KUDOS | South Whidbey son commissioned as a lieutenant in the Air Force

May 31, 2017 10:00 am
Contributed photo Robert “Will” Mellish was recently commissioned as second lieutenant in the Air Force.
Contributed photo Robert “Will” Mellish was recently commissioned as second lieutenant in the Air Force.

Robert “Will” Mellish, a 2012 graduate of South Whidbey High School, has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

Mellish will soon travel to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in June for assignment to the Persistent Infrared Squadron.

Mellish graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington State University with a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the university’s Honors College on May 6.

He was commissioned on May 13.

Mellish also received a Reserve Officer Training Corps technical scholarship after graduating from high school and was a member of Air Force ROTC Detachment 905 at Washington State University.

While completing his degree, Mellish participated in a two-year internship with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Pullman.

He is the son of Rob and Kelli Mellish of Langley.