Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	393 29 39
Birth Date	March 4, 1919
From	Salem, Oregon
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pickerel (SS-177)
Loss Date	April 3, 1943
Location	Off Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Merrill was born in Coquille, Oregon.

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