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Pvt Barton Gerrish Merrill Jr.

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Pvt Barton Gerrish Merrill Jr. Veteran

Birth
Maine, USA
Death
14 Sep 1942 (aged 24)
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
L Row 3 Grave 70
Memorial ID
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Barton served as a Private, Headquarters Squadron, 20th Air Base
Group m U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Piscataquis
County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on
September 24, 1940, prior to the war, in Bangor, Maine. He was noted, at the
time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single,
without dependents.

Barton "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army in the
Philippines during the war. He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the
Purple Heart.

Service # 11014342
Barton served as a Private, Headquarters Squadron, 20th Air Base
Group m U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Piscataquis
County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on
September 24, 1940, prior to the war, in Bangor, Maine. He was noted, at the
time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single,
without dependents.

Barton "Died While A POW" of the Japanese Army in the
Philippines during the war. He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the
Purple Heart.

Service # 11014342


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  • Maintained by: Sandy Prairie
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56773515/barton_gerrish-merrill: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Barton Gerrish Merrill Jr. (19 Jul 1918–14 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56773515, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by Sandy Prairie (contributor 46831199).