WWII
Harry W. Merritt
Rate / Rank
PFC
Birthdate
April 30 1914
Date of Death
December 9 1987
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
June 18 1942 - December 16 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Southern Philippines
- Pacific Theater of Operations July 7, 1944 - November 13, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
- Company I, 321st Infantry
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Infantryman Badge; Marksman (Rifle and Bar)
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star
- Soldiers Medal
- Philippine Liberation Campaign Medal with one battle star
- American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
Notes
Born; Grady County, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 1, Cairo, Georgia. SSN 259-03-4976. US Army service number 34-351-527.