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Personal info

Full name
MERDA, Walter Valentine
Date of birth
13 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35246772
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Martelange, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 15 62

Immediate family

Members
Anton Merda (father)
Anna (Augusta) Merda (mother)
Angeline Merda (sister)
Theresa Merda (sister)
Anne Merda (sister)
Betty M. (Krugman) Merda (wife)
Bruce Merda (son)

More information

Pvt Walter V. Merda enlisted on 17 March 1944 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. He went overseas in March of 1944. The infantryman formerly worked at a Square Cut Rate market.
Pvt Merda failed to return to base after a battle in Belgium. He was first reported as missing in Action.

Source of information: Raf Dykmans, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Marriage Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.coulthart.com/134, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal