Birthdate from Findagrave (see burial) BUT the obit asys Ukiah California for the birthplace and the author of the FAG page says

Name: Melvin L Pringle Name (Original): PRINGLE MELVIN L Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 11 Apr 1942 Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Event Place: Tacoma, Washington, United States Race: White Citizenship Status: citizen Birth Year: 1913 Birthplace: OREGON Education Level: 2 years of high school Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of paper and pulp Marital Status: Married Military Rank: Private Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Reference: Civil Life Serial Number: 39173581 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film Number: 14026.168 Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 Citing this Record "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8BH-36P : accessed 17 June 2015), Melvin L Pringle, enlisted 11 Apr 1942, Tacoma, Washington, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, <i>The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD)</i> (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Name: Melvin Lyle Pringle Event Date: 29 Dec 1958 Event Place: Westport, Grays Harbor, Washington Gender: Male Age (Formatted): 44 years Birth Year (Estimated): 1914 Father's Name: Alfred Lee Pringle Mother's Name: Edith Canfiled GS Film number: 2033772 , Digital Folder Number: 4224558 , Image Number: 536 , Reference ID: 25342 Citing this Record "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960," Database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31Z-6DH : accessed 17 June 2015), Alfred Lee Pringle in entry for Melvin Lyle Pringle, 29 Dec 1958; citing Westport, Grays Harbor, Washington, reference 25342, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,772.

Fisherman's Body Found Man Identified as Bar Victim Hoquiam, Wash. - A body found on the beach south of Oyehut Tuesday has been identified as that of Melvin Lyle Pringle, 44, drowned December 29 after a fishboat carrying a crew of three capsized while crossing Grays Harbor bar. The body was discovered about five mile south of Oyehut approach by M.A. Taylor and Homer Taylor Sr., of Copalis. Pringle, a Grayland fisherman, was accompanied by Irwin Hovis of Grayland and Arvid Berge of Hoquiam when heavy breakers battered the 43-foot craft Victoria, skippered by Berge. Mr. Pringle was born in Ukiah, Cal., was an air force veteran of World War II, and was employed as a construction worker most of his life. Surviving are his widow, Ella C., Grayland; two daughters, Miss Edith Lillian Pringle, Grayland, and Miss Shirley Kay Pringle Missoula, Mont; father Alfred L. Pringle, La Mesa, Cal.; mother, Mrs. Edith Patterson, Portland, Or., and stepfather, James Patterson, Portland. The body was sent by the Coleman mortuary to Camas, Wash., where graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. Published in the Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) on Friday, January 24, 1958. Burial: Camas Cemetery Camas Clark County Washington, USA Plot: Sec B, Blk 10, Lot 5  Created by: Bonnie Record added: Mar 26, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 67499097