CLARENCE L. "GUS" MELUGIN WAS A SGT. IN THE COMBINED US AND CANADIAN MANNED FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE KNOWN AS "THE DEVILS BRIGADE" FROM ITS INITIAL TRAINING UNTIL IT WAS IMMOBILIZED. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO SERVICE COMPANY OF THE SERVICE BATTALION. HE SAW ACTION IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ITALY AND FRANCE.