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Personal info

Full name
CARLSON, Merlyn Lester
Date of birth
21 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Clifton, Washington County, Kansas
Hometown
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37508237
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
28 January 1945
Place of death
Southeast of Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 11 20

Immediate family

Members
Carl A. Carlson (father)
Laura M. (Henrickson) Carlson (mother)
Elvin M. Carlson (brother)
Carl H. Carlson (brother)
Hattie Carlson (sister)

More information

Pfc Merlyn L. Carlson was employed at the Murray Grocery before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Sherwood Gillette Larson Jr Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - R & S
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy