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Personal info

Full name
MERRIFIELD, Cecil Arthur
Date of birth
21 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Guilford, Windham County, Vermont
Hometown
Hindsdale, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Military service

Service number
31469803
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 March 1945
Place of death
Ginsterhahn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 7

Immediate family

Members
Cyrus J. Merrifield (father)
Eva M. (Cook) Merrifield (mother)
Kenneth Merrifield (brother)
Alice T. (Bailey) Merrifield (wife)
Shirley Merrifield (daughter)
John Merrifield (son)

More information

Pfc Cecil A. Merrifield was employed by the Hindsdale Paper Company.

He enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 9 June 1944. He trained in Georgia and South Carolina prior to going overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Aimee Fogg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Gerry Sanville (grandson)