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MERRILL, Leon Haskel - Date of
birth
21 August 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Dixfield, Oxford County, Maine -
Hometown
Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31217785 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Selb, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude Merrill (father)
Gertrude H. (Welch) Merrill (mother)
Frances E. Merrill (sister)
Melvin L. Merrill (brother)
Laura E. Merrill (sister)
Marilyn R. Merrill (sister)
Carolyn J. Merrill (sister)
Lois H. Merrill (sister)
Elwin L. Merrill (brother)
Eleanor G. Merrill (sister)
Irving A. Merrill (brother)
Paul L. Merrill (brother)
Carroll L. Merrill (brother)
Cleon E. Merrill (brother)
Lorraine E. Merrill (sister)
Erwin L. Merrill (brother)
Marjorie L. (Hoyt) Merrill (wife)
More information
Cpl Leon H. Merrill enlisted in Portland, Maine on 15 December 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Enman Family Tree, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, http://warchronicle.com, www.16thinfantry.com, Portland Press Herald - 25 May 1945, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joe Merrill (nephew) - courtesy of Bart van der Sterren