WWII

Russell Ezekiel Merritt

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
June 18 1912

Date of Death
March 4 1944

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
July 6 1943 - March 4 1944

Conflicts & Campaigns

Invasion of North Africa at Fedala; Invasion of Sicily then landed at Salerno, Italy nine days after the invasion of Italy. Amphibious landing at Anzio.

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia.
3rd Division, 7th Army

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart. Killed in action near Anzio beachhead March 4, 1944, the Germans lost was 3500 Killed in Action at Anzio beachhead this date.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one battle star

Notes

US Army service number 34-829-11. Born; Grady County, Georgia. Before entering the Army was employed by Westinghouse Electric Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo Georgia.