WWII
Howard Braxton Merritt
Rate / Rank
S Sergeant
Birthdate
January 8 1924
Date of Death
July 14 2008
Branch
USMC
Active Duty Service
May 16 1943 - February 16 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- South West Pacific February 29, 1944 - June 30, 1945
- Participated in the Philippine Islands Operation.
Significant Duty Stations
- Radar Operator
Notes
Born; Cairo, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1940. Burial; Chastain Memorial Park, Blue Ridge, Georgia.