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MERLING, Theodore Philip - Date of
birth
7 January 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Baltimore County, Maryland -
Hometown
Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33734217 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesheim, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 68 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore B. Merling (father)
Margaret B. (Bieger) Merling (mother)
Frank A. Merling (brother)
George Merling (brother)
Bertha M. Merling (sister)
Anna M. Merling (sister)
Deloris Merling (sister)
More information
Pfc Theodore P. Merling was a bartender.He enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 28 August 1943.
From August 1944 to September, he was hospitalized in France for wounds at his head caused by artillery shell fragments.
In December 1944 he was wounded again by artillery shell fragments in the buttock and hip, and released from hospital in January 1945.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy