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Personal info

Full name
GRIFFITH, Merle
Date of birth
28 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39558047
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
Verlautenheide, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 1

Immediate family

Members
John W. Griffith (father)
Mable B. Griffith (mother)
Twila P. Griffith (wife)

More information

Pfc Merle Griffith enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 3 February 1943.

He attended high school for 1 year and was a roofer before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet