Melvin Endicott

Served in the Gulf War.  Steve was an aircraft carrier-based U.S. Navy strike fighter pilot, and he flew missions during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Desert Shield and other Cold War skirmishes.  A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, he made deployments to the Indian Ocean, the Pacific and the Mediterranean arenas during his 20-year Naval career. His last assignment brought him to Fallon, Nevada where he served as commanding officer of the strike fighter squadron at NAS Fallon.  In 1994 he became Fallon’s Emergency Management Director.  He and his wife, Dana, reside in Fallon with their two children.   Dana was one of the first Navy pilots and completed 20 years’ of active flying (1974-94).

A former Eagle Scout, Steve is a strong supporter of Boy Scout programs and is an active member of the Fallon Rotary Club and Epworth United Methodist Church.

He is a descendant of John Ashbury Endacott (January 10, 1865 – December 22, 1934), who was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, emigrated to America, and by 1887 was a Methodist preacher in  Eudora, Kansas.  He is also the son of Jack Endacott (see above) and brother of Lawrence Endacott (see above).