Herbert William Merkle was born in Queens, NY to Frederick Gottlieb Merkle & his wife Emily M Crankshaw Merkle.
He served during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Corporal in the US Marine Corps.
Herbert died on February 4, 1962. Family sources report that his cause of death was directly due to chemical exposures suffered while on active duty.
He is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.
SOURCES:
~US Census record, 1940.
~personal conversations 1972-1980 with his mother Emily Merkle and sister Gloria Merkle Butler.
~US Veteran Gravesites, 1775-2006
~headstone photo
He served during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Corporal in the US Marine Corps.
Herbert died on February 4, 1962. Family sources report that his cause of death was directly due to chemical exposures suffered while on active duty.
He is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.
SOURCES:
~US Census record, 1940.
~personal conversations 1972-1980 with his mother Emily Merkle and sister Gloria Merkle Butler.
~US Veteran Gravesites, 1775-2006
~headstone photo
Herbert William Merkle was born in Queens, NY to Frederick Gottlieb Merkle & his wife Emily M Crankshaw Merkle.
He served during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Corporal in the US Marine Corps.
Herbert died on February 4, 1962. Family sources report that his cause of death was directly due to chemical exposures suffered while on active duty.
He is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.
SOURCES:
~US Census record, 1940.
~personal conversations 1972-1980 with his mother Emily Merkle and sister Gloria Merkle Butler.
~US Veteran Gravesites, 1775-2006
~headstone photo
He served during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Corporal in the US Marine Corps.
Herbert died on February 4, 1962. Family sources report that his cause of death was directly due to chemical exposures suffered while on active duty.
He is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.
SOURCES:
~US Census record, 1940.
~personal conversations 1972-1980 with his mother Emily Merkle and sister Gloria Merkle Butler.
~US Veteran Gravesites, 1775-2006
~headstone photo
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