Information on the military service of Melford Tieyah could not be found and the years served shown above cannot be verified.

Death and Burial

Melford Tieyah died on 8 December 1966. He is buried at Highland Cemetery in Lawton, Comanche County, OK, in the Indian Section.

The military headstone on his grave contains only this military information: SP5 CO A 7 ENGR BN.

This Honoree Record was prepared with the valuable assistance of Lanny G. Asepermy, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (Ret.) [Honoree Record ID 227117], Historian for the Comanche Indian Veterans Association in Lawton, OK. Photo is courtesy of SMG Asepermy.