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Personal info

Full name
MERRILL, Walter
Date of birth
23 February 1910
Age
35
Place of birth
Worcester, Otsego County, New York
Hometown
Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York

Military service

Service number
42114487
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Uchenhofen - Hassfurt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 13 53

Immediate family

Members
Frank W. Merrill (father)
Pearle Merrill (mother)
Edward Merrill (brother)
Hanna B. Merrill (sister)
Orville Merrill (brother)
Helena Merrill (wife)
Walter Merrill (son)
Barbara Merrill (daughter)
Joyce Merrill (daughter)

More information

Pfc Walter Merrill was a chauffeur, employed by the Sanitore Server Project Company, before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 6 April 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his head.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S