Merrell, Louis Raymond, Sgt

Deceased
 
 TWS Ribbon Bar
Life Member
 
 Service Photo 
 Service Details
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Last Rank
Sergeant
Last Primary MOS
0311-Rifleman
Last MOSGroup
 Infantry
Primary Unit
1943-1944, 521, 1st Raider Bn
Service Years
1942 - 1945
Voice Edition
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Sergeant

 Last Photo 
 Personal Details 

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Home State
Missouri
Missouri
 Year of Birth
1922
 
The current guardian of this Remembrance Page is Cpl George Reilly.

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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Sgt Louis Raymond Merrell (Ray) - Deceased
 
Contact Info
Home Town
Marshall, Mo.		 Last Address
827 Dixie
Liberty, Mo. 64068
Date of Passing
Sep 09, 2019		  

 Official Badges 

WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Marine Corps Honorable Discharge (Original)


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Dragon Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
6th Marine Division AssociationAmerican LegionUnited States Marine Raiders AssociationPost 8154, George R. Baxmann
  2003, 6th Marine Division Association
  2003, American Legion
  2003, United States Marine Raiders Association
  2003, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 8154, George R. Baxmann (Member At Large) (United States)



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  1942, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), 1127
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Boot Camp Photo Boot Camp (San Diego, CA) 1942, 1127
 
School
Boot Camp (San Diego, CA)

Company
Not Specified
Platoon
1127

Start Date 
Dec, 1942		  

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Last Updated:Feb 9, 2017
   
Personal Memories

Best Friends
Robert Lindsey

Best Moment
Letters from home
   

Worst Moment
On one rifle inspection, the strap on my rifle wasn't tight enough (couldn't play a tune on it), so I had to do 100 push-ups with my rifle, lifting it over my head. The rifle got so heavy it brought me on my toes.I thought my punishment would never end!

Instructors
Corp. J.M. Montgomery
Corp. L.C. Willis
   

Other Memories
Being selected for Honor Dance.
Green's Farm
Rifle Range at Camp Matthews
Camp Elliot
U.S.S. Mount Vernon, California to New Caledonia 3-11-43 to 3-25-43
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos From This Recruit Training
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Boot Camp November 26, 1942, I left St. Louis, Mo. for San Diego Boot Camp
Boot Camp - San Diego 1942 - Ray
Boot Camp - San Diego Boot Camp-Ray washing clothes
Boot Camp - Camp Elliott

  608 Also There at This Training:
Name Co Ptn Start Date
Lindsay, Robert (Red), Cpl, (1942-1946) 1127 Dec, 1942
Aasheim, Raymond S, PFC, (1942-1944) Dec, 1942
Adkins, McRae, PFC, (1942-1944) Dec, 1942
Alger, Theodore J, PFC, (1942-1943) Dec, 1942
Amrien, Henry James, PFC, (1942-1945) Dec, 1942
Anderson, Harold J, PFC, (1942-1943) Dec, 1942
Anderson, Norman Ira, Pvt, (1942-1943) Dec, 1942
Anderson, Norman Ira, Pvt, (1942-1943) Dec, 1942
Andrews, Kenneth, PFC, (1942-1943) 0000 Dec, 1942
Andrzejewski, Lambert S, Pvt, (1942-1943) 0000 Dec, 1942
Ault, James William, PFC, (1942-1943) Dec, 1942
Bahe, Henry Jr, Cpl, (1942-1946) L 920 Dec, 1942
Bahmer, David Molone, PFC, (1942-1944) Dec, 1942
Ball, Charles W, PFC, (1942-1945) Dec, 1942
Barnhouse, Hamilton Earl, Pvt, (1942-1943) Dec, 1942
Barsness, Maynard C, Cpl, (1942-1945) Dec, 1942
Beck, John Isaac, PFC, (1942-1945) Dec, 1942
Bernard, Morris Joseph, Cpl, (1942-1945) Dec, 1942
Bevins, Herbert G, PFC, (1942-1945) Dec, 1942
Biggs, Kempe Parker, PFC, (1942-1943) Dec, 1942
Bitting, Howard Leroy, PFC, (1942-1945) 0000 Dec, 1942
Blanton, Walter Alton, PFC, (1942-1944) 1262 Dec, 1942
Blanton, Walter Altson, PFC, (1942-1944) 1262 Dec, 1942
Borgwardt, Harvey Herman, Cpl, (1942-1945) Dec, 1942
Bovenschulte, William Grant, Pvt, (1942-1943) 0000 Dec, 1942
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