, New York, New York, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States |
| wife |
Diana Reynolds Farnham Birth: May 23, 1922 30 28 — Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States Death: January 19, 2021 — San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States |
| step-son |
Private |