GREEN BERETS Merchant, James Lindler III

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Merchant ​

• FORENAME

James Lindler III (Bo)​

• UNIT

U.S. Special Operations Command (Chief of Information Ops Division) ​

• RANK

Colonel ​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

29th January 2009 ​

• AGE

46 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 64 Site 6796​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Charleston,South Carolina​

born 11.6.1962 Charleston,South Carolina​

son of Col.James Lindler,Jr and Susan Merchant,St Augustine,Florida​

husband of Theresa A. Merchant,Valrico,Florida​

graduated The Citadel,Military College of South Carolina (BS)​

commissioned 2Lt,Signal Corps 1980 - 1984 (ROTC)​

Chief of Information Ops,3rd Army​

US SO Command (information ops planner) September 2005​

Chief of Information Ops,USSOC​

award Bronze Star,Defense Meritorious Service Medal,Joint Service Commendation Medal​

died during parachute training when he landed in a lake Gadsden Park,Tampa,Florida ​

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