Military Involvement
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Harry Clayton Melby was born June 21, 1920 to Oscar and Christina M. Lundberg Melby. He died Nov. 18, 1969 and is buried in Soldier Lutheran Church Cemetery, Soldier, IA.
Sgt. Melby served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
Arthur Gerald “Art" Mercer was born Apr. 25, 1925 to Gerald H. and Gladys M. Robinson Mercer. He died Nov. 2, 2013 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Newcastle, WY.
Arthur served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
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Bruce Robinson Mercer was born July 15, 1927 to Gerald H. and Gladys M. Robinson Mercer. He died July 30, 1971 and is buried in Whiting Cemetery, Whiting, IA.
Petty Officer Mercer served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
George Bruce Mercer was born May 8, 1924 to Charles and Ruth A. Riggs Mercer. He died Mar. 26, 1945 and is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pvt. Mercer served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps on Iwo Jima and participated in combat operations until KIA.
He was initially buried in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima and permanently buried in Honolulu in 1949.
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Robert Bruce Mercer was born Dec. 29, 1925 to Charles and Ruth A. Riggs Mercer. He died May 11, 1984 and is buried in New Ross Cemetery, New Ross, IN.
Robert served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Mervin Burton Mercer was born Aug. 19, 1918 to Samuel Burton and Minnie Mae Burger Mercer. He died Nov. 17, 1983 and is buried in Westfork Township Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Woodbury County, IA.
Petty Officer Mercer served with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Charles E. Merritt was born Feb. 17, 1919 to Orren Charley and Pearl Wolf Merritt. He died Mar. 23, 1961 and is buried in Hite Cemetery, Whiting, IA.
Cpl. Merritt served with the U.S. Army 172nd Station Hospital in World War II.
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Harvey Allen Merritt was born Nov. 11, 1926 to Orren Charley and Pearl Wolf Merritt. He died Apr. 7, 2008 and is buried in Hite Cemetery, Whiting, IA.
Sgt. Merritt served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Alfred Francis Mester was born Mar. 6, 1914 to Richard A. and Susan Walker Mester. He died May 8, 1993 and is buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA.
Alfred served with the U.S. Army in World War iI.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Sep 2020; updated Jul 2021