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Personal info

Full name
MERRILL, James Joaquin
Date of birth
14 November 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Oxnard, Ventura County, California

Military service

Service number
39724715
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Near Kehmen, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 10 12

Immediate family

Members
Robert Merrill (father)
Mary Merrill (mother)
Gilbert Merrill (brother)
Agnes Merrill (sister)
Robert Merrill (brother)
Richard Merrill (brother)
Fernando Merrill (brother)
Samuel Merrill (brother)
Eva (Moraga) Merrill (wife)
Jackie Merrill (daughter)
James Merrill (son)

More information

Pvt James J. Merrill attended high school for one year and was a truck driver.

He enlisted in Los Angeles, California, on 19 January 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - soilsister