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Merrie Kyle Purtell

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Merrie Kyle Purtell Veteran

Birth
Death
2 Jan 1998 (aged 74)
Burial
Lockesburg, Sevier County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Married Aug. 15, 1942

There's a Memorial Plaque down at Fort Benning honoring the men and leaders of the 6th Rangers. It reads:

"In Honor of the Men of the 6th Ranger Battalion who liberated the 512 Prisoners of War at Cabanatuan, Philippine Islands, 30 January 1945. This list courtesy of John Cook (POW) who honored the 6th Rangers & Alamo Scouts at the dedication of a Memorial Plaque located at Fort Benning, GA 1999."

Kyle was one of these men.

Member 6th Rangers and was part of the raid on Cabantuan in January 1945.
Married Aug. 15, 1942

There's a Memorial Plaque down at Fort Benning honoring the men and leaders of the 6th Rangers. It reads:

"In Honor of the Men of the 6th Ranger Battalion who liberated the 512 Prisoners of War at Cabanatuan, Philippine Islands, 30 January 1945. This list courtesy of John Cook (POW) who honored the 6th Rangers & Alamo Scouts at the dedication of a Memorial Plaque located at Fort Benning, GA 1999."

Kyle was one of these men.

Member 6th Rangers and was part of the raid on Cabantuan in January 1945.

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