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Personal info

Full name
NUTTALL, Merton E Jr
Date of birth
23 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33779117
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 8 40

Immediate family

Members
Merton E. Nuttall Sr. (father)
Kathryn M. Nuttall (mother)
Dorothy Nuttall (sister)
Emmajean Nuttall (sister)
Emily Nuttall (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Merton E. Nuttall Jr. enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 4 May 1943.

He attended high school for 2 years and was a tinsmith before he enlisted.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, 69th DivisionNewsletter,

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.remembermuseum.com/en/?News:13_graves_adopted - Marcel and Mathilde Schmetz, 69th DivisionNewsletter, 1989