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Personal info

Full name
BARRETT, Merrill A
Date of birth
25 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Ottawa County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36463101
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Michelshof, south of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 11 29

Immediate family

Members
William W. Barrett (father)
Julia A. (Morse) Barrett (mother)
Morris W. Barrett (brother)
Vivian M. Barrett (sister)
Elton J. Barrett (brother)
Lloyd E. Barrett (brother)
Lela Barrett (sister)
Edward Barrett (brother)
Laura Barrett (sister)

More information

Pfc. Merrill A. Barrett was an inspector before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 26 April 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Dolack Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO, 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Hannah Majewski - Barrett Family