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MERRITT, James Alfred "Jim" - Date of
birth
2 April 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado -
Hometown
Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37344388 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Battalion,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Lindenweg
Miescheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
James A. Merritt (father)
Leah R. (Bassett) Merritt (mother)
Ralph W. Merritt (brother)
More information
Pfc James A. Merritt attended high school for four years and was a clerk.He enlisted in Denver, Colorado on 8 April 1943.
On the evening of 22 February 1945 the farm where the 3rd Platoon of B Company had found shelter, blew up, due to the detonation of a shaped charge, called a "Beehive". At that moment, 58 people were in the building. 51 of them were killed.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.findagrave.com - Mark Merritt, http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/miescheid.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Mark Merritt