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PATISON, Merle Henry - Date of
birth
8 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri -
Hometown
Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37243673 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Koblenz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest L. Patison (father)
Bessie Patison (mother)
Robert Patison (brother)
More information
Pvt Merle H. Patison was a former Moberly Junior College student. He was sent overseas in November 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.newspapers.com – Moberly Monitor-Index 4 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten - www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com – Moberly Monitor-Index 4 April 1945