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Personal info

Full name
MALLARD, Merle Jay
Date of birth
24 May 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
East Mead Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33112819
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
12th Engineer Combat Battalion,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 32 40

Immediate family

Members
William Mallard (father)
Adda B. (Kiser) Mallard (mother)
Earl R. Mallard (twin brother)
Lynn M. Mallard (brother)

More information

Pvt Merle J. Mallard enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 21 October 1941.
He was a construction worker before he enlisted.
He was killed when a mine exploded that he was clearing.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.org.oclc.org - Combat History of the 8th Infantry Division

Photo source: Peter Schouteten