PARAMARINES Walton, Merritt Cecil

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Walton ​

• FORENAME

Merritt Cecil ​

• UNIT

1 Marine Parachute Bn (Company A) ​

• RANK

Platoon Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

259041 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th August 1942 ​

• AGE

26 ​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Sutton,Nebraska
born 18.12.1915 St Paul,Minnesota
entered service 19.5.1937 San Francisco,California
4th Marine Regiment
PFC 10.5.1939
Sgt 1.8.1941
Platoon Sgt 8.4.1942
1 MPB 1942
award Navy Cross (posthumously)
KIA Gavutu,Solomon Islands ​