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Personal info

Full name
GERARD, Merle Eugene
Date of birth
2 February 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Blairsburg, Hamilton County, Iowa
Hometown
Iroquois County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36313557
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 14 32

Immediate family

Members
Paul E. Gerard (father)
Ada Gerard (mother)
Mabel J. Gerard (sister)
Jessie V. Gerard (sister)
Stanley G. Gerard (brother)
Clyde Gerard (brother)
Juanita Gerard (wife)
Russell Gerard (son)
Marylou Gerard (daughter)

More information

Pfc Merle E. Gerard enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 23 January 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet