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Personal info

Full name
ELLERBEE, Merritt Love
Date of birth
28 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Upson County, Georgia
Hometown
Upson County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34449691
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 29

Immediate family

Members
Brad J. Ellerbee (father)
Nina L. (White) Ellerbee (mother)
William L. Ellerbee (brother)

More information

Pfc Merritt L. Ellerbee enlisted in Fort McPherson, Georgia on 28 October 1942.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com